U.S. soldiers fire a 155mm artillery shell with an M777A2 howitzer at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Bavaria, Germany. (Spc. Elijah Magaña/U.S. Army) Since the development of the Stryker Brigade Combat ...
The defense contractor said Tuesday that it has already initiated work on the project after being awarded an Undefinitized Contract Action in December 2023. The program details have since been ...
Summary and What You Need to Know: The M777 Howitzer, a lightweight yet powerful artillery system, has proven vital on the Ukrainian battlefield and could play a crucial role in Taiwan’s defense ...
An experimental Howitzer system was secretly delivered to Ukraine’s army to be used against invading Russian forces, according to an American defense contractor whose disclosure in May recently began ...
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on 3 June that the first of its new Roem self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) recently entered service and had been fired for the first time. The IDF described the ...
A pair of photos posted by U.S. Army WTF! Moments on Instagram show one way the Army can improve retention. No, not beards (though that wouldn’t hurt), but with a Howitzer and a roll of “100 MPH” tape ...
The top Canadian whiskies were recently announced at the 2024 World Whiskies Awards. Ten Canadian whiskies took top honors in their respective categories. Gibson’s Finest, Venerable, 18 YO, 40% ABV ...
At a repair base in Ukraine, mechanics patched together Western artillery guns using parts scavenged from the battered carcasses of some 20 damaged howitzers scattered outside. The need to create such ...
Meet the M777 Howitzer: If we were to pick one defining weapon in the conflict in Ukraine, it would have to be artillery. To be sure, cruise missiles, unmanned aerial systems, and main battle tanks ...
For many of us, a "howitzer" is a great way to describe a hard boxing punch or powerful hockey slapshot. But when you're a soldier, it tends to refer to something a tad more explosive: A long-range ...
As anyone keeping up with the war in Ukraine can tell you, artillery is still very much a force in modern warfare. They may be aided by GPS and drone observers, and the pieces may maneuver themselves ...
An intensive Russian artillery barrage, the first week of October, was one of the earliest and clearest signs the Russians planned to assault Avdiivka, a Ukrainian stronghold just northwest of Russian ...