Defence IQ Glossary: Artillery

In the latest issue of the Defence Industry Bulletin, we interview Bell Helicopters managing director of the Middle East & Africa, explore the Austro-Asian artillery alternative and much more...

Several countries have since taken an active interest in HIMARS in recent years, leading to this technology making an impact on both the defence market and the frontlines.

Systematic, an IT solution specialist, has long been spearheading transformation for armed forces across the world with its SitaWare suite of solutions, which provide proven top-to-bottom situational...

Amid current land conflicts and the potential of future warfare, it is useful to understand how armies are prioritizing their artillery challenges, and where artillery investment should lie. Defence I...

Artillery is fast re-establishing itself as an indispensable tactical instrument, vital for both self-defence and expeditionary warfare, but it is essential that military users and commercial supplier...

An early version of the Alakran mortar carrier system.  Image: NTGS.   For years, the issue of reducing or eliminating mortar recoil force has been one of the most in need for proven sol...

In an active battlefield, the factor of response time is vital. Digital systems have been taking the effort in calculation out of the hands of soldiers for some time, enabling split-second turnaro...

Although 81mm self-propelled (SP) mortar systems are still operated by some countries, including the U.K., there is now a trend towards the larger 120mm SP systems, which have a longer range and gener...

A new dawn for mortar systems has arrived. While lessons and upgrades have been harnessed from Afghanistan, tomorrow’s conflicts may present an entirely different environment with a number of em...

The most commonly operated towed or hand-held indirect fire mortar calibres are 60mm, 81mm and 120mm, but others, such as 82mm and 107mm are also in use. There are over 100,000 towed/hand-held and sel...

Bharat Forge, part of Indian conglomerate the Kalyani Group, has acquired Ruag’s gun manufacturing facility and plans to establish a joint venture with Israel’s Elbit Systems. The new ven...

EXPAL`s SHEPHERD-MIL is an autonomous aerial reconnaissance device in the shape of a bird, silent and discreet, which incorporates two Day/Night cameras and allows automatic take-off and landing, as w...