Switzerland evaluates RCH 155 and Archer howitzers in artillery modernization project
In the project for a new artillery system, Switzerland is entering another significant phase with upcoming mobility trials.
In the project for a new artillery system, Switzerland is entering another significant phase with upcoming mobility trials.
Israeli company Elbit Systems was awarded a USD 135 million contract to establish an artillery ammunition factory for an international customer.
According to German media reports, the Bundeswehr has chosen the RCH 155 self-propelled howitzer as its new 155mm artillery system.
French arms manufacturer Nexter, a company of KNDS, is ramping up the production of artillery systems.
Defence company Nexter, a company of KNDS, has delivered two CAESAR Mk1 self-propelled howitzers to the French defence procurement agency DGA.
Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Norway have signed an agreement on the joint procurement of ammunition to support Ukraine in the ongoing war with Russia.
The BIA self-propelled howitzer was first unveiled at DSEI in London earlier this year, and the latest edition of IDEB marked the second time this artillery system played a main role at Konstrukta Defence’s display.
Rheinmetall has booked a further order for artillery ammunition under a framework agreement with the German Bundeswehr.
BAE Systems successfully fired 155mm projectiles from a M109 self-propelled howitzer modified with the Rheinmetall L52 155mm, 52-caliber cannon.
A Boeing and Nammo team set a record for longest indirect fire test of a ramjet-powered artillery projectile alongside officials from the U.S. Army.
The arrival of the first Archer 6×6 howitzer on UK soil comes almost six months to the day it was contracted and is the first of 14 guns which have been purchased for the Royal Artillery.
Rheinmetall has booked a major order for 155mm artillery ammunition following a second call-off under an existing framework order with the German government.