BAE Systems developed a concept technology demonstrator test bed with an
M777 howitzer 155 mm gun tube. BAE completed testing of the demonstrator in early 2006. In May 2008, BAE revealed the first NLOS-C prototype. Prototype 1 made its first public appearance on the
National Mall, in Washington in June 2008. Eight prototypes were delivered to the U.S. Army's
Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona by 2009. BAE produced five prototypes. Carter directed the Army to begin work on the Paladin Improvement Program (
M109A7). The electric rammer from the NLOS-C and some of the electric drives were integrated into the M109A7. ==See also==