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12 December

155-millimeter artillery ammunition is manufactured at Rheinmetall

Rheinmetall Enhances Ammo Supply Chain With Muni Berka Takeover

Rheinmetall has acquired Muni Berka in Südharz to expand its ammunition storage and handling capacity as the company ramps up defense production in Germany.

12 December

A KNDS Remote Controlled Howitzer 155 mm is seen on a grassy and sandy area. The eight-wheeled vehicle is painted with textured green and brown camouflage. Its turret is jutting forwards from the back. In the ground, trees and bushes grow scattered.

Inder Singh Bisht

Germany Plans $4 Billion Purchase of 200+ RCH 155 Wheeled Howitzers

Germany plans to procure 229 RCH 155 wheeled artillery systems this year, at an estimated cost of $4 billion.

12 December

Jodesz Gavilan

L3Harris Expands GMLRS IM Rocket Production With $200M Lockheed Contract

L3Harris Technologies has received a follow-on contract to produce additional solid rocket motors for Lockheed’s GMLRS IM.

11 December

Inder Singh Bisht

Croatia Bolsters Artillery Capabilities With 18 French Caesar MkII Howitzers

The Croatian government has signed an agreement to procure 18 Caesar MkII self-propelled howitzers from France.

11 December

170311-N-JH293-028 WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (March 11, 2017) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Grahm Johnson, from Anaheim, Calif., inspects .50-caliber machine gun ammunition aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) during a defense of the amphibious task force exercise. Green Bay, part of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance warfighting readiness and posture forward as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Chris Williamson/Released)

Rojoef Manuel

US Army to Build Mobile Refineries for Key Ammo Mineral Production

The US Army has announced the development of a small, transportable refinery fleet to produce critical minerals used in ammunition and weapon systems manufacturing.

11 December

Jodesz Gavilan

Germany Orders More 120mm Tank Ammo From Rheinmetall

Germany has moved to further bolster its ground forces by awarding Rheinmetall another large order for 120mm tank ammunition.

11 December

Rendering of the Missile Assembly Building-5 (MAB-5).

Christine Casimiro

Lockheed Martin Nears Completion of Next Generation Interceptor Facility

Lockheed Martin is approaching the completion of a facility dedicated to high-volume production of the US military’s Next Generation Interceptor (NGI).

11 December

Christine Casimiro

BAE Systems Bags $1.7B US Navy Deal to Continue APKWS Production

BAE Systems has secured a five-year US Navy deal to continue production of the advanced precision kill weapon system laser-guidance kits for the US and allied forces.

10 December