Elbit Wins $150M Contract for PULS Rocket Launchers, Guided Rockets
Elbit Systems has won a $150 million contract to supply PULS (Precise and Universal Launching Systems) rocket launchers and a package of precision-guided long-range rockets to an international customer. The contract will be performed over a period of three years
Rheinmetall Receives €1.3B to Supply 155mm Ammo to German MoD
The German Bundeswehr awarded Rheinmetall a €1.3 billion order for service and practice artillery ammunition
Bundeswehr Orders Rheinmetall-made 120mm Tank Ammo
The German Bundeswehr has expanded to €4 billion an existing framework agreement with Rheinmetall for the supply of 120mm tank ammunition. On Thursday, the company said an existing agreement for the munition, including the type fired by the main gun of the Leopard 2 tank, had been expanded “to close gaps...
Russian Troops Receive Modernized ‘Sani’ 120mm Mortar Systems
Rostec handed over another batch of modernized 120-mm mortar systems 2S12A "Sani" to the Russian troops as part of the state defense order in 2023. The 2S12A "Sani" mortar complex was created to destroy the enemy with mounted fire, including in deep shelters and on the reverse slopes of hills...
Romania in Talks with South Korea to Acquire K9 Howitzer
Romania is mulling over the acquisition of 155mm howitzers, possibly 90 units of the K9 Thunder produced by South Koreas Hanwha Defense. This procurement is part of the countrys weapons shopping list for which the defense ministry requested parliamentary permission in April
Hanwha Tests Composite Tracks with K9A2 Self-Propelled Guns
Hanwha Team Thunder UK said it tested Composite Rubber Tracks (CRT) with a К9А2 self-propelled gun mount. The company performed successful integration tests on the CRT from the Canadian manufacturer Soucy
Australian Army to Soon Receive First Two AS9 Howitzers Modelled on South...
The Australian Army will soon receive two AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzers modelled off the South Korean K9 Thunder. Tests of the incoming howitzers with its three-round burst and automated loading capabilities, are nearing completion in South Korea, Australias defence ministry said
Russia's Msta-S 'Monster Howitzer' Upgraded with Automatic Fire Control System
Russias Msta-S 152mm artillery system dubbed ‘Monster Howitzer due to its “excellent performance” in the ongoing war with Ukraine, has received an automated fire control system that further improves its target detection speed and accuracy of fire. On June 29, Rostec said it delivered the first batch of these upgraded howitzers to Russian troops
S.Korea Likely to Upgrade K9 Howitzers
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) is endorsing a plan to upgrade homegrown K9 self-propelled howitzer. The Defense Project Promotion Committee gave the nod to the 2
Lockheed, Rheinmetall to Build Europe-made HIMARS-based Rocket Launcher: Report
Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall have teamed up to build a European-made rocket launcher based on the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS). The two companies have proposed GMARS- with the G denoting Germany
Russia Finds ‘Large Arms Cache’ in Donetsk left behind by the Ukrainians
Russian National Guard members have uncovered a large cache of arms and ammunition, left behind by the Ukrainian armed forces in Donetsk Peoples Republic. "The special unit of the Russian National Guard discovered over 70 anti-tank guided missiles, four MLRS rockets, three anti-tank missile launchers, 200 shells and mines, more than 70 hand grenades," the National Guards press service told government-owned TASS
U.S. Approves $700M Arms Sale to Netherlands for Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles...
Poland Cleared to Buy Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles for $1.3B
France's Third Barracuda Submarine Begins Nuclear Reactor Startup
U.S. Enacts Supplemental Bill Providing $95B in Aid for Ukraine, Israel, and...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...
Grounding of U.S. Military’s V-22 Osprey Fleet Enters Third Month
The grounding of around 400-strong fleet of Osprey V-22 Tilt-rotor aircraft is in its third month with no update on...