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M119 howitzer
Lightweight towed 105 mm artillery system.
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Timeline
No milestones recorded for M119 howitzer yet. The timeline fills in as unveilings, tests, contracts and deliveries are sourced.
Cost to the Government
Weapon systems · U.S. Army / Rock Island Arsenal
M119A3 lightweight howitzer
Digital upgrades to existing M119 guns are distinguished from new complete-howitzer procurement.
Modification budget / howitzer
$26,566
FY2024 · PB2025 · Nominal USD; stated contract or budget scope
Published gross unit figure for 493 modifications. Not a new M119A3 purchase price.
U.S. Army ↗U.S. inventory
Not verified
A current U.S. inventory was not established. Annual procurement, cumulative deliveries and production capacity are not a stockpile count.
Modification quantity
493
FY2024 · PB2025 · U.S. only; stated source scope
226 Army and 267 National Guard modification quantities, not new guns or current inventory.
U.S. Army ↗R&D program total
Not verified
A lifetime program R&D total was not established. Development contracts and shared program budgets are not substituted for that total.
Digital conversion reuses existing guns and software
The Army integrated the M119A3 package onto M119A2 guns and reported approximately $7M in code-development savings from M777A2 software reuse. Savings are not an R&D budget or acquisition price.
Modernization funding covers several components
The budget includes radios, fire-control computing, positioning and installation work. A modernization unit figure should not be ranked as the cost of a complete artillery system.
Operations & sustainment
Annual operations & support
Not verified
A complete, system-specific annual operating and support cost was not established. Procurement, replacement rounds and contract support are different measures.
Cost over time · 3 observations
Each row retains its original scope and dollar basis. Changing quantities, service life and inflation can change the estimate without changing the price of building one unit.
| Observation | Measure | Amount | Dollar basis | Evidence |
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| FY2023 actual | M119 modification funding Annual program funding, not a complete-system unit price or delivered quantity. PB2025 snapshot. | $22.391M | Nominal USD; dated budget snapshot | U.S. Army ↗ |
| FY2024 budget | M119 modification funding Annual program funding, not a complete-system unit price or delivered quantity. PB2025 snapshot. | $13.097M | Nominal USD; dated budget snapshot | U.S. Army ↗ |
| FY2025 request | M119 modification funding Annual program funding, not a complete-system unit price or delivered quantity. PB2025 snapshot. | $12.823M | Nominal USD; dated budget snapshot | U.S. Army ↗ |
Contracts & purchasing · 0 records
Award values, ceilings and purchase agreements have different meanings. These records are not added together as total spending.
No primary-source contract record verified in this review. This does not mean there are no contracts.
Connected missiles & systems
Shared digital fire-control software
M777A2 lightweight howitzer →Army reports M119A3 reused software from M777A2; acquisition costs remain separate.
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International buyers
United States · Quantity not verified · U.S. program customer · Dated source snapshot
Purchases and program plans are not a current operational inventory.
U.S. Army ↗
Coverage & open research
- Buyer records are selected examples, not a complete global order book.
- Current U.S. operational inventory was not established; dated purchases, deliveries and plans remain separate.
- A system-specific lifetime R&D total was not established.
- Complete annual operating and support costs were not established.
Unit costs and contract unit prices for this system, and budget figures for the programs that buy it. Each figure states its dollar basis and links its source; contract values are under Programs & awards.