DefenceTalkBeirut (AFP) – US-led coalition forces parachuted in ammunition to rebels in Syria, stepping up their support for groups battling jihadists as regime troops fought their fiercest clashes in weeks, aided by Russian air strikes. Moscow entered Syria’s multi-faceted civil war last month, when it began air strikes against Islamic State jihadists and other “terrorists” […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-drops-ammo-to-anti-is-rebels-as-syria-regime-advances-65617/

DefenceTalkWith the steady increase in computing power, engineers are able to improve lethality with sophisticated computer models by eliminating unworkable designs. Mechanical engineers can understand the effects different caliber ammunition will have on targets. “We are able to get a more detailed small-caliber lethality analysis with more advanced computer technology, by quantifying the numerous constituents […]https://www.defencetalk.com/computer-simulations-improve-lethality-64297/

DefenceTalkDefence and security company Saab has received an order for explosive training artillery ammunition. The order amounts to approximately SEK 114 million and delivery will take place during 2015-2016. Work on this order will be performed by Saab’s subsidiary Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland (SBDS), and includes the manufacture and delivery of explosive training artillery grenades. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saab-receives-order-for-artillery-ammunition-64256/

DefenceTalkThe Lebanese army received a shipment of US weapons on Sunday, an embassy official told AFP, to help in the fight against jihadists who have staged incursions from Syria. “The Lebanese military received 72 M198 power supply (howitzers), and more than 25 million rounds of artillery, mortar and rifle ammunition,” the official said on condition […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lebanon-receives-us-artillery-ammunition-62801/

DefenceTalkPreviously only available to Military, Law Enforcement and Professional Training Organizations, UTM RBT announces the release of the Civilian Target Ammunition (CTA) Target Shooting Kit. The new product is said to have all the accuracy, reliability and realism of live ammunition, but with the benefits of safety, virtually no live fire restrictions, no range needed […]https://www.defencetalk.com/utm-reality-based-training-technology-revolutionize-shooting-industry-62178/

DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq for M1A1 Abrams tank ammunition and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for an estimated cost of $600 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. The Government of Iraq has […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iraq-to-buy-m1a1-abrams-tank-ammunition-2-60807/

DefenceTalkPine Bluff Arsenal’s Directorate of Ammunition Operations here achieved a major quality milestone July 2, when it produced its three millionth M18 colored smoke grenade without a failure. The directorate passed the two million mark in May 2011. “This is a major accomplishment. I can’t take credit for it,” said Roch Byrne, AO director. “The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/three-million-m18-grenades-produced-without-a-failure-60367/

DefenceTalkWith the success of a forward-firing miniature munition, also known as Spike, the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) proved that the government, by owning and controlling a weapons design, using modern modular designs and commercial-off-the-shelf components through ‘non-Department of Defense’ U.S. companies, can procure and deliver sophisticated guided missiles at a much lower […]https://www.defencetalk.com/navair-develops-forward-firing-miniature-munition-50257/

DefenceTalkThe Program Executive Office for Ammunition’s Enhanced Performance Round program shaved off more than $20 million dollars in a value engineering project aimed at renovating the bullet production lines and improving the program’s purchasing strategies. The M855A1 Enhanced Performance Round, or EPR, is the newest member of the Army’s small-caliber family of munitions fired from […]https://www.defencetalk.com/improvements-to-armys-new-5-56mm-production-lines-49452/

DefenceTalkOn July 12, 2013, at Alkanptan firing range in South Africa, a week of extensive test firings was completed demonstrating the precision and terminal accuracy of the Vulcano Guided Ammunition with a direct hit against a target at a range of 33 km. The ammunition was fired by a Self-Propelled Howitzer PzH 2000. The Vulcano […]https://www.defencetalk.com/155-mm-vulcano-sal-guided-ammunition-scores-direct-hit-at-33-km-range-48551/