After 15 years of fundraising and planning, the restoration of World War II Artillery Fire Control Tower No. 3 at Dewey Beach is about to begin. the Delaware Coastal Preservation Foundation (DSPF), the Fort Miles Historical Association and Delaware State Parks the recently announced restoration will begin in October. Foundation board member Ernie Felici notes […]
KUBINKA /Moscow region/, August 27. /TASS/. Production of the latest Floks self-propelled mortar system and Magnolia self-propelled artillery gun could begin in late 2022 and early 2023, the press office of defense manufacturer Uralvagonzavod (part of state-owned technology company Rostec) said. at TASS. International Military-Technical Forum 2021 Friday. “The serial production of these models [the […]
By Jim Smith REMARK: This story was originally published in August 2017. GRAYLING – For more than 27 years, Michigan Light Artillery’s Loomis Battery has taken to the field, courtesy of the Michigan National Guard, to participate in its annual Long Range Artillery Match . Loomis Battery was formed in 1961 during the centennial celebration […]
The Indian Army’s urgent need for towed artillery guns has taken an interesting turn. Larsen & Toubro Defense offered to supply 400 towed artillery gun systems, which the army previously wanted to import from an Israeli firm. The L&T pistols, jointly developed with French arms manufacturer Nexter, will be manufactured locally with more than 70% […]
European nations are engaged to a large extent in the modernization of artillery means. Finland, Norway, Denmark, Croatia, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Baltic States have recently decided to procure 155 mm artillery means and/or ammunition. Other nations – Germany or the Czech Republic – are engaged in a process of […]
The possible sale, which has not been finalized, has once again angered China as the United States seeks to deepen ties with Taiwan. The United States has approved the potential sale of howitzer artillery systems to Taiwan in a deal valued at $750 million, the Pentagon has announced, drawing condemnation from China. The State Department’s […]
Rocket sirens were heard in several communities in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon. The Israeli army says it fired artillery shells into Lebanon after rocket fire was launched from Lebanon into Israel amid rising tensions in the region. “Three rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israeli territory,” the military said in a statement […]