Artillery has quietly entered a new era in which a single cannon shell can now reach farther than many battlefield missiles. The latest generation of 155mm projectiles is smashing range records, ...

Artillery shells are inspected in the production shop at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant, April 2023. (Hannah Beier/Getty Images) The U.S. Army has started diversifying its supplier base for 155mm ...

March 6, 2025: While drones now cause most of the casualties in Ukraine, there is still some use for towed and self-propelled 155mm artillery. One reason is that artillery can quickly destroy armored ...

Ever since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the headlines have been filled with HIMARS rockets that can hit targets nearly 200 miles away; hypersonic missiles that can reach ...

November 11, 2024: One of the more useful weapons NATO sent to Ukraine were about 200 M777 155mm towed howitzers supplied by the United States, Canada and Australia. NATO nations sent Ukraine over 600 ...

Ukraine mortar shell output at 'millions' per year Shell production stymied by global explosives shortage Missile programme also held back by supply chains Russia has far bigger military industrial ...

Artillery has been a part of warfare since antiquity, when armies hurled giant boulders or arrows at fortifications with catapults and ballistae. Technology advanced as time passed, and siege weapons ...

Militarnyi's analysis reveals Russia's artillery strategy involves increased ammunition production, prioritizing quantity and ...

Russia's army has developed ways to rapidly target Ukraine's artillery. After firing, a Ukrainian cannon can be pinpointed by counterbattery radars and attack drones. Russian tactics are rapidly ...