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Defense Newsworld5 days ago
KNDS Proposes 155mm Howitzer With 58-Caliber Barrel for Extended Range
KNDS has proposed a 155mm howitzer equipped with a 58-caliber gun tube designed to reach a base range of 60 kilometers. The barrel length exceeds the 52-caliber tubes currently standard across European forces by about 12 percent.
Defense Newsworld6 days ago
U.S. Army Awards Contract to Validate Maneuvering 155mm Artillery Round
The Army awarded General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems a contract last week under the Extended Range Artillery Projectile Program. The effort targets initial operational capability by fiscal 2030.
Bloombergworld21 days ago
General Dynamics to Invest $200 Million and End Turkish Partnership for Texas Artillery Shell Plant
General Dynamics will spend $200 million of its own funds and terminate a partnership with Turkish defense contractor Repkon to begin 155mm artillery shell production at a Texas facility previously delayed.
news.sky.comworld45 days agoUpdated
North Korea Announces Plan to Deploy New 155 mm Self-Propelled Howitzers by End of 2026
Kim Jong-un inspected production of the new self-propelled gun-howitzer during a May 6 factory visit and separately oversaw tests aboard the destroyer Choe Hyon. State media said the weapon, with a range exceeding 60 kilometers, will equip three battalions. Kim also ordered the C…
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