AS90

Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1993
Total Production : 179

Model Status Year Produced
AS90 Active 1993 179



AS90

Group : Self-Propelled Howitzers
Status : Active
Also Known As : AS90 Braveheart, Desert AS90
Origin : United Kingdom
Contractor : BAE Systems
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1993
Total Production : 179

The AS90 Braveheart is a 155mm self-propelled howitzer designed to perform indirect fire missions within the British Army units. It was first deployed in 1993 replacing aging M109 and Abbot howitzers. The AS90 howitzers have been delivered with 39 and 52 caliber guns. They provide high rates of fire through the use of highly automated systems, as well as highly accurate strikes. It can fire all NATO standard 155mm ammunition.

The AS90 howitzer was deployed for the first during the former Yugoslavia conflict in the 1990s. During operation Iraqi Freedom (operation Telic for the British Army) in 2003 the AS90 indirect fire platform was successful employed against Saddam Hussein's Army. Typically, it fires NATO L15 155mm (96-lb or 43.5 kg) unassisted projectile at ranges of up to 24.7 km. In addition to the 155mm main gun, AS90 features a roof-mounted 7.62mm machine gun.

The British Army procured 179 AS90s and plans to upgrade the entire fleet through the standardization of the more capable 52-caliber main gun. The AS90 will be available for the export market as the AS90 Braveheart and Desert AS90. Poland and Sweden could be the first and second export customers of the AS90 howitzer. As of June 2005, there were 146 AS90s in service with six regiments of the British Army's Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Artillery.

Operators
Country Status State Notes
UkraineActive 48 Transferred from UK in early 2023 (32) and July 2024 (16)
United KingdomActive 99/179
Specifications
Notes
Ammunition Load 48
Crew 5
Dimensions
Height 3 meter
Length 9.1 meter
Main Gun Caliber 155 millimeter
Width 3.3 meter
Mass
Combat Weight 42,000 kilogram
Performance
Main Gun Max Range 30,000 meter
Max Range 420 kilometer
Max Range firing RAP 40,000 meter
Power
Power 660 shp
Rate
Max Rate of Fire 6 roundperminute
Sustained Rate of Fire 2 roundperminute
Speed
Top Speed 14.7 mps
Gear
Projectiles
SMArt 155

News

Thursday, 26 September, 2024
United Kingdom to Increase Number of AS90 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzers for Ukraine from 10 to 16

The Government is set to surpass its commitment to deliver 12 AS90 artillery guns within 100 days of taking office, with 16 units now on course to be delivered The UK

Sunday, 7 July, 2024
United Kingdom to Send 10 AS90 Self-Propelled Howitzers and 90 Brimstone Missiles to Ukraine

The new British Defence Secretary John Healey said the country would supply the Kyiv regime with a new batch of weapons and a quarter of a million rounds of ammunition.

United Kingdom Approves New Weapons Package for Ukraine

The UK's new Defence Secretary has pledged to step up the UK's support for Ukraine on a visit to Odesa, less than 48 hours after his appointment.

Saturday, 14 January, 2023
United Kingdom to Send 14 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks and 30 AS90 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzers to Ukraine

The Prime Minister has announced the UK will send tanks and self-propelled guns to aid the Ukrainian offensive As the first anniversary of the war approaches, the PM has

Tuesday, 9 October, 2018
Excalibur Shaped Trajectory Artillery Projectile Completes Development

TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and the U.S. Army completed development of a revolutionary capability for cannon artillery by upgrading

Tuesday, 5 September, 2017
Russian Army Testing Highly Automated Koalitsiya-SV 152mm Self-Propelled Howitzer

The first batch of state-of-the-art Koalitsiya-SV self-propelled guns will be supplied to the Russian Armed Forces beginning in 2020.

Thursday, 14 August, 2008
BAE Systems to Build a 155mm Naval Gun Demonstrator for the Royal Navy

BAE Systems is to build and trial a new 155mm gun to better protect existing and future warships in the Royal Navy fleet, under a £4 million contract awarded by the UK’s Ministry of Defence.

Tuesday, 26 February, 2008
Royal Navy to Study 155mm Naval Gun to Boost its Fleet Firepower

The return of the six-inch (15cm) gun to Royal Navy warships could be on the cards as a study into increasing firepower on surface ships reaches its next phase.

Friday, 14 December, 2007
Royal Navy Studying Fleet Integration of 155mm Guns

Farnborough, United Kingdom. - A team from across BAE Systems has been awarded the second phase of a UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) study programme to examine the possibility

Tuesday, 20 November, 2007
British Army to Get SMArt 155 Anti-Armor Artillery Projectile

The Army's current AS90 guns are to get a sophisticated new weapon that can more accurately seek out and destroy hostile armoured vehicles at long range - up to 22.

Wednesday, 21 July, 2004
Future British Armed Forces Takes Shape

The UK Ministry of Defense recently released a paper expressing the British Army capabilities needed to effectively deal with the 21st century challenges.

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Notes

* Prime Contractor
State Latest Known holdings/Original Procurement
Com - Date of Commissioning
Decom - Date of Decommissioning

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