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Dec- 2023 -

12 December

Arms

The ARCHER mobile artillery system, purpose-built to keep pace with fast moving land forces and deliver superior mobility, lethality, and survivability.

BAE Teams With Babcock, Rheinmetall for UK’s AS90 Howitzer Replacement Program

BAE Systems has partnered with Babcock and Rheinmetall to offer the Archer system as replacement for the British Army’s AS90 howtizers.

Nov- 2023 -

23 November

Americas

Soldiers assigned to 4-6 Air Cavalry Squadron, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade conduct a M2A1 machine gun at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Mar. 30, 2021. The unit performed range operations to maintain unit readiness. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. ShaTyra Reed, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade)

Rojoef Manuel

US Researches Weapon Blast Effects on Soldier Brain Health

The US Department of Defense is exploring the impact of blast overpressure from weapons to understand their cognitive effect on soldiers.

Sep- 2023 -

29 September

Arms

Joe Saballa

Thailand Trials New, Domestically-Made CS/AH2 Light Howitzer

Thailand’s Defense Technology Institute has announced the successful trial of its new, 105-millimeter CS/AH2 light howitzer prototype.

13 September

Europe

Joe Saballa

Ukraine Developing Fake Howitzers to Trick Russia

Ukraine is developing replicas of Western weapons and equipment to trick Russia into wasting their expensive assets targeting them.

7 September

Arms

Ukrainian servicemen prepare to fire towards Russian positions with a 155mm M777 Howitzer artillery weapon on the front line somewhere near the city of Bakhmut

Rojoef Manuel

EDA Inks Joint Procurement of 155mm Ammo for EU, Ukraine Donation

The European Defence Agency has signed eight framework contracts supporting the joint procurement of 155-millimeter rounds for EU members.

Aug- 2023 -

31 August

Arms

Inder Singh Bisht

S. Korean Firm Announces 155mm Extended-Range Shell for K9 Howitzer

South Korea’s Poongsan Corporation said it has developed a 155mm projectile for the K9 self-propelled howitzer with 50 percent greater range than existing shells.

25 August

Asia Pacific

Republic of Korea Armed Forces deploying a K9 Thunder during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland. *** Local Caption *** Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 is being conducted across northern Australia from 22 July to 4 August. More than 30,000 military personnel from 13 nations will directly participate in Talisman Sabre 2023, primarily in Queensland but also in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and New South Wales. Talisman Sabre is the largest Australia-US bilaterally planned, multilaterally conducted exercise and a key opportunity to work with likeminded partners from across the region and around the world. Fiji, France, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, the United Kingdom, Canada and Germany are all participating in Talisman Sabre 2023 with the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand attending as observers. Occurring every two years, Talisman Sabre reflects the closeness of our alliance and strength of our enduring military relationship with the United States and also our commitment to working with likeminded partners in the region. Now in its tenth iteration, Talisman Sabre provides an opportunity to exercise our combined capabilities to conduct high-end, multi-domain warfare, to build and affirm our military-to-military ties and interoperability, and strengthen our strategic partnerships.

Rojoef Manuel

Hanwha to Equip Australian Huntsman Howitzers With Epsilor Batteries

Hanwha has awarded Epsilor a contract to supply NATO-standard Li-Ion vehicle batteries for its Huntsman self-propelled howitzers.

Jul- 2023 -

4 July

Arms

The South Korean K9 Thunder conducting test firing at a testing facility in South Korea.

Rojoef Manuel

Australia Tests Future AS9 Huntsman Self-Propelled Howitzer

The Australian Army has conducted a live-fire test of the AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer in South Korea.

3 July

Arms

Inder Singh Bisht

Ukraine and Slovakia to Jointly Develop New Howitzer: Report

Ukraine and Slovakia have signed an agreement to jointly develop a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer based on the Slovak Eva gun.

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