SLWH Pegasus

The Singapore Light Weight Howitzer (SLWH) Pegasus[1] is a helicopter-transportable, towed artillery piece.

Developed jointly by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), Defence Science and Technology Agency and ST Kinetics, it was commissioned on 28 October 2005.

The 155 mm, 39-caliber Pegasus is typically towed, but it is also equipped with an independent Lombardini 9LD625-2 engine unit to provide short-range self-propelled capability of up to 12 km/h (7 mph).

It can be lifted by the Republic of Singapore Air Force's CH-47SD "Chinook" helicopter thus making it the first heli-portable self-propelled 155 mm howitzer.

A semi-automatic loading system is provided to increase the rate of fire and reduce crew fatigue.

A SLWH Pegasus displayed at the Singapore Airshow 2008.