DefenceTalkRussia’s advanced self-propelled howitzer, the Koalitsiya-SV, is capable of firing high-precision shells, which are navigated using a GLONASS module, according to the Russian newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta. Russia’s state-of-the-art Koalitsiya-SV 2S35 self-propelled howitzer will be equipped with high-precision projectiles that will be navigated via the GLONASS satellite system, the Russian newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta quoted Russian Defense […]https://www.defencetalk.com/advanced-self-propelled-russian-gun-gets-satellite-navigated-shells-67328/

DefenceTalkThe first production standard Cased Telescoped Cannon System has been handed over to the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) in Bourges, France by CTA International (CTAI) – a 50/50 joint venture company between BAE Systems and Nexter Systems. It is the first delivery of 515 new 40mm cannons that have been ordered for the British […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-40mm-cannon-system-handed-over-to-british-army-67146/

DefenceTalkThe Watervliet Arsenal announced this week that it has received a $4.6 million contract to start a new product line for the 81mm mortar system that will help reduce an infantryman’s fatigue and movement time over a cross-country route. This next generation of an 81mm mortar bipod is a continuation of the Army’s effort to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-mortar-system-lighten-the-load-for-us-soldiers-66843/

DefenceTalkIndia may finally exorcise its Bofors ghost of 30 years. After several years of hard-nosed negotiations, which also saw the proposed deal being stalled for a couple of years, the US government on Monday finally submitted an over $700 million offer for India to acquire 145 M-777 ultra-light howitzers. Sources said the Pentagon’s “letter of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-to-acquire-m-777-howitzers-us-submits-loa-66753/

DefenceTalkIndia’s Ministry of Defense has opened up negotiations with local private entity Larsen & Toubro (L&T) regarding pricing for at least 100 modified variants of South Korea’s Samsung Techwin K-9 self-propelled howitzers. The acquisition is estimated at $800 million and if consummated would meet one of the Indian Army’s longstanding artillery requirements under its Field […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-tries-to-move-ahead-on-another-artillery-program-66423/

DefenceTalkA top U.S. State Department official says Russia has deployed heavy artillery near the battlefield cities of Homs and Hama, as Moscow deepens its on-the-ground support of the Syrian armed forces’ offensive against rebels. Victoria Nuland, assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, also said Moscow’s air campaign in Syria was costing between […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-russia-deploys-heavy-artillery-syrian-battles-65770/

DefenceTalkAs consumers, many of our items contain a “use by” or “best before” date. In the aviation and missile community, the same principle applies to its weaponry arsenal. The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center, or AMRDEC, in conjunction with Program Executive Office Missiles and Space, or PEO MS, and U.S. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-researchers-extend-missile-system-shelf-life-65651/

DefenceTalkIndian engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T), in partnership with Korea’s Samsung Techwin (STW), has bagged a Rs 4,875-crore ($750 million) order for supplying the Indian Army with 100 self-propelled (SP), tracked howitzers. Business Standard has learnt the defence ministry has written to L&T and STW informing them that their gun – called the K-9 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-to-make-south-korean-k-9-artillery-guns-in-750m-deal-65576/

DefenceTalkOn September 29 a contract on procuring PzH2000 self-propelled howitzers from the German Armed Forces will be signed at the Ministry of National Defence. The contract will be endorsed by MoD Director General for Capabilities and Armaments Colonel Darius Užkuraitis and Head of Armament Department of the Federal Ministry of Defence Wilfried Georg. Commander of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lithuania-to-procure-pzh2000-self-propelled-howitzers-from-germany-65508/

DefenceTalkMore than two decades have passed since the first M119 howitzer rolled off the production line at Rock Island Arsenal – Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center, or RIA-JMTC, yet it remains one of the Army’s primary direct and indirect fire support assets. This lightweight, air-mobile, towed howitzer has been the workhorse for the Army’s infantry […]https://www.defencetalk.com/m119-howitzer-still-plays-critical-role-for-us-army-65380/