The UK Ministry of Defence has signed a £52 million contract with Germany for advanced RCH 155 mobile artillery capable of firing while on the move and striking targets up to 70 kilometres away.
Hanwha Defense USA has secured a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center to study integration of a 58-calibre cannon into its K9 family of self-propelled howitzers.
Ukraine's Defence Minister Denys Shmyhal announced the signing of several new defence agreements with German partners with a total value exceeding €1.2 billion.
The German Armed Forces will introduce 84 RCH 155 wheeled howitzers after KNDS Deutschland received an order from ARTEC.
AM General has finalised a three-year Direct Commercial Sale framework contract with the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kosovo.
KNDS Deutschland and the Italian defence company Leonardo have agreed to jointly develop a new mobile artillery system, formalised through a Letter of Intent signed in Amsterdam, the headquarters of KNDS.
The Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania has signed a contract with KNDS France for the acquisition of 30 CAESAR Mk II self-propelled howitzers.
Rheinmetall has announced the acquisition of Muni Berka GmbH, a specialist in ammunition disassembly and storage based in Dietersdorf, Saxony-Anhalt.
MBDA unveiled the 227 mm Thundart artillery rocket on 4 December, proposing it to the French Army as a candidate to replace the American M270 LRU systems.
Raytheon announced that its Excalibur HTK projectile has completed a seeker design verification test, marking what the company described as a major milestone for the programme.
Australian soldiers fired the AS9 Huntsman 155mm self-propelled howitzer on home soil for the first time on 1 December, marking a significant step in Army modernisation.
The last units of the ATMOS artillery system have now arrived in Denmark, completing the country’s purchase of nineteen vehicles.
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