Canada to acquire $2.68 billion air-strike weapons package
Canada to pay $2.68 billion for precision-strike and guided-munition package from the United States, including SDBs, JDAM kits and general-purpose bomb bodies.
Ammunition News
Scorpio-XR extends artillery reach beyond Excalibur
The US Army and BAE Systems tested the new Scorpio-XR projectile, achieving longer range and precision than Excalibur in a major step for future artillery.
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.
FN Delivers 6.5 mm LICC LMGs and Rifles to US IWTSD
FN announced the delivery of LICC-IWS assault rifles and LICC-AMG light machine guns to the US Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate (IWTSD).
KIZILELMA scores direct hit in maiden live-fire test
Baykar’s unmanned fighter Bayraktar KIZILELMA achieved direct hits with ASELSAN’s TOLUN and ROKETSAN’s TEBER-82 munitions in its first live-fire trials.
Chile’s FAMAE Starts Using Ateşçi’s Ammunition Machinery
Chilean state-owned weapons and ammunition manufacturer FAMAE has opened its 9x19 mm ammunition line, which uses the Turkish firm Ateşçi’s machinery.
Turkish MoD’s MKE Opens Ammunition Assembly Line In Mongolia
Turkish MoD’s MKE inaugurated its newly established cartridge and filling assembly line in Mongolia, marking its second overseas facility after Jordan.
US Army Begins Deploying XM204 Top-Attack Mines in Germany
The US Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment in Germany will soon deploy the sensor-activated XM204 anti-tank mines, utilising a shaped charge for top-down attacks.
MKE Signs 20 mm Ammunition Export Deal with Poland
Türkiye’s state-owned MKE company has signed an agreement at DSEI 2025 to supply 20 mm ammunition for Poland’s KAI FA-50GF Block 10 light combat aircraft.
Russian Firm Introduces 5.45x39 mm Anti-UAV Ammunition
Russia-based Tekhkrim unveiled the 5.45x39 mm Anti-UAV ammunition featuring a metal capsule holding seven pellets for better hit chances against UAVs.
UK Embarks on Sceptre 155 mm Ramjet-Assisted Shells
The UK MoD has awarded a contract to Tiberius Aerospace startup for the development and trials of the Sceptre 155 mm ramjet-assisted artillery shell.
USN Installs Jet-Powered Anti-Drone Munitions on Destroyers
The USN is installing Coyote Block 2 and Roadrunner-M jet-powered loitering munitions, mainly intended for use against UAVs, on its CSG-assigned destroyers.
ASSAN Provides Mk-82 Bomb for LGK-82 Guidance Kit Test
An inert Mk-82 500 lb general-purpose bomb produced by ASSAN Group was used in a test of ASELSAN’s LGK-82 laser guidance kit from the Baykar AKINCI UCAV.
Turkish MoD R&D Displays Ramjet-Powered 155 mm Shell
Turkish MoD R&D Centre displayed the ramjet-powered 155 mm artillery shell for even longer ranges compared to rocket-assisted shells at the IDEF25 exhibition.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 09:00 NATO shifts focus from spending targets to deployable capability - Alliance planning is increasingly centred on translating higher defence budgets into deployable forc...
- 09:00 US expands AI-enabled command and control programmes - The US Department of Defense continues accelerating AI-assisted command-and-control initiatives desi...
- 09:00 Europe accelerates missile and ammunition manufacturing - European governments are increasing investment in missile and ammunition production lines to strengt...
- 09:00 China strengthens integrated maritime reconnaissance network - China is expanding integration between satellites, unmanned aircraft, maritime patrol assets and coa...
- 09:00 Japan expands resilient logistics for island defence - Japan is investing in dispersed logistics hubs, hardened storage facilities and rapid reinforcement...
- 09:00 Counter-drone systems evolve toward layered low-cost defence - Military organisations are increasingly combining electronic warfare, interceptor drones, guns and a...
- 09:00 Autonomous underwater systems gain strategic infrastructure role - Navies are expanding deployment of autonomous underwater vehicles for surveillance, mine countermeas...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats sustain investment in persistent tracking - Defence agencies continue expanding radar and satellite-based sensor networks designed to maintain c...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward proliferated constellations - Armed forces are increasingly deploying larger constellations of smaller satellites to improve redun...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity becomes a strategic procurement metric - Governments are placing greater emphasis on production scalability, delivery speed and secure supply...
