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Land Warfare
IDEX 2023: Ukraine accelerates shift to Western artillery systems
28th February 2023
Details are emerging of new Ukrainian 155mm self-propelled artillery systems and 300mm mobile rocket launcher.
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Training
Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 is unprecedented in its scale and scope
25th July 2023
Australia has never before seen anything like the scale of this year's Exercise Talisman Sabre.
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Land Warfare
Guns aplenty as British Army accelerates plans for new artillery
10th February 2023
While no dates have been set in stone for an accelerated Mobile Fires Platform project or an interim capability, plenty of options exist for recapitalisation of British Army artillery.
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Land Warfare
UK set to acquire Archer for interim artillery requirement
13th March 2023
The British Army is set to take between six and eight BAE Systems Bofors Archer 155mm self-propelled artillery systems to cover a capability gap caused by donating AS90 howitzers to Ukraine.
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Land Warfare
French Army to equip new infantry regiments with 120mm mortars and loitering munitions by 2030
3rd May 2023
The 20 regiments of the French infantry will receive additional equipment to be able to generate more firepower independently within a radius of 8km.
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Defence Notes
HAL is major beneficiary of latest Indian procurement approvals
22nd March 2023
India has approved millions of dollars in new military purchases, most of which will go to public sector companies.
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Training
Ukrainian soldiers finalise AS90 Howitzer training in UK
11th April 2023
The British Army has ensured Ukrainian personnel are equipped with the essential skills to operate the self-propelled howitzers as quickly as possible.
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Land Warfare
EU to supply Ukraine with one million artillery shells
24th March 2023
The European Union has agreed to supply Ukraine with one million rounds of artillery ammunition over the next 12 months.
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Land Warfare
Taiwan expands its HIMARS order, amidst ongoing indigenous AFV production
31st May 2023
Taiwan continues to boost its inventory of artillery, tanks and armoured vehicles, in the face of a rising martial threat from China.
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Land Warfare
India gets ball rolling on truck-mounted howitzers
15th February 2023
Truck-mounted 155mm howitzers are one important element of the Indian Army's goal of modernising its artillery inventory.
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Land Warfare
Canada pledges more munitions for Ukraine, ships extra Leopard tanks
16th March 2023
Canada will supply Ukraine with air defence missiles and artillery rounds and has begun shipping a second tranche of Leopard 2 tanks.
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Land Warfare
Lack of African sales fuels Arquus's struggle over armoured vehicle exports
11th April 2023
Armoured vehicle manufacturer Arquus has cited France's changing geopolitical relationship with nations in Africa as a major factor contributing to a decline in its export sales.
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Defence Notes
Dramatic changes in store for ADF after Defence Strategic Review is released
26th April 2023
There are no major surprises in the Defence Strategic Review, but it presages a major change of direction for Australia's military and approach to defence.
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Land Warfare
How NATO countries plan to overcome ammunition shortages
28th March 2023
Measures include ramping up production, facilitating acquisitions, improving infrastructure and logistics and increasing cooperation and joint procurements.
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Land Warfare
AM General and Supacat pitch vehicle-mounted L118 Light Gun to British Army
3rd April 2023
A version of the L118 Light Gun mounted on a 6x6 Supacat chassis could solve mobility and obsolescence problems facing the Royal Artillery's current towed version of the 105mm howitzer.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
DT46 [France]
Programme Background Reports Around Eurosatory 2024, multiple defence news outlets, notably Army Recognition and The Defence Post, reported that the French Army had acquired Delair's ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6
Titus
While there has been no direct confirmation that Nexter has sold the Titus to Saudi Arabia, it has been confirmed that Nexter has delivered CAESAR ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
Sherpa Light (Morocco)
Programme Background Morocco is in the midst of procuring large quantities of defence equipment from the French defence industry to modernise its forces, with much ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
4x4 Command and Reconnaissance Vehicle (Poland)
Programme Background The Polish Army wants to replace legacy Soviet equipment procured during the Cold War with new NATO-standard platforms to enhance its interoperability with ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Rosomak [Poland - Fifth Batch]
Programme Background The Polish Army selected the Rosomak 8x8 armoured vehicle (a version of Patria's Armored Modular Vehicle (AMV) 8x8 produced under licence by Rosomak) ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Self-propelled guns
Caesar 6x6 MkII + 8x8
Nexter’s Caesar (CAmion Equipé d’un Système d’ARtillerie) is a self-propelled 155mm/52cal artillery mounted available on either a 6x6 or 8x8 truck chassis. The configuration was chosen to provide ...
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Towed guns
Trajan
Nexter unveiled the Trajan 155 mm/52 calibre towed gun at IDEX 2013. Trajan was developed for the export market, with the first potential customer being ...
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Land: air defence simulators
CAESAR
The Computer Aided Evaluation System for Air Defence Rating (CAESAR) was designed for air defence mission planning and provides a means to train commanders and ...
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Self-propelled guns
ATMOS
Unveiled in 1999, the Autonomous Truck Mounted Howitzer System (ATMOS) was developed by Soltam Systems (now Elbit Systems) as a private venture to meet the ...
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Towed guns
AH4
In 2010, Norinco revealed that it was developing the AH4 155mm/39cal Lightweight Gun Howitzer to provide a lightweight alternative to its 12.5t AH1 155mm/45cal and ...
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Land: battle management systems
ATLAS
An interoperable C4I system for artillery missions and resources deployed in the French Army. Commissioned in 2005, ATLAS represents a main element of battlespace digitisation, ...
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Caesar Trauma Patient Simulator
Caesar is claimed to be one of the most realistic and physiologically advanced trauma patient simulators available. The mannequin, which represents a 1.93m, 68kg soldier, ...
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Self-propelled guns, Land: manned turrets
T6 Turret
Building on its experience producing the G6 6x6 155mm SPH, Denel Land Systems developed the T6 155mm/52cal turret, first shown publicly in 2003, for the ...
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Self-propelled guns
Centauro 155/39
The Centauro 155/39 artillery system is being developed by CIO to meet the Italian Army's requirement for an ultra-lightweight self-propelled wheeled howitzer to equip the ...
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Air: mission management systems
Storm FCC
Storm Fire Control Computer (FCC) is a family of computers developed to meet artillery and mortar firing requirements in international markets. Designed according to NATO ...
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Self-propelled guns
Diana
Konstrukta developed the Diana 155mm/52cal SPH, unveiled at MSPO in September 2015, to compete for the Indian Army’s tracked SPH requirement. Designed in accordance with ...
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Towed guns
FH2000
The 155mm/52cal FH2000 (for Field Howitzer) is a further development of the ST Kinetics 155mm/37cal FH88, which entered Singaporean service in 1987, and uses some ...
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Towed guns
Nora-A1
Yugoimport Nora-A1 towed gun is a member of Nora howitzer family and, according to the company, features improved design and 155mm/39cal barrel with breach block ...
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Self-propelled guns
MGS-25 Aleksandar
Yugoimport-SDPR unveiled the MGS-25 Aleksandar 155mm/52cal wheeled SPH at the Partner defence exhibition in July 2017, which builds on the company's experience producing the Nora ...
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Self-propelled guns
Fırtına
The Fırtına 155mm/52cal tracked SPH is a Turkish-built version of the Samsung Techwin (now Hanwha) K9 Thunder. Production began in 2001 and it is estimated that ...
