artillery ammunition – Page 2

Aug- 2025 -

5 August

The Global Mobile Artillery Rocket System (GMARS) live-fired for the first time at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico

GMARS Goes Live: New Dual-Pod Launcher Outguns HIMARS in Volume

Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall have completed the first live-fire test of the Global Mobile Artillery Rocket System, a next-gen launcher capable of firing twice the payload of HIMARS.

Jul- 2025 -

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 -

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.

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.

5 May

Arms

Joe Saballa

Pakistan’s Artillery Stockpile Could Run Dry in Four Days of War: Report

Pakistan is reportedly facing a critical shortage of artillery ammunition, with its stockpile estimated at lasting no more than four days in a high-intensity conflict.

Apr- 2025 -

25 April

Americas

The newly opened Load, Assemble, and Pack (LAP) facility in Camden, Arkansas. A group of 155mm ammunition can be seen in the foreground, neatly placed in a raised platform.

Juster Domingo

US Army Opens 155mm Ammunition Facility in Arkansas

The US Army and General Dynamics have opened a new facility in Camden, Arkansas, to produce 155mm high-explosive artillery projectiles.

11 April

Americas

Scorpio-XR is an advanced, cannon-launched projectile under development for defeat of fixed and moving targets in contested environments at twice the range of existing cannon-launched precision guided munitions.

Christine Casimiro

BAE Unveils ‘Scorpio-XR’ With Double the Range of Conventional Artillery

BAE Systems has announced it is developing the “Scorpio-XR,” an advanced, long-range precision munition under the Hypervelocity Projectile program.

Jan- 2025 -

21 January

Europe

Joe Saballa

Russian Ammo Usage Slashed by Half Amid Strikes on Factories: Ukraine

Ukraine’s military chief confirmed that Moscow has been forced to reduce its artillery ammunition usage due to Kyiv's persistent strikes on Russian production facilities.

Oct- 2024 -

2 October

Europe

Joe Saballa

Ukraine Slowly Matching Rate of Russia’s Artillery Fires: Defense Official

The Ukrainian military is gradually narrowing the gap with Russia in terms of artillery shell usage, thanks to continued support from its Western allies.

Aug- 2024 -

26 August

Arms

Inder Singh Bisht

Norway Approves Nammo License Transfer to Produce Artillery Ammo in Ukraine

The Norwegian government has approved the transfer of Nammo defense technology to a Ukrainian firm for the production of 155mm artillery shells in Ukraine.

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