December 5, 2005 The Chinese were the first to experiment with explosive powders around 300 AD but it was not until 1252, when the secret ingredients of those powders were documented in an essay by ...

Through the unprecedented media coverage of the war in Iraq we are all aware of the cost to military and civilian lives if firepower is not in the right position at the critical time. Accurate and ...

Australian Army personnel are preparing a 155mm M777 lightweight towed howitzer as part of a large-scale live-fire training ...

The six M777 155mm lightweight towed howitzers and howitzer ammunition will be sent to Europe following a request by the United States and the Ukrainian Ambassador to Australia to provide heavy ...

U.S. soldiers shooting the powerful 155mm M777 howitzer in Logar province in Afghanistan during training mission at the firing line.‬ Stay connected to your community and take full advantage of the ...

Our man who was just in Farnborough, Glenn Anderson, shot some great footage of BAE's new ultra-lightweight howitzer that uses titanium on the trails to shave off some serious pounds. The M777 weighs ...

Ukrainian drones successfully struck the “Vtorovo” oil pumping station in Russia’s Vladimir region, that supplies fuel to Moscow and Baltic Sea export ports.

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