KMW and Elbit Systems Sign Rocket Artillery Cooperation Agreement
29 July 2022 – Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), Elbit Systems Land and Elbit Systems Deutschland, have signed a strategic cooperation Memorandum
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The Joint Fire Support Missile: an MLRS-launched cruise missile by MBDA
By Paolo Valpolini Overcoming opponent’s A2/AD threat is the key issue for western armies. Aimed at denying freedom of movement
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Krauss-Maffei Wegmann: tube indirect fire solutions
By Paolo Valpolini With 85% of casualties in the Ukrainian conflict caused by indirect fire, artillery is acquiring a greater
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Future Artillery Conference: MLRS developments, a pivotal issue for European long range fires programmes
By Paolo Valpolini With a US Army MLRS unit now fully operational on the Old Continent, the 41st Field Artillery
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Future Artillery Conference: Germany details future acquisitions
By Paolo Valpolini While last October the German contribution to the Future Artillery Conference, organised by Defence IQ, came from
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Romanian and Croatian Fires Evolution
By Paolo Valpolini Among recent NATO members, Romania and Croatia are both working on improving the indirect fire capabilities of
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UK – prosecuting area targets in the deep and maximising weight of fires
By Paolo Valpolini With three main artillery systems in service, the MLRS, the L131 AS-90 155 mm self-propelled howitzer and
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Estonia: Modernising the Fires Inventory
By Paolo Valpolini With a population of less than 1.5 million people and a total surface of 45,000 km2, including
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German Army: the Future Fires Concept
By Paolo Valpolini One of the more numerous armies in terms of tanks, armoured infantry fighting vehicles and artillery assets
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