Rheinmetall to manufacture weapon systems in Telford for 72 British Army RCH 155 wheeled howitzers under UK-German programme
Britain ordered the 72 artillery systems in May 2026 under a joint programme with Germany.
Britain ordered the 72 artillery systems in May 2026 under a joint programme with Germany.
The partnership will support development of a variant of the L119 Light Gun for use by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The U.S. push to expand 155mm artillery ammunition production remains well behind schedule despite billions of dollars in modernization spending.
BAE Systems has delivered the first British-made artillery barrel forgings to Ukraine, marking the return of this type of production to the UK after almost two decades.
CSG Group has broken ground on the Future Artillery Complex at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, launching one of the U.S. Army’s major modernization projects for large-caliber ammunition production.
Rheinmetall has delivered artillery ammunition to Ukraine from its Unterlüß site for the first time, expanding the role of its German production network in supplying the Ukrainian armed forces.
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency has awarded Diehl Defence a contract for the procurement of Vulcano 155mm guided ammunition.
Rheinmetall will supply additional 155mm artillery ammunition to Ukraine under a contract placed by a NATO member state.
The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has outlined the key advantages of the Swedish Archer self-propelled howitzer in Ukrainian service.
The company will focus on expanding CSG’s activities in self-propelled artillery systems and high-mobility tactical vehicles in the U.S. market.
Ukraine has commissioned Rheinmetall to supply long-range artillery ammunition under a contract worth a high double-digit million-euro amount.
Denmark will provide Ukraine with 15,000 extended-range artillery rounds as early as this month.
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