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Jan- 2024 -

12 January

Arms

A Panzerhaubitze 2000 tank is seen firing a 155mm ammunition at the Ravlunda test field in Sweden. Three balls of blazing fire are seen jutting out of the tank's gun barrel, with the ammunition flying off upwards. The test field is a greenish-brown plains dotted with small plant growths. In the distant background, a hilly landscape covers the horizon. The blue sky is full of light-gray clouds.

Juster Domingo

Sweden Taps Nammo for 155mm Ammo Production Boost

Sweden has signed a deal with ammunition company Nammo to boost artillery ammunition production in the country.

Dec- 2023 -

21 December

Asia Pacific

The South Korean K9 Thunder conducting test firing at a testing facility in South Korea.

Inder Singh Bisht

Huntsman Vehicle Demonstrates Automatic Fire and Explosion Suppression

A trio of firms has demonstrated the automatic fire and explosion suppression capability of the Huntsman family of vehicles, contracted by Australia.

19 December

War

Three soldiers tend to a large-caliber weapon system that has its barrel pointed over towards the horizon. They are wearing camouflage uniforms and their faces are blurred. The landscape is dry land, and the sun is shining bright out of frame. Separating the soldiers and the background is a red-brown wall with a concrete shelter on the right side.

Juster Domingo

BAE Systems, AMS Pledge More Artillery Support for Ukraine

BAE Systems and Dubai-based logistics group AMS Integrated Solutions will provide repair and support services to Ukraine's artillery systems.

19 December

War

Rojoef Manuel

Germany Taps French Industry to Produce 155mm Ammunition for Kyiv

Germany has signed a framework agreement with an undisclosed French company to produce 155-millimeter ammunition for Ukraine.

5 December

Europe

Joe Saballa

Elbit to Establish ATMOS Artillery Production Facility in Romania

Elbit Systems has announced a partnership with Romanian state-owned Romarm for the creation of an artillery production facility in the country.

Nov- 2023 -

23 November

Arms

Rojoef Manuel

BAE Orders Modular Artillery Charge Systems From Hanwha

Hanwha Aerospace has signed a $130-million contract to deliver 155-millimeter artillery bi-modular charge systems to BAE Systems

17 November

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Artillery Deliveries to Ukraine ‘Decreased’ After Israel-Hamas War: Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said deliveries of key artillery shells to his country had dropped off after fighting erupted between Israel and Hamas last month.

Oct- 2023 -

10 October

War

Leader Kim Jong Un (R) visits an exhibition of North Korean weaponry with visiting Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu

Inder Singh Bisht

North Korea Begins Arms Delivery to Russia: Report

North Korea has reportedly begun shipping artillery pieces to Russia, less than a month after Kim Jong Un’s visit.

9 October

Europe

Joe Saballa

British Army Receives First Archer Howitzer in ‘Fastest Procurement Ever’

The British Army has taken delivery of its first Archer wheeled artillery system after just six months of signing a contract with Sweden.

4 October

Arms

U.S. Army Stryker M1128 Mobile Gun System assigned to 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment fires a canister round at Yakima Training Center as part of Table VI gunnery qualification. Table VI is key to sustaining a qualified and ready crew. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Alex Windmiller)

Rojoef Manuel

General Dynamics to Boost M1128 Artillery Production for US Army

General Dynamics has signed a $218-million task order to support the production of 155-millimeter M1128 artillery rounds for the US Army.

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