A "high-risk" plan to use old machines to produce modern M795 artillery shells backfired, an Inspector General report found.

A scathing new Pentagon Inspector General report found problems at the plant delayed the Army's 100,000 round-per-month goal.

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, ...

In the 1950s, the U.S. Navy developed nuclear artillery shells the size of the Hiroshima bomb for the 16-inch guns of its ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. The Army is on the lookout for new longer-range artillery shells after canceling some of its plans for ...

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 ...

April 5, 2024: In Ukraine, battles are often decided by who has the most artillery ammunition. Currently Russia produces about 2.5 times more artillery shells than the US and the EU can supply to ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said earlier this week that Ukraine's forces had reported no shortages of artillery shells for the first time since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in ...

Seven weeks after Czech defense policy chief Jan Jires announced his government had identified 800,000—later, a million—artillery shells that Ukraine’s allies could buy for Ukraine, Estonian defense ...

The Army is focused on acquiring new longer-range artillery shells. It previously canceled both an extended-range artillery prototype and a strategic cannon project. The service is hoping it can begin ...