Support Equipment

M992A2 FAASV

Also known as

M992A2 Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle
M992A2 Field Artillery Ammunition Supply Vehicle
M992A2 ammunition support vehicle
FAASV
Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle

The M992A2 FAASV is a U.S. tracked ammunition support vehicle for self-propelled field artillery units, built around the M109-family support mission rather than direct fire. It carries 155 mm projectiles, propellant charges, and fuzes under armor and transfers ammunition mechanically to supported howitzers such as the M109A6 Paladin.

M992A2 FAASV, Tracked field artillery ammunition support vehicle, Support Equipment

Image source: 1-5 Field Artillery Ammo Resupply

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: United States
Built by: United DefenseBAE Systems
Type: Tracked field artillery ammunition support vehicle
Service note: Modern M109-family artillery support vehicle
Designer: Bowen-McLaughlin-York / United Defense lineage
Designed: M992 family type-classified in the early 1980s; A2 model associated with the Paladin support vehicle line
Produced: 1980s-present family production, rebuild, and sustainment
Developed from: M109-family tracked chassis and field artillery ammunition support requirement

tracked logistics artillery ammunition

Specifications

Role: Armored ammunition resupply and handling for self-propelled artillery units
Ammunition load: GlobalSecurity describes storage for 93 155 mm projectiles, 99 propellant charges, and 104 fuzes in the M992 family
Transfer system: Mechanical ammunition handling with conveyor transfer to supported M109-family howitzers
Crew and passengers: Crew of two plus up to six additional personnel according to GlobalSecurity's M992 description
Combat weight: About 25,900 kg fully loaded in the M992 family description
Mobility: Tracked chassis derived from the M109 family for matching artillery-unit mobility

Supported Howitzers

The FAASV exists to keep tracked artillery batteries supplied with separate-loading ammunition while crews remain under armor.

Compatible item

Item type

Compatibility evidence

M109A6 Paladin, 155 mm tracked self-propelled howitzer, Artillery

155 mm tracked self-propelled howitzer

The M109A6 Paladin/FAASV program treated the howitzer and ammunition support vehicle as an integrated field artillery family, and DOD's January 2023 Ukraine package paired 18 155 mm self-propelled howitzers with ammunition support vehicles.

Sources: M109A6 Paladin Self Propelled Howitzer, Fact Sheet on U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine - January 6, 2023

Media

M992A2 FAASV Images

M992A2 FAASV, Tracked field artillery ammunition support vehicle, Support Equipment - view 1 — Source: 1-5 Field Artillery Ammo Resupply

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Sources

M109A6 Paladin Self Propelled HowitzerPublisher: Federation of American Scientists | Note: Supports the Paladin/FAASV program relationship and M109-family sustainment context. | Accessed: 2026-06-30 M992 FAASV Field Artillery Ammunition Supply VehiclePublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports M992-family role, M109-family chassis relationship, ammunition load, transfer system, crew/passenger capacity, weight, and development background. | Accessed: 2026-06-30 Fact Sheet on U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine - January 6, 2023Publisher: U.S. Department of Defense | Note: Supports the relationship context because the U.S. package paired 18 155 mm self-propelled howitzers with ammunition support vehicles. | Accessed: 2026-06-30 1-5 Field Artillery Ammo ResupplyPublisher: DVIDS | Note: Supports image provenance for a public-domain U.S. Army M992A2 FAASV ammunition-resupply image. | Accessed: 2026-06-30 M992A2 FAASV live-fire exercise in LithuaniaPublisher: DVIDS | Note: Supports image provenance for a public-domain U.S. Army M992A2 FAASV image during a live-fire exercise. | Accessed: 2026-06-30