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AS9 Huntsman

An AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer from 4th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, fires on a direct target during a live-fire activity at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Corporal Luke Donegan.
Australian Army News 

Gunners prove worth of new Huntsman

10/09/202611/09/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 302 Views 0 Comments 106 Bty, 16 Regt, 2/14LHR(QMI), AS10, AS9 Huntsman, Exercise Diamond Run

An AS9 Huntsman unleashed fury across Townsville Field Training Area on August 27 as 106 Bty executed rapid strikes and

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An AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer ready to fire during Exercise Pozieres Run in Townsville. Photo by Corporal Johnny Huang.
Australian Army News 

Huntsman tested in the field

25/08/202625/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 662 Views 0 Comments AS9 Huntsman

The AS9 Huntsman made its debut in the field, deployed for the 1st (Australian) Division’s premier warfighter Exercise Pozieres Run

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AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer crews stand in review order awaiting inspection during a parade marking the new artillery system's introduction into service as Army's first protected mobile fires battery at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville. Photo by Private Gregory.
Australian Army News 

Parade introduces new weapon system

12/08/202612/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1089 Views 0 Comments AS9 Huntsman

The Australian Army officially brought its first protected mobile fires battery into service during a parade at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville,

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One of the first Australian-built AS9 Huntsman systems fires during live-fire serials at Puckapunyal Training Area during Army’s inaugural AS9 operator course. Story by Trent Pollard. Photos by Corporal Luke Bellman.
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Huntsman’s first shots in Puckapunyal

04/06/202607/06/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 976 Views 0 Comments 4th Regiment Royal Australian Artillery, AS9 Huntsman, Puckapunyal, School of Artillery

When the first Australian-made AS9 Huntsman fired on its distant target, you’d have been forgiven for mistaking it for cracks

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Army’s new AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer fires during training at Puckapunyal, Victoria. Photos by Belinda Dinami.
Australian Army News 

Aussie soldiers fire new AS9 Huntsman

03/12/202507/12/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2639 Views 1 Comment 4th Regiment Royal Australian Artillery, AS10 armoured ammunition resupply vehicle, AS9 Huntsman, School of Artillery

For the first time, Australian soldiers fired the cutting-edge AS9 Huntsman 155mm self-propelled howitzer on Australian soil on December 1,

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An Australian Army AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer test fires a practice round at the Proof & Experimental Establishment at Port Wakefield. Story and photos bySergeant Matthew Bickerton.
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Army’s new Huntsman thunders in South Australia

05/12/202306/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3624 Views 0 Comments AS9 Huntsman, Joint Proof and Experimental Unit (JPEU)

155mm shells blasted from the eight-metre-long barrel of an AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer shaking the ground at Port Wakefield, South

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The South Korean K9 Thunder conducting test firing at a testing facility in South Korea. Story by Private Nicholas Marquis.
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Aussie Army tests new self-propelled howitzer in Korea

04/07/202306/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3893 Views 2 Comments AS9 Huntsman

Tests of Army’s incoming AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer, with its three-round burst and automated loading capabilities, are nearing completion in

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