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The Future Artillery Interactive Market Report is designed to give defence stakeholders a clear, evidence-based view of how the global artillery landscape is evolving. It brings together market data, capability trends, procurement activity, and regional analysis into a single, interactive format that allows users to explore the market at both a strategic and programme-specific level. Users can interrogate data by geography, platform type, calibre, and end user, enabling more informed decision-making for capability development, investment planning, and competitive positioning. For military planners, industry leaders, and analysts, it provides a practical tool to understand where demand is emerging, how requirements are shifting, and which technologies and suppliers are shaping the future of artillery capability.

Artillery has re-emerged as one of the most decisive capabilities in modern land warfare. High-intensity conflict in Ukraine, the return of large-scale manoeuvre warfare, and the realities of persistent surveillance and counter-battery threats have forced militaries to reassess the role, scale, and survivability of their fires capabilities. As a result, artillery modernisation is both strategic and central to national deterrence and warfighting doctrine.

This list highlights some of the most significant artillery programmes currently shaping the global market - offering a focused snapshot of where investment is concentrated, which capabilities are being prioritised, and how leading militaries are responding to operational lessons from recent conflicts. With Future Artillery 2026 approaching this May, this overview provides a useful reference point for understanding the strategic context behind current procurement decisions, setting the scene for deeper discussions around capability development, interoperability, industrial capacity, and the future of fires in multi-domain operations.

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
  

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.

As we prepare for Future Artillery 2026, returning to London for its 25th anniversary from 19–21 May 2026, we’re sharing a key piece of thought leadership from Colonel Gregory Tomlin, Army Capability Manager for Division Artillery Formations.

In this in-depth interview, Colonel Tomlin discusses the U.S. Army’s latest Transformation Initiative, which aims to modernise the force, increase lethality, and restructure formations.

Drawing on his 24-year career as a Field Artillery officer, Colonel Tomlin offers unique insights into:

• Modernisation priorities shaping artillery capabilities The importance of international collaboration in future force design
• Lessons learned from operational deployments and strategic roles
• This perspective is essential for anyone involved in artillery modernisation and will inform discussions at Future Artillery 2026.

Read the full interview now and gain actionable insights ahead of the event