A large ammunition supply and rapid replenishment, the stable gun platform, maximum aiming precision, autoloader, combined with autonomy in navigation and fire control make the DONAR the new standard for modern barrelled artillery.
DONAR is a combination of automated artillery firepower on an armoured tracked chassis.
A system concept from KNDS and GDELS
Bewährte Feuerkraft
Das gleiche Artilleriegeschütz 155mm / L52 wie in der PzH 2000 ermöglicht Reichweiten bis zu 56 km
High firepower
The 155mm/L52 PzH 2000 gun is state-of-the-art, in line with the Joint Ballistics Memorandum of Understanding (JBMOU) and boasts a range of approx. 54 km (depending on ammunition).
Contact-free gun turret
Remote-controlled, fully automatic gun turret enables high rates of fire and MRSI with superior range and area coverage.
Ammunition supply
30 projectiles and 144 charge modules are integrated in the turret.
Heavily armoured driver’s cab
The driver’s cab has space for a crew of two, consisting of driver and commander.
High mobility
Proven, introduced ASCOD-2 infantry fighting vehicle chassis
Facts about the DONAR
The synthesis of the time-tested NATO-JBMoU 155mm/L52 main gun and the unmanned AGM on ASCOD chassis results in a unique level of artillery effectiveness with a present range of up to 54 km through 360° azimuth and all charge and elevation ranges without requiring support.
Developed and refined as a result of joint operations, the complete autonomy of the overall system in command, navigation and fire control, as well as its system-inherent stability open up entirely new mission options (such as firing on moving targets, encampment defence, etc.).
Thanks to the DONAR’s network-based system architecture it will also be possible to implement autonomous driving and action (remote-controlled) in the future.
The fire control system and ammunition matrix can support already used as well as future NATO ammunition types (JBMOU-compatible).
These special characteristics make the DONAR a future-oriented barrelled artillery system.
Equipment features of the DONAR
- Superior combat range (currently < 54 km) and large battlefield coverage thanks to the 155mm/L52 gun
- Combat load with 30 primed projectiles
- Fully automated operation with degraded operating modes
- Fully automated projectile loading system with inductive ignition programming
- Fully automated loading system for modular charges
- Fully automatic electrical gun laying system
- Optional capabilities for direct laying via optronics
- Fire control computer with integrated ballistics calculation and radio data transmission connection to an artillery control system
- High-precision navigation system, with or without GPS support
- Optional all-round self-protection with weapon station and smoke grenade launcher
- NBC protection and ventilation system
- Cooling and heating system for AGM and crew
- Automatic fire detection and extinguishing system in power pack compartment and a fire extinguishing system for the crew compartment
- Built-in test equipment system (BITE)
A systematic development of the PzH 2000, the DONAR is a lighter, crew-protected, more flexible and long-range artillery weapon for all areas of use.
In addition to high flexibility and top mobility, the ASCOD chassis of the DONAR provides its crew with exceptional survivability and high protection from mines, IEDs and ballistic threats.
DONAR – A major element for future joint operations
Increased protection for the crew by separating the crew compartment and operator stations while retaining the artillery capabilities of the PzH 2000.
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| Main armament | 155 mm/L52 main gun (JBMoU-compatible) |
| Range | > 500 km/h (road) |
| Speed | > 60 km/h (road) |
| Engine performance | up to 530 kW/720 HP |
| Dimensions (LxWxH) | ~ 10.30 m/2.99 m/3.2 m |
| Combat weight | < 36.0 t |
| Rate of fire | > 6 rounds per minute |
| Cruising range | 500 km |
| Direct laying | Optionally available with optronics or remote-controllable weapon station |
| Secondary armament | Optional remote-controllable weapon station |
| Main armament | 155 mm / L52 |
| Ignition programming | Inductive programming during the charging process |
| Ammunition supply | 30 primed projectiles/144 modular charges (direct access) |
| Laying range | Azimuth: 360° (+/- 200°) with up to 6 charges without vehicle support Elevation: From - 2.5° to + 65° (- 45 mil to + 1.150 mil) |
| Rate of fire | 9 rounds per minute |
| Crew | 2 persons |
- Highly mobile, protected and automated artillery system
- Unmanned, fully automated remote-controllable AGM artillery gun module
- Superior range and enormous area of effect thanks to the 155mm/L52 main gun capable of firing JBMOU-compatible 155mm projectiles
- Long range and high rate of fire
- Future JBMOU-compatible projectiles up to a length of 1,000 mm can be used
- Autonomous navigation and fire control
- Automatic weapon alignment system with coincidence monitoring of the barrel position
- Fully automated loader for projectiles and charges
- Projectiles and charges can be loaded and fired at any elevation and azimuth position
- The stable weapon platform enables firing in 360° throughout the entire elevation range with maximum number of charges without support (see image area).
- “Shoot and scoot” and “multiple round simultaneous impact” (MRSI) capability (see image area)
- Able to fire upon targets in motion (land and sea) (see image area)
- High level of protection for the crew
- Ballistic Protection
- Protection from anti-tank and anti-personnel mines
- NBC protection and ventilation system
- Maximum tactical mobility, flexible wheels
- 2-person crew in armoured ASCOD cabin
- Heating and cooling system for crew and gun module
- High reliability (use of technology and component assemblies from the PzH 2000 and ASCOD infantry fighting vehicle)
- Optional day/night 360° surveillance and self-protection via remote-controllable weapon station, optional Barracuda camouflage net
- Great potential for expansion thanks to network-based system architecture, e.g. for unmanned use of the system (remote-controllable driving and firing)
The DONAR artillery system in pictures
The DONAR at testing facilities and on Bundeswehr troop training grounds.
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