GDELS - DONAR, a New Generation,Air Deployable, Autonomous,and Remotely Operated 155mm Artillery System

摘要

General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) teamed up in 2008 to develop and market a new generation 155mm artillery system air deployable, autonomous and remotely operated. The system addresses the growing need for precise indirect fire capabilities that can augment or even replace close-air-support operations previously conducted by costly fixed- or rotary-wing aircraft.The KMW / GD ELS system, called the DONAR, provides capabilities that will change conventional artillery doctrine. DONAR not only reduces crew and logistics requirements, but also provides for autonomous operations.