M107 155 mm high-explosive projectile

The M107 is a conventional 155 mm high-explosive projectile with a hollow forged steel body and Comp B or TNT fill. During the Israel-Hamas War, U.S. emergency sales documentation tied it to Israeli artillery resupply.

Israel-Hamas WarIsrael

Conflict side: Israel
Built by: General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems
Built in: United States

M107 155 mm high-explosive projectile, 155 mm high-explosive projectile, Artillery

Profile

Type: 155 mm high-explosive projectile
Conflict side: Israel
Origin: United States
Service note: Cold War-era 155 mm artillery ammunition still used with current howitzers

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Production History

Built by: General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems
Built in: United States

Specifications

Caliber: 155 mm
Projectile weight: 43.2 kg / 95 lb
Projectile length: 605.3 mm
Body: Hollow forged steel
Explosive fill: TNT or Composition B
Fuze compatibility: Deep intrusion fuze cavity with supplemental charge; M739 series fuzes

Conflict Usage

Israel-Hamas War: Side: IsraelRole: 155 mm indirect-fire ammunitionstrike
Supplied to Israel during the Israel-Hamas War in a $147.5 million emergency U.S. sale of M107 155 mm projectiles and related equipment for wartime artillery resupply.

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Sources

155mm M107 HEPublisher: General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems | Note: Supports M107 projectile construction, explosive fill, supplemental charge, fuze cavity, and rotating-band background. | Accessed: 2026-06-20 PEO Ammunition Portfolio Book 2017Publisher: U.S. Army | Note: Supports M107 high-explosive projectile system description and U.S. Army ammunition context. | Accessed: 2026-06-20 Congress is notified of a planned $8 billion weapons sale to IsraelPublisher: Associated Press | Note: Supports Israel-Hamas War conflict-use context: 155 mm projectile artillery shells were included in a planned sale to Israel during the Israel-Hamas War. | Accessed: 2026-06-20 Israel - 155mm Artillery AmmunitionPublisher: U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency | Note: Supports Israel-Hamas War conflict-use context: M107 155mm projectiles were supplied to Israel during the Israel-Hamas War in an emergency sale. | Accessed: 2026-06-20 File:M107 projectile 2.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and CC BY-SA 4.0 licensing for the cutaway illustration used as the primary image. | Accessed: 2026-06-20 File:M107 projectile.JPGPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and public-domain licensing for the U.S. military photo of an M107 projectile ready for loading. | Accessed: 2026-06-20 File:M107 projectile 11.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and CC BY-SA 4.0 licensing for the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant M107 photograph. | Accessed: 2026-06-20