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Jul- 2025 -

2 July

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)

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 -

24 June

Arms

Rojoef Manuel

Safran, Diehl to Produce New Breed of Air-to-Ground Munitions

Safran and Diehl have partnered to jointly develop a new family of light modular air-to-ground munitions deployable from all existing platforms.

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.

2 June

Arms

Christine Casimiro

Poland Orders Thousands of 120mm Armor-Piercing Tank Rounds

Poland has signed a 150-million Polish złoty ($39.9 million) contract to acquire thousands of 120mm tank rounds from Mesko, a subsidiary of state-owned PGZ.

May- 2025 -

23 May

Arms

Joe Saballa

Tiberius Aerospace Turns Artillery Rounds Into Supersonic ‘Missiles’

Tiberius Aerospace is rolling out a ramjet-powered 155mm shell that flies at supersonic speeds and hits targets at extended ranges.

23 May

Asia Pacific

155-millimeter artillery ammunition is manufactured at Rheinmetall

Christine Casimiro

India, Germany Strike ‘Strategic Partnership’ on Ammo Production

India’s Reliance Defence and Germany’s Rheinmetall have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on large-scale ammunition production.

8 May

Arms

Four camo-wearing soldiers are seen positioned in a trench, pointing guns toward a target that is out of frame.

Juster Domingo

Sweden, Nammo Sign $186-Million Ammo Production Deal

Nammo has signed a $186-million deal with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to supply small-caliber ammunition.

Apr- 2025 -

29 April

Americas

Joe Saballa

General Dynamics Secures $728M US Army Deal for Insensitive Munitions

General Dynamics has been awarded a $728-million contract to provide the US Army with an unspecified number of 120mm Insensitive Munition High Explosive – Tracer rounds.

23 April

Europe