Tag: artillery
The Art of Countering Artillery Fires in Ukraine
As Russia’s invasion and occupation of southern and eastern Ukraine moves into a new phase, counter-battery radar is proving its worth as the artillery...
Master and Servant
New information on the Russian Army’s Orlan-10 UAVs’ vulnerability to electronic warfare has come to light.
Sources involved with Ukrainian Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle (UAV) operations...
Wheeled artillery – the way ahead?
An increasing number of countries are now replacing their conventional tracked self-propelled artillery with wheeled SP, although each have their own advantages.
Wheeled SP artillery...
Australians/US Share Joint Fires Targeting Data
During Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021 in and offshore Queensland, Australia, mid-June to late-August, Australian and US forces validated the latest version of the Advanced...
Increasing Range for the Peer-on-Peer Conflict
Precision Long Range Fires was established as the top priority in the US Army’s 2019 Modernisation Strategy with the aim of enhancing its capabilities...
Thales and Nexter to equip French Navy ships with a new generation of artillery
The RAPIDFire system developed by the consortium formed by Thales and Nexter has been chosen by the French defence procurement agency (DGA) to...
Digital Gunfire
Like many areas of warfare, digitisation is changing the way fire control of artillery is performed. Guns are becoming more responsive and arguably less...
