General Atomics Tests 155 mm LRMP From M777 Howitzer
General Atomics announced the test of its new long-range 155 mm artillery round, Long-Range Manoeuvring Projectile (LRMP), from a M777 towed howitzer.
M777 News
Land
Ammunition
E/W
Ammunition
U.S. Weapons Lose Effectiveness Against Russian Jamming
The accuracy of the M-982 Excalibur guided artillery has decreased by 90 per cent in Ukraine due to Russian Electronic Warfare systems that jam ammunition.
Weapon / Missile
U.S. Army Awards BAE Systems M777 Howitzer Production
U.S. Army awarded BAE Systems a contract to produce the M777 light towed howitzer, with a current budget of $50 million.
Country
Bilateral Relations
Spain Exports €200 Million Worth Material to Ukraine
Spain published the report on "Spanish exports of defence material, other material and dual-use products and technologies in the first half of 2022".
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 09:00 Counter-drone demand expands beyond battlefields into critical infrastructure - Growing drone incursions around airports, ports, oil facilities and data centres are accelerating de...
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- 09:00 NATO accelerates live testing of counter-drone technologies - Alliance members and industry partners are expanding field trials of drone detection and interceptio...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats keep driving demand for persistent tracking networks - The spread of hypersonic weapons continues to push Western defence planners toward integrated radar...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward larger distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring proliferated satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems gain importance in surveillance and strike planning - Navies are broadening interest in autonomous surface and underwater systems for persistent ISR, infr...
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