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GD Awarded Contracts for 120mm Tank and Artillery Ammunition
The U.S. Army Contracting Commands, Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., and Rock Island, Ill., have awarded General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), three contracts with a total value of $97 million for the manufacture and delivery of 120mm M865 and M1002 tank training ammunition, 105mm M1130 high-explosive (HE) pre-formed [...]
Anniston Army Depot begins M777 reset program
At the end of April, Anniston Army Depot began a new reset program for M777 medium, towed Howitzers with assistance from BAE Systems. The M777 artillery system was created by BAE to replace the M198, an artillery system Anniston Army Depot has repaired and overhauled. In 2011, the installation performed the first overhaul for the [...]
101st Airborne Soldiers test howitzer upgrades
An often under-appreciated aspect of equipment upgrades is the need for revised technical manuals, which are critically important because they provide Soldiers with the procedures to troubleshoot and repair life-saving equipment in the field. To ensure that Picatinny’s new digitized M119A2 Howitzer technical manual will adequately support maintenance repairs, Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division [...]
Raytheon fires Excalibur from G6 self-propelled howitzer
Excalibur will give G6 users precision artillery capability Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has fired four Excalibur 155mm precision-guided artillery projectiles from the Denel-manufactured G6 self-propelled howitzer as part of a field trial demonstration. Multiple rounds of the combat-proven Excalibur successfully fired from the G6 155mm wheeled howitzer out to a range of 38 kilometers (23.6 [...]
Australia hits back at defence cuts criticism
Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith was Friday forced to defend deep spending cuts after the announcement was called the worst day for national security since the Vietnam war ended in 1975. Smith on Thursday announced a delay in the order of 12 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets by two years to save money in an [...]
Back to basics of short-range air defense
Forty-seven paratroopers from E Battery, 3rd Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, took part in national training operations at Fort Irwin, Calif., March 1-27. Soldiers from 1st platoon joined nearly 3,500 Soldiers from 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, at the National Training Center, known as NTC, to conduct the first decisive action [...]
India’s Procurement of Artillery Guns and Modernization of Armed Forces
The artillery equipment procured / upgraded in the past two decades includes Pinaka Rocket System; Smerch Rocket System; BrahMos Missile System and Upgradation of 130mm gun to 155mm/45 calibre. Procurement of new-generation artillery is in consonance with Artillery Profile 2027. This profile has a mix of 155mm/39 calibre, 155mm/45 calibre and 155mm/52 calibre gun system. [...]
New voice, same message as North Korea shows off military
As goose-stepping troops paraded in a square named after his grandfather, North Korea’s new leader spoke in public for the first time Sunday — but the message was unchanged from previous generations. “We must strengthen our military in every possible way… and accomplish the goal of building a powerful and prosperous socialist state,” Kim Jong-Un [...]
Air Defense Artillery Soldiers conduct medical training in Kuwait
Soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 5th Air & Missile Defense Regiment Aid Station, here, are conducting Combat Life Saver courses in order for the entire battalion to be qualified in life-saving techniques. While conducting combat operations, trained medical professionals aren’t always readily available. The CLS courses focus on equipping all Soldiers with basic first-aid skills. [...]
