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17 December

Soldiers firing a HUMVEE Hawkeye 105-millimeter soft recoil mobile howitzer

AM General to Supply Cannon-Armed HUMVEES to Kosovo

Kosovo has signed a contract to purchase artillery-mounted HUMVEES from Indiana-based military vehicle giant AM General.

12 December

Arms

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.

1 December

Arms

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

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.

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26 November

Arms

Rojoef Manuel

S. Korea’s Chunmoo Leads Norway’s Rocket Artillery Race After German EuroPULS Exit

Norway appears to be moving closer to selecting South Korea’s K239 Chunmoo multiple launch rocket system after Germany’s EuroPULS was dropped from the competition earlier this year, leaving only Lockheed Martin’s HIMARS and Hanwha Aerospace’s offering in contention.

19 November

Asia Pacific

Troops march on parade during an oath-of-allegiance ceremony, presided over by army chief Gen Narongpan Jitkaewthae, to mark Royal Thai Armed Forces Day on 18 January 2023 at the armys Cavalry Centre in Saraburi. Some 2,846 soldiers took part in the parade.

Giulia Bernacchi

Thailand Receives New Artillery and Rocket Systems

Thailand has received new artillery and rocket systems from the Defence Technology Institute, developed with technology-transfer programs.

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.

4 November

Europe