Repkon USA to Produce TNT with a $435 Million Contract
The U.S. Army has signed a $435 million agreement with Repkon USA, the American subsidiary of Türkiye-based defence manufacturer Repkon, to produce TNT locally.
155 mm News
Ammunition
Investment
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Patria Reveals 155 mm Coastal Defence Artillery System
Patria has revealed the prototype of the ARVE 155 mm coastal defence artillery system for the Finnish Navy’s mobile short-range coastal defence weaponry.
Ammunition
Investment
Bilateral Relations
MKE and Polish Deputy MoD Discuss 155 mm ToT and Production
The Polish Government announced that a meeting between the MKE GM İlhami Keleş and Polish Deputy MoD Paweł Bejda took place regarding 155 mm ammunition ToT.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
ASELSAN Exhibits ASAF 155 Multi-Mode Artillery Fuse in IDEX
ASELSAN is exhibiting the ASAF 155 MOFA (multi-mode artillery fuse) for 155 mm artillery shells at the IDEX 2025 exhibition, which is held in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Weapon / Missile
Investment
Repkon to Share Defence Industry Technology with Germany
Germany will use Turkiye's defence industry knowledge to increase its capability to produce 155mm artillery ammunition.
Weapon / Missile
BAE Systems Sets Up Facility for HVP Ammunition Production
The new production facility of BAE Systems will have a space reserved for the upcoming multi-role HVP ammunition to be used in various cannons.
Weapon / Missile
U.S. Army Seeks Funding for Air Defence Artillery System
The U.S. Army is seeking $66 million in funding in 2025 for the rapid prototyping of MDACS 155 mm air defence artillery with guided rounds for (MDACS).
Navy / Maritime
Ammunition
USN Eyes Gliding 155 mm Artillery Rounds
General Atomics was awarded the development of 155 mm LRMP ammunition with gliding capability for a range of 120 km by the USN.
Ammunition
Expo and Air Show
Repkon to Establish 155 mm shell Production line in Pakistan
Repkon, which established 155-mm artillery shell production lines for the U.S. Department of Defence, has signed a contract for a similar facility for Pakistan.
Ammunition
Investment
Repkon to Launch TNT Factory for U.S. Army
The U.S. Army and U.S. Army Contracting Command have awarded a contract action of $435 million to REPKON USA.
Ammunition
Interview / Exclusive File
Expo and Air Show
ASSAN Brings Serial Production to the Defence Industry
Defence projects are mostly involved in “boutique” manufacturing, which requires a longer production process and high cost per unit. ASSAN may change it.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Ammunition
ROKETSAN to Debut LG-155 Laser-Guided Artillery Round
LG-155 155 mm laser-guided artillery ammunition will be exhibited for the first time at SAHA EXPO 2024, which will be held in Istanbul.
Country
Poland Increases the Defence Budget for upcoming years
The Polish Government has sent the 2025 draft budget to the Parliament worth $32.89 billion, which is larger than the 2024 budget. The Defence budget increases.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Brazil Freezes 155 mm SPH Acquisition From Israel
Brazil has frozen its deal with Israel for ATMOS 2000 155 mm SPHs as a protest to the war crimes committed by the latter in Gaza.
Bilateral Relations
Turkish MFA: Norway Lifts Defence Industry Embargo
The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced that Norway has lifted its military embargo on Turkiye.
Ammunition
Denmark Acquires M982A1Excalibur Tactical Projectiles
The US State Department has approved a probable foreign military sale (FMS) of Excalibur Projectiles to Denmark for a cost of $121 million.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems expand role in sea lane security - Navies are deploying autonomous surface and underwater platforms to monitor and secure critical sea...
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- 09:00 Hypersonic threat environment drives sensor fusion programmes - Defence agencies are prioritising sensor fusion technologies that integrate radar, infrared and sate...
- 09:00 Distributed satellite constellations enhance operational resilience - Military planners are deploying proliferated satellite constellations to ensure resilient communicat...
- 09:00 Collaborative combat aircraft expand mission versatility - Autonomous collaborative aircraft are being developed to perform reconnaissance, electronic warfare...
- 09:00 Industrial production capacity shapes defence competitiveness - Production scalability, delivery speed and supply chain resilience are increasingly decisive factors...
