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Chinese SH-15 self-propelled howitzers performed worse in Brazilian army’s trials
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Slovak KONŠTRUKTA-Defence develops new 155mm self-propelled howitzer
Slovak state-run defense company KONŠTRUKTA-Defence has developed a new BIA 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer. According to a press release from the company, the new artillery system is a continuation of the ZUZANA and EVA product […]
Europe
North Korea Delivers First Batch Of Howitzers And Ammunitions To Russia
On October 5, 2023, a US official informed CBS News that North Korea had initiated the transfer of artillery equipment to Russia, seemingly to support Russia’s ongoing involvement in the conflict in Ukraine. Simultaneously, the […]
Europe
BAE Systems successfully tests M109 Self-Propelled Howitzer modified with 52-caliber cannon
BAE Systems successfully fired 155 millimeter projectiles from a M109 Self-Propelled Howitzer modified with the Rheinmetall L52 155mm, 52-caliber cannon. The M109-52 is a significant, low-risk, high-performance upgrade to the current 39-caliber cannon and provides the additional […]
Europe
Ukrainian HIMARS strikes destroyed five Russian MSTA-S howitzers in key counteroffensive
In recent unfolding events from the enduring strife in Ukraine, a video surfaced on Telegram on June 14, revealing the Ukrainian army’s successful counter-battery operation using American HIMARS Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) against Russian artillery in […]
Americas
Colombia Purchases Atmos Howitzers From Elbit Systems Worth $101.7 Million
Colombia has ordered 18 units of the 155mm howitzer Atmos from Israel’s Elbit Systems in a deal worth $101.7 million, military sources in Bogota reports Defense News. The decision came as a surprise for some […]
Europe
Lithuania To Purchase 18 Nexter CEASAR Self-propelled Howitzers From France
Lithuania has become the third country to order the new generation of CAESAR (Mk II) self-propelled artillery systems developed by the French company Nexter. According to La Tribune, the contract between Lithuania and France has […]
Americas
Colombia Purchased French-made CEASAR Howitzers
Colombia has selected Nexter’s Caesar howitzer as part of an effort to modernize its Army’s field artillery capabilities, with negotiations beginning for the first batch of four, worth about $35 million, military sources in Bogota told […]
Europe
Netherlands, Italy and Belgium Send 155mm Tracked Howitzers to Ukraine
According to information provided by the Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby during an interview on May 9, 2022, Ukraine is specifically asked for self-propelled howitzers like the M109 because they don’t provide them with […]
Americas
BAE Systems Awarded $72.4 Million Contract For New M109A1 Howitzer
BAE Systems announced that it has won a $72.4 million U.S. Army contract to procure materials to support further production of the M109A7 self-propelled howitzer and companion M992A3 ammunition carrier vehicle. As noted by the company, the M109A7 […]