DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe Army is seeking a new mid-range missile system that can hit targets between 500 to 1,500 kilometers, or 310 to 930 miles, to help fill a gap in its fires portfolio by 2023. Brig. Gen. John Rafferty, director of the Long-Range Precision Fires Cross-Functional Team, said the surface-to-surface launch capability could prove beneficial if […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-pursues-new-mid-range-missile-to-fill-gap-in-precision-fires-76464/

DefenceTalkChina’s most advanced vehicle-mounted howitzer, the PCL-181, recently entered service with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command, the theater command confirmed on Thursday. With technical details revealed for the first time, experts say the weapon is one of the best in the world. In the past few days, troops of a brigade under […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-latest-most-advanced-pcl-181-howitzer-enters-service-75359/

DefenceTalkThe first batch of 17 military vehicles consisting of VT-4 main battle tanks (MBT), ST-1 wheeled tank destroyer and two types of self-propelled howitzers bought by the Nigerian Army (NA) from the China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) arrived at the Apapa Ports on April 8, 2020. The NA made this emergency purchase to strike Boko […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-delivers-vt-4-tanks-self-propelled-artillery-to-nigeria-75156/

DefenceTalkWhile infantry units carry out important missions at close quarters, field artillery battalions stationed remotely play a vital role in shaping the battle at a distance. As part of a major flagship program, Army researchers are making technology advancements for rockets and cannons that will enable long range precision fires. In order to further the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-improves-long-range-precision-fires-support-74972/

DefenceTalkSEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen a “long-range artillery” drill, state media said on Tuesday (Mar 3), after Pyongyang threatened to demonstrate a new weapon. Kim “guided” the drill on Monday, KCNA said. South Korea had said that North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles on Monday, but […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korean-leader-kim-oversees-long-range-artillery-drill-74567/

DefenceTalkNorth Korean state media published pictures Tuesday of leader Kim Jong Un supervising what it called a “long-range artillery” drill, after Seoul said Pyongyang had launched two short-range ballistic missiles in its first weapons test for months. The images in the Rodong Sinmun newspaper included pictures of multiple launch rocket systems, and several of a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-weapons-test-was-long-range-artillery-kcna-74551/

DefenceTalkUDAIRI RANGE, Kuwait: The rockets’ red glare, the rockets streaming in air lit up the night sky over a sea of sand in Kuwait. The U.S. forces supporting Task Force Spartan and Kuwait Land Forces worked shoulder-to-shoulder to test their capabilities firing their respective truck-based, artillery rocket launchers. “It’s important what we’re doing here because […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-kuwait-artillery-light-up-the-night-sky-74294/

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany: The 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment of the 41st Field Artillery Brigade conducted their first live-fire exercise since reactivating in September 2019 at the Grafenwoehr Training Area Jan. 27, 2020. “This is the first live fire of a European-based unit since 2004,” said Lt. Col. Angel Llompart, the 1-6 FA Battalion Commander […]

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany: On Oct. 28, 2019 at the U.S. Army Base in Grafenwoehr, Germany, the 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery, 41st Field Artillery Brigade began New Equipment Training and new software fielding of the Multiple Launch Rocket System Field Artillery Launcher. As the only U.S. rocket artillery brigade in the European theater, the unit prepares […]

The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a $249 million contract modification to complete an additional 60 M109A7 self-propelled howitzers that will bring improved artillery capabilities to the Army’s Armored Brigade Combat Teams (ABCTs). “We are excited about the opportunity to continue bringing new howitzers and increased survivability to our soldiers,” said Jeremy Tondreault, vice […]