On 15 Jan 2025, Australia received its first AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer from South Korea. It is likely the same unit tested in South Korea. The delivery marks the beginning… Continue reading "Australia Receives Its First AS9 Huntsman Self-Propelled Artillery from South Korea"
Estonia’s defence ministry announced January 22, that it had taken delivery of the six High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems it had ordered from Lockheed Martin for the Estonian Defence Forces.… Continue reading "Estonia Takes Delivery Of HIMARS Rocket Artillery Systems"
Huta Stalowa Wola will close the year positively, as two new contracts for the Polish Armed Forces have been agreed just before the Christmas holidays. The company will deliver 96… Continue reading "HSW Closes Year With 96 AHS Krab Deal And More"
The British Army’s 19th Regiment Royal Artillery (also known as The Scottish Gunners or Highland Gunners) has completed the first live firing of the next-generation Archer self-propelled howitzer system. The… Continue reading "The British Army Has Completed The First Live Firing Of The Archer Self-Propelled Howitzer System During NATO Exercises"
A new artillery production and development facility is to be built in Sheffield by BAE Systems. The site will see 50 new jobs created for the area. The new 94,000… Continue reading "BAE Begin Work Restarting Production in the UK"
Patria unveiled its new TREMOS mortar system on Tuesday, alongside an announcement that the Finnish Army will be the first operator of the modular vehicle-mounted system with a €4.7 million… Continue reading "Patria Unveils New TREMOS Modular Vehicle-Mounted Mortar System"
Last week, the UK and Germany announced a new defense deal which will tighten cooperation between the two allies across a number of areas. The Trinity House Agreement will see… Continue reading "New Anglo-German Agreement Boosts Defense Cooperation"
Producing systems such as the K9 155m self-propelled howitzer, K21 AFV (the “Redback” in Australian service), and the K239 Chunmoo MLRS, Hanwha stands out as one of the biggest names… Continue reading "AUSA 2024: Hanwha’s K9A2 and Future of Artillery"
This year at AUSA, BAE Systems proudly displayed their Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) family of systems which entered full-rate initial production for the US Army in August 2023. On display… Continue reading "AUSA 2024: All About the AMPV with AMPV Program Director Bill Sheehy"
One of the biggest lessons from the war in Ukraine thus far has been that you need a lot of artillery rounds to fight a war – many more than… Continue reading "AUSA 2024: Repkon Provides Machinery for Artillery Production"