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US Army still working on ERCA ‘rotating band' fix

by Ashley Roque

The US Army is continuing to refine its Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) prototypes in anticipation of delivering 18 platforms to soldiers in 2023 for testing. However, the service's decision to switch the munitions' ‘rotating band' material from copper to nickel has not solved the gun tube erosion conundrum, according to Brigadier General John Rafferty, head of the Long-Range Precision Fires Cross-Functional Team.

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