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Welcome to the 24th Annual Future Artillery Conference – the world’s premier event dedicated to the advancement of artillery systems, technology, and strategy. This globally renowned gathering brings together 500+ senior leaders, military experts, and industry innovators from over 30 nations to address critical challenges and drive forward-deployed artillery solutions.

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Defence IQ remains at the forefront of the Artillery discussion with its Future Artillery conferences, where we invite the top experts and decision-makers in government, industry, and academia from across the globe. The conference provided speakers with the opportunity to present the latest programmes, technologies, and thoughts. It also provided an intimate environment for invaluable one-to-ones with our delegates and sponsors. With our Post-Show Report 2024, we highlight some of our successes while also showing how we are going to push the topic even further.

View the attendee snapshot to find out which companies of senior-decision makers and thought leaders from the artillery community attended the 2024 conference, many of which have confirmed their attendance for the 2025 iteration!

At a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 4.2%, combined with an increasingly complex battlefield, demands for artillery platforms are not only increasing in quantity but changing in nature. As forces shift to near-peer deterrence, new mobility, targeting, range, networking, and lethality capabilities are required. This report covers the artillery sector's most critical programmes, spending, and forecasts. This report covers programmes related to:

• Gun/Tube artillery
• Rocket Artillery
• Precision Ammunition
• Loitering Munitions
• Target Acquisition Technologies such as AI
• Coastal Artillery
  

The global artillery systems market is expected to grow by about US$2 billion in the next 4 years due to a number of security pressures. Not only are they expected to increase in platform numbers, there is a concerted effort to increase their capabilities and effectiveness through the use of new technologies. To help capture that growth and development, we have provided a market report of the countries attending our Future Artillery Conference in 2024. Whether you are looking to be better informed or expand your talking points, this report covers the expenditures on:

• Rockets
• Gun/tube type artillery
• Loitering munitions
• Target acquisition technologies (AI)
  

Despite all the advances in technology, artillery remains a core part of any army. We were very fortunate to interview Colonel Leon L. Rogers II, Project Manager, Combat Ammunition Systems (PM CAS), from the JPEO Armaments & Ammunition. In this piece, Colonel Rogers dives into the latest development and challenges faced by the JPEO Armaments & Ammunition. An essential piece of reading for anyone interested in the JPEO’s wishes from industry.

Several defence news outlets have reported with some fanfare that the future of towed artillery looks bleak. Simply put, because of faster kill chains, better ISR, precision ammunition, and the shift towards preparing for near-peer competition, the mobility of artillery assets has gained a premium status in the minds of military planners. When one examines the Defence iQ Market report, one notices that most programmes are for Self-Propelled Howitzers. The calls that towed artillery heads for extinction are misleading, as they still fulfil a niche role due to some advantages over SPHs. This opinion piece briefly explores why this is.