Tag: Howitzer
AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer undergoes local test firing
The Australian Army has test-fired “hundreds” of artillery rounds from an AS9 Huntsman 155 mm/52 calibre self-propelled howitzer (SPH), the Australian Department of Defence...
M777: Tactical Mobility and Operational Flexibility in Challenging Terrains
The M777 is the leading ultra-lightweight towed artillery gun, with more then 1,250+ currently in operation with the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, Canadian...
ROK Extending K-9 Howitzer’s Range
The Republic of Korea’s Agency for Defence Development (ADD) is reportedly investing around US$38 million in a development effort directed at extending the firing...
Hanwha Defense Enhances North American Visibility
The Republic of Korea’s Hanwha Defense has successfully secured competitive defense contracts to supply its K9 155mm Self-propelled Howitzer and often its accompanying K10...
Philippine Army Deploys New Truck Howitzers
The Philippine Army is deploying some of its newest self-propelled 155mm Autonomous Truck Mounted Howitzer System (ATMOS 2000) 155mm guns in Mindanao to support...
Elbit Systems Awarded $106 Million Contract
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $106 million to supply SIGMA fully automatic self-propelled howitzer gun systems...
China’s New High Mobility Truck Artillery
A Light Combined Arms Brigade of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA)72d Army Group live-fire tactical exercise recently covered by China’s Central Television (CCTV)...
Japanese GSDF Moves to Truck Mounted Artillery
The 2019 Japanese Ground Self Defense Force officially unveiled its new Type 19 155 mm Wheeled Self-Propelled Howitzer (Hitokyuu-shiki-sourin-jisou-155mm-ryuudan-hou) at the defense demonstration at the...
Rostec demonstrates 155mm Msta-S howitzer developed by UralVagonZavod
Rosoboronexport and UralVagonZavod (UVZ), both part of Rostec State Corporation, have first demonstrated the combat capabilities of the 155mm Msta-S self-propelled howitzer.
Test Demonstrations
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Asia’s Artillery Rennaissance
Artillery is experiencing a revolution in platform design, ordnance and fire control. Such advances are making artillery more deployable, enabling weapons to reach the...
