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Nov- 2025 -

20 November

Arms

Pictured: Gunners prep the 30mm rounds for the DS-30M Mk II Naval Gun on HMS Dauntless. HMS Dauntless conducts the last gunnery serial with ships company cleaning, preparing and loading weapons prior to going through the Suez Canal with the Carrier Strike Group. Images taken on 23rd May 2025. The Carrier Strike Group is the Royal Navy's key deployment of 2025. Led by UK flagship HMS Prince of Wales and involving a dozen nations, the eight-month mission - known as Operation Highmast - will take the task group to the western Pacific Rim via the Mediterranean and Middle East with a series of large-scale exercises with Britain's allies and partners. The goal is to reaffirm the UK's commitment to the security of the Mediterranean collective resolve with our allies and showcase British trade and industry. Over the course of the deployment, upwards of 4,500 British military personnel will be involved, including nearly 600 RAF and 900 soldiers alongside 2,500 Royal Navy sailors and Royal Marines.

UK Maps 13 Sites to Rebuild Local Arms Industry, Sustain Ukrainian Aid

The UK has revealed 13 possible locations for a new production network of munitions and energetic materials, aimed at supplying the British Armed Forces and bolstering support for Ukraine.

6 November

Arms

Rojoef Manuel

Belgium Expands 155mm Shell Production With Automated Factory Line

Belgium has opened a new production line in Wallonia to manufacture 155-millimeter artillery shells as part of efforts to strengthen its defense industry and reduce reliance on foreign suppliers.

Aug- 2025 -

28 August

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Defense Giant Rheinmetall Opens Mega-Plant as Europe Rearms

German weapons-maker Rheinmetall opened Europe's largest munitions plant as Berlin rushes to rearm after decades of running down its military.

14 August

Arms

Christine Casimiro

European Defense Production Triples Since Russia-Ukraine War: Report

The European arms industry has been expanding at a record pace — three times the rate since the outbreak of war between Russia and Ukraine in 2022, according to the Financial Times.

Jul- 2025 -

15 July

Arms

North Korean soldiers attend a mass rally to celebrate the declaration that it had achieved full nuclear statehood in Pyongyang

Rojoef Manuel

Russia Sources Almost Half of War Ammo From N.Korea, Ukraine Spy Chief Claims

North Korea is supplying approximately 40 percent of the ammunition that Russia uses in its conflict with Ukraine, according to Kyiv’s spy chief.

4 July

Americas

Rojoef Manuel

Sig Sauer Produces 100 Millionth Round of 6.8mm Ammo at Arkansas Plant

Sig Sauer has reached an annual milestone by producing 100 million rounds of 6.8-millimeter ammunition at its factory in Jacksonville, Arkansas.

2 July

Americas

U.S. Marines with India Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, position an M777A2 lightweight 155mm howitzer during a direct fire training exercise as part of Steel Knight 23 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 5, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cameron Hermanet)

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Mulls Canceling General Dynamics Management of 155mm Shell Factories in Texas

The US Army is considering the termination of General Dynamics’ oversight of three new 155-millimeter artillery shell manufacturing lines in Texas.

Jun- 2025 -

27 June

Americas

(From L) Northrop Grumman VP Steve O’Bryan, US Mission to NATO Defense Advisor Scott Delius, Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė, and Nammo CEO Morten Brandtzæg at the NATO Summit

Christine Casimiro

Lithuania, Northrop Expand Medium-Caliber Ammo Production Partnership

Lithuania and Northrop Grumman have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand the co-production of medium-caliber ammunition, building on an initial deal inked in September 2024.

19 June

Americas

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Q4 Plan to Produce 100,000 Artillery Shells Delayed

The US Army has experienced a setback in increasing its artillery munition production by October. The increase supports a broader target of over a million 155-millimeter howitzer shells next year in response to rising global demand amid the war in Ukraine.

12 June

Europe

Joe Saballa

Russia Matches NATO’s Yearly Ammo Output in Just Three Months: Rutte

Russia is producing as much ammunition in three months as all NATO members do in a year, underscoring growing concerns over the alliance’s industrial capacity.

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