In July 2020, the Russian state-owned military-industrial conglomerate Rostec began deliveries of its upgraded 2S7M Malka, an upgraded to the 2S7 Pion, the heavy self-propelled artillery system ...

The Malka is the upgraded version of the 2S7 ‘Pion’ self-propelled gun developed in the 1980s and still considered as one of the most powerful cannons in the world. The self-propelled ...

The Malka is an upgrade of the 2S7 Pion howitzer developed in the 1980s. The Malka self-propelled artillery gun is designed to strike vital enemy targets and facilities in a tactical defense depth ...

In 1983, the Russians developed a modernized version of this self-propelled gun—the 2S7 Malka, which focused on a higher firing rate and more space for additional ammunition.