RCH 155

KNDS's wheeled 155mm self-propelled howitzer — a fully automated, unmanned-turret gun on a Boxer 8×8 chassis, and the only turreted howitzer in the world that can fire accurately while on the move. Ukraine is the launch customer, and its shoot-and-scoot survivability is a direct answer to the transparent, drone-saturated battlefield where static guns die fast.

Overview

The RCH 155 (Remote Controlled Howitzer 155) is a German/European wheeled 155mm self-propelled howitzer from KNDS (Krauss-Maffei Wegmann / KNDS Germany), mounting a fully automated, unmanned turret with a 155mm/L52 gun derived from the PzH 2000 onto the Boxer 8×8 armoured vehicle (built by the ARTEC consortium). Its defining feature is the ability to fire accurately while moving — the only turreted howitzer in the world that can do so — using stabilization technology adapted from main battle tanks. Combined with a fast wheeled chassis and sub-30-second displacement, that makes it a "shoot-and-scoot" gun built explicitly to survive counter-battery radar and the loitering drones that now hunt artillery. Ukraine is its launch customer, and Germany and the UK have placed major orders.

Development

The RCH 155 mates two mature components — the proven 155mm/L52 ordnance of the PzH 2000 and the modular Boxer 8×8 — into an autonomous, remotely operated turret. The UK joined Germany in the system's development in 2024, intending to field it under its Mobile Fires Platform program as a replacement for the ageing AS90, as reported by The Defense Post. Ukraine became the launch customer, taking first access in 2025, and KNDS has been refining the vehicles based on feedback from the Ukrainian Armed Forces, per The Defense Post. At Eurosatory 2026 KNDS unveiled a related tracked variant, the RCH 155 LORAS, with a longer L58 gun aimed at much greater range.

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