Royal Marines have fired mortar rounds into the Arctic sky as intensive mission rehearsals continue in Northern Norway, where around 1,500 UK Commandos have been deployed inside the Arctic Circle as part of NATO efforts to protect the alliance’s Nordic nations.

KNDS and Electro Optic Systems have signed a teaming agreement to jointly pursue new business opportunities and advance cooperation in remote-controlled weapon stations and weapons.

Lockheed Martin said it conducted a successful 112-km flight test of its ER GMLRS at White Sands Missile Range, marking the first time an M270A2 launcher fired the Alternative Warhead rocket variant and completing system qualification testing for that configuration.

The U.S. Army’s Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona is testing prototypes of the Next Generation Rocket Assisted Projectile, aimed at significantly extending the range of 155 mm artillery rounds beyond the roughly 30 kilometers currently achievable with rocket assistance.