DefenceTalkThe Defense Department today announced a new package of security assistance for Ukraine. This includes the authorization of a presidential drawdown of security assistance, valued at up to $425 million, as well as $1.75 billion in Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative funds. Today’s announcement includes critical air defense capabilities to help Ukraine defend its people as […]https://www.defencetalk.com/air-defense-systems-long-range-fires-capability-to-be-sent-to-ukraine-79841/

DefenceTalkFrance will ship 12 more Caesar truck-mounted howitzers and fresh air defence equipment to Ukraine to bolster the fight against Russian invaders, Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Tuesday. The artillery pieces, adding to 18 already delivered, would be financed from a 200-million-euro ($217-million) pot France set up to fund arms for Kyiv, Lecornu told a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-to-send-more-mobile-artillery-to-ukraine-79817/

DefenceTalkAfter pledging all 19 of its French-made Caesar howitzers to Ukraine, Denmark is in talks with Israeli arms maker Elbit Systems for new mobile artillery to plug a “critical gap”. The defence ministry said late Thursday that negotiations were on “with the manufacturer Elbit Systems for the delivery of ATMOS artillery pieces and PULS rocket […]https://www.defencetalk.com/denmark-in-talks-with-israel-to-replace-howitzers-donated-to-ukraine-79787/

DefenceTalkHanwha Defense signed an execution contract on August 26 to supply K9 Thunder Self-Propelled Howitzers (SPHs) to Poland. Valued some $2.4 billion, the contract is the first phase of the framework agreement, signed in late July, as part of the efforts to strengthen the defence capabilities of the Polish Armed Forces. Under the latest contract, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/hanwha-defense-to-supply-k9-self-propelled-howitzers-to-poland-79272/

DefenceTalkUkraine said Thursday that it had taken delivery of precision artillery systems from the United States which is the latest country to answer Kyiv’s plea from allies for advanced weapons. “Himars have arrived to Ukraine. Thank you to my colleague and friend @SecDef Lloyd J. Austin III for these powerful tools! Summer will be hot […]https://www.defencetalk.com/kyiv-says-us-precision-artillery-systems-arrived-in-ukraine-79025/

DefenceTalkAs part of the latest presidential drawdown package for Ukraine — this one worth $700 million dollars — the Defense Department has included four M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS. The M142 HIMARS system allows for the launching of multiple, precision-guided rockets. Along with the HIMARS system, the department is also including the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/advanced-rocket-launcher-system-heads-to-ukraine-78863/

DefenceTalkGermany will send seven self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine, the defence ministry said Friday, ramping up deliveries of heavy weapons to help Kyiv battle Russia’s invasion. The Panzerhaubitze 2000s (armored howitzer 2000) are from the Bundeswehr’s maintenance stock and not from the pool currently in use by the army. They come on top of another five […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-to-send-self-propelled-howitzers-to-ukraine-78773/

DefenceTalkTaiwan thanked the United States Tuesday for selling up to $100 million worth of equipment and services to support its air and missile defence systems, as China ramps up incursions of warplanes into the island’s air defence zone. Self-ruled democratic Taiwan lives under constant threat of invasion by authoritarian China, which views the island as […]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-welcomes-arms-sale-worth-100mn-from-us-77853/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkPatria has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Army to conduct a turreted mortar feasibility study in the form of Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT). The testing complements ongoing cooperation between Patria and the U.S. Army on a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) announced in May. The study consists of several tests and demonstrations […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-to-demo-the-capabilities-of-patria-nemo-120-mm-mortar-system-76531/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkBAE Systems has proposed its ARCHER howitzer in response to the U.S. Army’s request for proposals for a 155 mm wheeled gun system. ARCHER is a fully automated weapon system that provides highly responsive and versatile fire support to troops in combat. BAE Systems is offering ARCHER for participation in the Army’s plans to conduct […]https://www.defencetalk.com/archer-wheeled-howitzer-offered-for-us-armys-155-mm-gun-system-76518/