155mm artillery

May- 2025 -

30 May

Arms

Caesar 8×8 Howitzer to Begin Production in Czech Republic

KNDS has announced that the serial production of its Caesar 8x8 artillery system in the Czech Republic will begin in early June.

23 May

Arms

Joe Saballa

Tiberius Aerospace Turns Artillery Rounds Into Supersonic ‘Missiles’

Tiberius Aerospace is rolling out a ramjet-powered 155mm shell that flies at supersonic speeds and hits targets at extended ranges.

5 May

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

Pakistan’s Artillery Stockpile Could Run Dry in Four Days of War: Report

Pakistan is reportedly facing a critical shortage of artillery ammunition, with its stockpile estimated at lasting no more than four days in a high-intensity conflict.

Apr- 2025 -

17 April

Americas

Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit fire an M777 Howitzer during a fire mission in northern Syria as part of Operation Inherent Resolve

Inder Singh Bisht

US Army Revives M777 Howitzer Production With $162M BAE Contract

The US Army has contracted BAE Systems to produce M777 major lightweight howitzer structures for $162 million.

Mar- 2025 -

27 March

Asia Pacific

Inder Singh Bisht

India Orders Over 300 Local 155mm Towed Guns for $805 Million

The Indian Ministry of Defence has contracted a pair of domestic firms for the collective procurement of 307 indigenously developed towed artillery systems.

25 March

Europe

Inder Singh Bisht

Patria Unveils Mobile Artillery for Finnish Coastal Defense

Patria has unveiled a mobile 155mm self-propelled artillery system for the Finnish Navy's coastal defense requirements.

13 March

Europe

Inder Singh Bisht

Bulgaria Mulls Replacement for Soviet Artillery With French Caesar

Bulgaria is considering acquiring the Caesar self-propelled 155mm howitzer as a replacement for the Soviet 2S1 "Gvozdika" 122-mm self-propelled artillery systems.

Feb- 2025 -

24 February

Arms

Inder Singh Bisht

Norway Buys Precision Guided Kits From US for K9 Artillery Fleet

Norway has signed an agreement with the US to procure the Precision Guidance Kit M1156A1 for its 155 mm self-propelled artillery systems.

18 February

Europe

Giulia Bernacchi

Czech Republic Extends Ammunition Supply Effort for Ukraine

The Czech Republic will continue its defense initiative to support Ukraine with large-caliber ammunition until April of this year.

17 February

Asia Pacific

Republic of Korea Armed Forces deploying a K9 Thunder during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland. *** Local Caption *** Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 is being conducted across northern Australia from 22 July to 4 August. More than 30,000 military personnel from 13 nations will directly participate in Talisman Sabre 2023, primarily in Queensland but also in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and New South Wales. Talisman Sabre is the largest Australia-US bilaterally planned, multilaterally conducted exercise and a key opportunity to work with likeminded partners from across the region and around the world. Fiji, France, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, the United Kingdom, Canada and Germany are all participating in Talisman Sabre 2023 with the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand attending as observers. Occurring every two years, Talisman Sabre reflects the closeness of our alliance and strength of our enduring military relationship with the United States and also our commitment to working with likeminded partners in the region. Now in its tenth iteration, Talisman Sabre provides an opportunity to exercise our combined capabilities to conduct high-end, multi-domain warfare, to build and affirm our military-to-military ties and interoperability, and strengthen our strategic partnerships.

Inder Singh Bisht

Hanwha Completes Testing of K9 Howitzer Domestic Engine

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace has wrapped up acceptance trials of a domestically-developed 1000-horsepower engine for the K9 self-propelled howitzer.

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