Paladin Howitzer Artillery Vehicle:

AdaRose engineers played a major role in a revolutionary Army program that rehosted the Paladin Automatic Fire Control System software onto an open architecture Pentium based computer running on Windows NT. Paladin was upgraded from an old, expensive, proprietary system to one with superior speed, expandability and better parts availability.

Click here to see the press release on the Paladin program

The Paladin M109A6 is an Army Artillery System and the latest advancement in 155mm (about 6.2 inch diameter shell) self-propelled artillery. It has onboard navigational and automatic fire control systems. It has a four-man crew, and weighs approximately 62,000 lbs with a cruising range of 186 miles. The Paladin can operate independently. While on the move, it can receive a fire mission, compute firing data, select and take up its firing position, automatically unlock and point its cannon, fire and move out - all with no external technical assistance. Paladin is capable of firing up to four rounds per minute to ranges of 30 kilometers. The Paladin features increased survivability characteristics such as day/night operability, Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical protection with climate control, and secure voice and digital communications.

AdaRose performed various software upgrades and system integration work on the Paladin Automatic Fire Control System (Paladin AFCS) and the Paladin Digital Fire Control System (PDFCS).