DefenceTalkOver 100 artillery rockets were launched June 16 at White Sands Missile Range, or WSMR, to test an improved version of the M270A1 Multiple Launch Rocket System, or MLRS. The test, conducted at WSMR’s G-16 impact area, saw an M270A1 MLRS vehicle equipped with a new armored cab, fire 138 rockets to ensure the improvements […]https://www.defencetalk.com/improved-multiple-launch-rocket-system-tested-64941/

DefenceTalkThe US will deploy heavy weapons in central and eastern Europe for the first time, Washington said Tuesday, in the midst of the worst stand-off between Russia and the West since the Cold War, triggered by the crisis in Ukraine. “We will temporarily stage one armoured brigade combat team’s vehicles and associated equipment in countries […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-deploy-heavy-weapons-on-natos-eastern-flank-64647/

DefenceTalkEver since man has waged war, he has sought to unleash devastation on his enemy en masse. No conventional weapon is more capable of delivering mass destruction than artillery. Early artillery were large projectile weapons intended to destroy enemy fortifications (walls, castle turrets & ramparts), like the stone catapult or ballista (heavy mounted crossbow). These […]https://www.defencetalk.com/arty-arty-king-of-the-battlefield-64369/

DefenceTalkThe Army hopes the 120mm Guided Enhanced Fragmentation Mortar further improves Soldiers’ ability to put artillery on target. During DOD Lab Day at the Pentagon, May 14, multiple researchers from throughout the Army were available to demonstrate their projects, including Nickolas B. Baldwin, a researcher and mechanical engineer with the Armament Research Development and Engineering […]https://www.defencetalk.com/smart-mortar-will-help-soldiers-more-effectively-hit-targets-64291/

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/

DefenceTalkWith the target in sight, instructions are relayed to waiting artillerymen – a fire mission is underway. With a deep thud, followed by a brief moment of eerie silence, massive explosions erupt downrange – another enemy has been wiped from the battlefield. Such was the intent as fires teams of various NATO allies came together […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-allies-make-splash-during-exercise-flaming-thunder-64023/

DefenceTalkNothing is more basic to a warfighter than aiming and firing a weapon and coordinating that task with others – a process known as fire control. But ever since weapons systems became computerized, there has not been a common fire control system across the various Army weapons platforms. That is not a good thing, said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-works-toward-common-fire-control-across-weapons-platforms-63991/

DefenceTalkMilitary personnel and defense contractors celebrated delivery of the first low-rate initial production M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzer to the Army during a ceremony here, April 9. “The M109A7 stands at the vanguard of a series of ground combat modernization upgrades, which will significantly enhance the Army’s combat fleet for decades to come,” said Heidi Shyu, the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-accepts-delivery-of-first-m109a7-self-propelled-howitzer-system-63817/

DefenceTalkDefence and security company Saab and Boeing have proven that Boeing’s Small Diameter Bomb I, originally developed for use by aircraft, can be adapted for launch from a ground artillery system. The companies recently tested the Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB), integrating the SDB I and M26 rocket motor technologies for the Multiple Launch […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saab-boeing-conduct-first-launch-of-ground-launched-small-diameter-bomb-63476/

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/