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1 December

Leonardo Brings 70-Km Reach to Its New 155mm Artillery Weapon

RH1-155/52 HITFIRE is Leonardo’s new turreted 155 mm/52-caliber artillery system, weighing under 13 tonnes, carrying 30 rounds and 180 modular charges, and a 23-liter chamber and 48-groove barrel.

1 December

National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) firing a missile

Christine Casimiro

Denmark Acquires Kongsberg NASAMS Air Defense System in $579M Deal

Denmark has signed a $579-million contract to acquire the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System from Kongsberg.

1 December

Staff Writer With AFP

Niger Says Putting Its Uranium on International Market

Niger's military regime on Sunday announced it was putting uranium produced by Somair -- a subsidiary of French giant Orana before the regime nationalized it in June -- on the international market.

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28 November

Inder Singh Bisht

US Army Seeks to Produce 30,000 Next-Gen Cluster Shells Annually

The US Army is soliciting potential manufacturers for XM1208 155mm cluster shells, with a targeted annual production rate of 30,000 rounds.

28 November

Rojoef Manuel

Turkey Expands ‘Steel Dome’ Development With $6.5B in Fresh Contracts

Turkish defense companies have signed approximately $6.5 billion in contracts to advance the production of the NATO country’s multi-layered “Steel Dome” air defense system, according to local media.

27 November

Inder Singh Bisht

Romania Buys French Mistral Air Defense Systems in Over $700M Deal

Romania’s Ministry of National Defence has finalized a 625-million-euro ($724-million) deal to acquire Mistral short-range air defense systems from France.

27 November

Jodesz Gavilan

India to Locally Produce HAMMER Precision-Guided Munition

India is taking a major step toward localizing advanced weapon systems with a joint venture to produce the HAMMER munition domestically.

27 November

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

1,000-Km Reach: Emirati-Belarusian LCCM Mk2 Cruise Missile Breaks Cover

LCCM Mk2 is a Emirati-Belarusian cruise missile with a 1,000-kilometer range, deployable from land, vehicles, or container racks, featuring a trapezoidal deployable wing, and booster plus turbojet propulsion.

27 November