The engineers wanted to take the body of the iconic Huey helicopter and remove the nose. The Howitzer artillery cannon would be placed where the cockpit traditionally was located on the Huey.

A video circulated by Russian sources on or before Monday depicts a warhead-laden quadcopter drone easing under a tarp and into a barn where a Ukrainian Bohdana wheeled howitzer was parked.

A German-UK replacement, the Remote-Controlled Howitzer 155mm Wheeled Artillery Systems (RCH 155) is set to be delivered by the end of this year, though the first batch is already earmarked for ...