155mm PLZ-45

The PLZ-45 is a 155mm self-propelled howitzer developed by China primarily for export. It features a fully enclosed turret mounted on a tracked chassis, providing significant firepower and crew protection.

Developed by NORINCO in the late 1980s, the PLZ-45 was designed to compete in the global arms market by utilizing Western-standard 155mm ammunition and technology derived from the Type 89 towed howitzer. It entered active service in the late 1990s after Kuwait became its launch customer with a major purchase agreement in 1997. The system saw its first combat deployment with the Saudi Arabian Army during the 2015 military intervention in Yemen, where it was used for cross-border artillery strikes. Today, the PLZ-45 remains in active service with several Middle Eastern and African nations, having successfully established China as a major exporter of modern self-propelled artillery.