French defense minister Sebastien Lecornu launched a new “artillery coalition” to supply Ukrainian artillery requirements at a Thursday event in Paris, with his Ukrainian counterpart Rustem Umerov virtually attending the… Continue reading "France Launches “Artillery Coalition” For Ukraine"
South Korean marines stationed on islands near its maritime border with North Korea conducted live fire drills on Friday, after North Korean artillery shelled a nearby maritime buffer zone earlier… Continue reading "South Korean Marines Conduct Exercise After North Korea Shells Maritime Buffer Zone"
Finland’s defense ministry has announced that all 41 of the Finnish Army’s M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems will be upgraded to M270A2 specification. The 22 December announcement was made following… Continue reading "Finland To Upgrade Entire M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System Fleet"
The Latvian government announced on December 20 that it had signed a contract for the purchase of six High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) launchers and ammunition worth $179.8 million… Continue reading "Latvia Officially Signs Contract For Six HIMARS Launchers"
The continuation of the technical modernization plan introduced under Minister of Defence Mariusz Blaszczak takes place amid the ongoing change of the government in Poland. In his announcement, Blaszczak announced… Continue reading "Poland Increases Demand For Korean Howitzers"
The German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall has won a large supply order to provide Ukraine with artillery ammunition worth close to 142 million Euros. The deal will see tens of thousands… Continue reading "Rheinmetall Wins Major Artillery Order For Ukraine"
The British Army has received its first Archer Artillery System from Sweden. Bolstering the gap in the 155mm Close Support capability within the UK’s long range precision fires, created by… Continue reading "First Archer Artillery System Arrives In The UK"
On 5 October, the US Army announced that over the last two weeks of September it had finalized a large number of contracts related to artillery shell production. The total… Continue reading "US Army Commits $1.5 Billion Towards Artillery Round Production"
Ukraine signed has a new contract with Slovakia for the supply of 16 more Zuzana 2 Self-Propelled Howitzers manufactured by Konstrukta-Defence. The agreement was announced by Slovak President Zuzana Caputova… Continue reading "Slovakia To Supply 16 More Zuzana-2 Self-Propelled Howitzers To Ukraine"
The UK Ministry of Defence has formally announced its intention to acquire the Archer self-propelled gun system from BAE Systems. The British Army will receive the first 14 artillery systems… Continue reading "UK Selects BAE’s Archer as Interim AS90 Artillery Replacement"