Weapon systems – 122 mm howitzers and Javelin missiles – are primarily intended for anti-tank defense. Peeter Kuimet, head of the Department of International Cooperation at the Ministry of Defence, told ERR on Thursday that: “Estonia has made a decision in principle and via the Ministry of Defense that our desire is to support Ukraine […]
Month: December 2021
Native Multi-Terrain Artillery Gun Launch | Pune News
Pune-based multinational engineering major Bharat Forge launched the Multi-Terrain Artillery (MArG) 155 – BR gun during the recently concluded multinational military exercise of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation). A three-day multilateral and multi-agency exercise for BIMSTEC countries focusing on Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations was held […]
Increased European collaboration results in improved artillery capability
Increased European Collaboration Leads to Improved Artillery Capability | Shepherd To operate this website, we store user data. By using Shephard’s online services, you agree to our privacy policy, including the cookie policy. × Homepage> News> land war> Increased European collaboration results in improved artillery capability Slovakia wants to improve its artillery systems through the […]
New AFVs and artillery provide options for Egypt
New AFVs and artillery provide options for Egypt | Shepherd To operate this website, we store user data. By using Shephard’s online services, you agree to our privacy policy, including the cookie policy. × A scale model of the VAB Mk3 6×6 Medium Multirole Armored Vehicle at EDEX 2021. (Photo: Alex Tarasoff) European manufacturers presented […]
Hanwha Defense to help transform Australia’s artillery
The AS9 Huntsman, the Australian version of the K9 self-propelled howitzer. Credit: Hanwha Defense Hanwha Defense Australia has signed a contract to supply the Australian Army with its Huntsman AS9 self-propelled artillery system. The £932 billion ($785 million) deal was announced earlier in December by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morison and Republic of Korea President […]
Belarusian army artillery units receive new fire control vehicles
Photo courtesy of Belarusian Ministry of Defense News Agency, Vayar MINSK, Dec. 20 (BelTA) — Work continues to equip Belarusian artillery units with modern command and control vehicles, the Belarusian Defense Ministry told BelTA. Artillery units received another batch of 1V12-1AB Tsenturion artillery fire control vehicles on December 20. The Tsenturion vehicle is […]
Australia to import Korean artillery system
The Huntsman AS9 self-propelled artillery system is produced by Hanwha Defense in South Korea. Australia agreed to import the system after a summit meeting with South Korea at Monda. Photo courtesy of Hanwha Defense SEOUL, 16 Dec. (UPI)– Australia decided to import South Korean artillery systems after a recent meeting between the leaders of the […]
Full display artillery at the Battle of Monmouth
Editor’s note: This is part two of a two-part series on the Battle of Monmouth, which took place during the Revolutionary War. The article picks up where the first part left off. Washington returned to the rear of the retreating troops, where his aides reported that the British were within minutes of reaching the […]
Director General (Artillery) Lt Gen Chawla inspects GCF, VFJ
Staff reporter: The Director General (Artillery) of New Delhi, Lt. Gen. TK Chawla, carried out an inspection of the Gun Transport Factory and the Vehicle Factory in Jabalpur on Tuesday. During the inspection at GCF, Lt. Gen. TK Chawla was accompanied by Munitions India Limited, Chief Executive Officer, Rajesh Choudhary (IOFS), Managing Director, Deepak Gupta […]
Ex-2nd Infantry Division Artillery CSM Found Guilty of Abusive Sexual Interference
The former 2nd Infantry Division Artillery senior NCO will be demoted and reprimanded after a jury of officers found him guilty of abusive sexual contact with a junior enlisted soldier and attempted fraternization, according to a spokesman for the command. sergeant. Maj. Dustin Bice, who will also lose half his salary for three months, was […]
Australia signs for Huntsman AS9 Artillery
December 13, 2021 through Julien Kerr A concept image of the AS9 SPH that Hanwha Defense Australia will supply to the Australian Army. The vehicle is shown fitted with an RWS. (Hanwha Defense Australia) Australia has signed a AU$1 billion ($720 million) contract with Hanwha Defense Australia (HDA) to supply 30 AS9 155mm […]
Artillery’s low-cost 3D printers disrupt the desktop market – 3DPrint.com
As 3DPrint.com editor Joris Peels has repeatedly pointed out, an emerging 3D printing sector could disrupt much of the industry as we know it. That is, low cost machines from Asia that could be a print farm for batch production. Among the latest companies in this category is Shenzhen Yuntuchuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd., founded only […]
Russia accuses Ukraine of mobilizing artillery and simulating negotiations
MOSCOW, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Russia on Thursday accused Ukraine of moving heavy artillery to the front line of fighting with pro-Russian separatists and failing to engage in a peace process, in a further escalation of hostile rhetoric towards Kyiv. Remarks by Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova do not indicate that Moscow is willing to […]
Australia to produce M795 15mm artillery shells for US
CANBERRA, ($1 = 1.40 Australian dollars) – Defense company Thales Australia is preparing to start production of M795 155mm artillery shells in 2022, BulgarianMilitary.com has learned, citing the Defense Brief. To date, Thales Australia has successfully passed US Department of Defense certification. Over the past 10 years, Australia has been a steady supplier of TNT […]
British Army Royal Artillery receives Sky Saber air defense system
Sky Saber air defense system. Credit: © Crown Copyright. The British Army’s Royal Artillery (RA) has received the new Sky Saber air defense system from Defense Equipment & Support (DE&S), an organization of the UK Ministry of Defense (MoD). The new air defense system will replace the Rapier which has been operational since the 1970s. […]
invaders reinforcing their positions near the line of contact
The command of the Russian occupation forces is increasing the number of heavy weapons and sniper duos near the line of contact, as well as holding exercises to train mercenaries. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense with reference to information available at the Main Intelligence Directorate, Ukrinform wrote. “The […]
A man seeks medical help after an artillery shell lodged in his rectum
I have a problem with my arsenal, doc: Bomb Squad is called to A&E where the patient showed up with a two inch wide WWII shell lodged in his rectum that got there when he slipped and fell on it during a clearance ‘ A man went to an NHS emergency unit with an artillery […]
A bomb disposal team rushes to A&E after a patient arrives with a WWII artillery shell stuck in his buttocks
The bomb squad rushed to an A&E after a patient arrived with an artillery shell stuck in his behind. Army explosives experts were dispatched after medics feared the anti-tank shell was about to explode. 3 The bomb squad rushed to the Royal Hospital in Gloucestershire after a patient arrived with an artillery shell stuck in […]