The M109A7 is a new artillery system for the US Army. It is an upgraded version of the M 109 A6 Paladin.
Formerly these systems were known as M109A6 PIM or Paladin Integrated Management. The first prototype was revealed in 2007. Unofficially the M109A7 is still being referred to as the Paladin. Prototypes of the M109A7 underwent government testing, and in 2013 this artillery system was approved for low-rate initial production.

The M109 is an American 155 mm turreted self-propelled howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s to replace the M44. It has been upgraded a number of times, most recently to the M109A7. The M109 family is the most common Western indirect-fire support weapon for maneuver brigades of armored and mechanized infantry divisions.

The M109 has a crew of four: the section chief/commander, the driver, the gunner, and the ammunition handler/loader. The chief or gunner aims the cannon left or right (deflection) and up and down (quadrant).

The British Army replaced its M109s with the AS-90. Several European armed forces have or are currently replacing older M109s with the German PzH 2000. Upgrades to the M109 were introduced by the U.S. (see variants below) and by Switzerland (KAWEST). With the cancellation of the U.S. Crusader and Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon, the M109A6 ("Paladin") will remain the principal self-propelled howitzer for the U.S. for the foreseeable future until the new M1299 will enter service.



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