Global Military Products (GMP) has received a $639.8 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army for the supply of 155mm High Explosive complete rounds.
Rheinmetall will build a new production facility for 155 mm calibre artillery ammunition in Latvia, expanding the German company’s global network.
Northrop Grumman and Elaboracja Niewiadów Sp. z o.o. (Grupa Niewiadów) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore collaboration on 155mm ammunition for Poland.
The U.S. Army has issued a call for defence contractors to propose solutions for an extended-range 155mm projectile as part of its Next Generation Rocket Assisted Projectile (NGRAP) programme.
Ukraine’s Defence Minister Denys Shmyhal has confirmed that land has been allocated in a secure region for a new Rheinmetall shell production facility.
Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) and BAE Systems have signed a strategic partnership to establish a new 155mm artillery ammunition factory in Poland, aimed at boosting the nation’s production of battlefield munitions.
Nammo has announced it has secured major contracts for its family of 25mm ammunition for the F-35 with Germany, Poland, Belgium, Denmark and Switzerland.
Tiberius Aerospace has announced the award of a UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) contract for the rapid trials and development of its liquid-fuelled 155mm Ramjet extended-range precision-guided artillery munition.
Rheinmetall has officially opened Europe’s largest ammunition factory in Unterlüß, Lower Saxony, after completing construction in just 15 months.
EURENCO and MESKO, part of the PGZ Group, have announced the launch of production at a new assembly line for 155mm Bi-Modular Charge System (BMCS) charges in Pionki, Poland.
In Germany, Romanian Economy Minister Radu Miruță signed the contractual framework for a €535 million strategic investment to build a gunpowder factory in Victoria, Brașov county, together with Rheinmetall.
On Wednesday, 27 August, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited Rheinmetall’s artillery plant in Unterlüß, Germany, the company’s largest production facility and a cornerstone of Europe’s defence industry.
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