Top US general says American forces have been sinking Iranian warships, including a submarine, with the ATACMS ballistic missile

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US Army soldiers launch the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) from a HIMARS system in Australia during a training event on July 27, 2023.
US Army soldiers launch the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) from a HIMARS system in Australia during a training event on July 27, 2023.

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Dickson

NATO's Arctic artillery forces are learning to dig, hide, and move to dodge drones

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British soldiers prepare to fire artillery rounds in Norway in February 2026.
British forces prepare to fire artillery rounds in Norway.

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Russia's artillery advantage is shrinking, but glide bombs are hammering Ukraine

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Ukrainian soldiers fired a mortar at Russian positions near the occupied Ukrainian city of Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on February 2, 2024.
Ukraine has struggled to keep up with Russia's artillery fire since the start of the war.

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The West is trying to starve the wrong part of Russia's war machine, defense experts say

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Russian artillery fires at Ukrainian positions in the Artemovsk direction in late March.
Defense experts argue the West should sanction key materials and components needed for Russian artillery.

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Russia rolled out a Soviet howitzer from the 1940s that Moscow technically shouldn't have in the first place

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A close-up shot of a D-74 firing from an entrenched position, with the logo of Russia's defense ministry in the top-right corner.
Russia published a video of a D-74 artillery system last week, a gun that it's thought to have received from North Korea.

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Ukraine is eroding Russia's military advantage with strikes on its ammo depots

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A close-up view of Tikhoretsk on September 22
A satellite image of Tikhoretsk, the major Russian ammunition storage facility Ukraine attacked, on September 22.

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Another Israeli war could put a strain on the West's artillery production, with Ukraine paying a price

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A smoke plume rises over the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila during Israeli bombardment
A smoke plume rises over the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila during Israeli bombardment on May 16, 2024.

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Russia rebuilt its war machine 'faster than we expected' and is now cranking out artillery shells at a breakneck pace, NATO defense official says

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In this photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on June 25, Russian soldiers fire the 152-mm howitzer
In this photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on June 25, Russian soldiers fire the 152 mm howitzer "Msta-B" in an undisclosed location in Ukraine.

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Europe has overpromised on artillery shells to Ukraine and is making even less than it admits: investigation

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A Ukrainian soldier prepares 155mm artillery shells in his fighting position as Ukrainian Army conduct operation to target trenches of Russian forces through the Donetsk Oblast amid Russia and Ukraine war in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on August 6, 2023.
A Ukrainian soldier prepares 155mm artillery shells in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, in August 2023.

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A European rival to HIMARS takes shape

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Contractors are developing a European rocket artillery system that could rival Lockheed Martin's HIMARS.
Contractors are developing a European rocket artillery system that could rival Lockheed Martin's HIMARS.

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