Tag: ammunition
Tracked Artillery Still Viable
Tracked artillery, while not as popular as it once was, is still effective with the right ammunition.
While there is a clear trend to the...
M230 30mm Bushmaster with Dual Feed Introduced
Northrop Grumman announced its introduction of a new version of its widely fielded M230 30mm Bushmaster Chain Gun, which has the capability of drawing...
Thales is Quadrupling Its Ammunition Production Capacity at Its La Ferté Saint Aubin Site...
After an initial order in 2022 for 3,000 rounds of 120mm illuminating ammunition, followed by an order for 15,000 rounds of 120mm explosive...
Nexter qualifies the new SHARD 120mm APFSDS tank ammunition
Nexter, company of KNDS achieved late 2023 the qualification of its new generation 120mm APFSDS ammunition SHARD.
SHARD is the solution for all...
Russian Programable Ammunition in Combat
Direct fire ammunition for tank and automatic cannon when equipped with advanced programable fuzing significantly increase the lethality of the round. Programable projectiles allow...
Bundeswehr contracts with Rheinmetall for several hundred thousand artillery shells; order worth around €1.3...
The need to replenish stores of ammunition caused by the war in Ukraine is resulting in major artillery ammunition contracts for Rheinmetall.
The German Bundeswehr...
EXPAL Systems showcases its latest innovations at IDEX & NAVDEX 2023
EXPAL Systems develops, manufactures, integrates, and maintains a complete range of high-performance products, systems, and services to meet the current and future needs of...
Rheinmetall wins €576 million framework contract to supply 30mm ammunition for Puma infantry fighting...
The German Bundeswehr has signed a framework agreement with Rheinmetall to supply over 600,000 rounds of medium-calibre ammunition for the Puma infantry fighting vehicle.
In...
Rheinmetall supplies 35mm ammunition to NATO customers – contract value around € 20 million
Rheinmetall has been contracted by several NATO customers to supply 35mm calibre ammunition.
Deliveries will take place in 2023 and 2024 and the contract...
Ammotec Launches New, Lead-Free Training Ammunition for Police
RUAG Ammotec’s Defence and Law Enforcement business unit (DLE) is launching its new, lead-free 9x19 LF Training SX 6.1 g / 94 g ammunition....
