| 单词 | howitzer |
| 例句 | The most intense storm of howitzer and mortar shells, machine gun, and small arms fire any of us had ever experienced was raining down on us. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z There wasn’t time to work the howitzers; the door would swing open at any moment. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Behind me was an enormous cement mixer on wheels, its big howitzer revolving as it proceeded. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z One of them, Turner noticed, was crying as he destroyed his howitzer. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Also, each alligator had three machine guns and a seventy-five-millimeter howitzer. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The shot pinged off the wall, but it was enough to get the attention of the guard manning the howitzer. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Nancy said, “What did you have to use to kill it, a howitzer?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Towers rose up at its four corners, each with narrow windows along the sides and a howitzer cannon perched at the top. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I stepped aside to allow passage for a bustle of men who dragged a wooden howitzer. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Around four o’clock, an American field howitzer, two miles away, lets fly a single improperly ranged shell. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z His prose hit like a howitzer, full of capital letters and exclamation points. The New Sensibility of Susan Sontag & Tom Wolfe: The “dark lady” and the man in white were an unlikely pair, but both were looking to liberate American culture 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z Simonovic said in the past month "half of all civilian casualties were caused by shelling from mortars and howitzers - weapons which use in the conflict zone are prohibited by the Minsk Agreements." Operatic baritone killed in Ukraine fighting 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z Tanks and howitzers and grenades and tear gas — these were not weapons that teenage boys from Yorkshire were prepared to survive. Downton Abbey Watch: Missing In Action 2012-01-23T14:00:44Z It is performed each year by hundreds of ensembles in big cities and small towns; local governments often supply howitzers for the overture’s stirring conclusion. Amid Ukraine War, Orchestras Rethink ‘1812 Overture,’ a July 4 Rite 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z I fired a 155 howitzer, this big gun on wheels. Shaggy: ‘I’d like to think that the Queen is a big Shaggy fan’ 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z Lady Gaga gives us an unexpected howitzer of a performance in A Star Is Born, but I think it doesn’t quite match what Close is doing. Golden Globes 2019: who will win – and who should win – the film categories 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z You want kick drums that sound like howitzers? Album review: El-P, 'Cancer 4 Cure' 2012-05-21T01:44:00Z Will the roads for our children be paved with a Mad Max anarchy where we replace headlights with howitzers? A man’s crusade to bring civility to our rage-filled roads (Good luck with that!) 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z A few yards below on either side were more networks of German trenches, some trailing off to pits that had once held machine-gun emplacements or howitzers. 100 Years of Gratitude 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z To mitigate this, the Alta ski patrol fires howitzers into Superior’s flanks to intentionally trigger small slides before monstrous ones release on their own. Five lodges make Utah’s Alta Resort a winning ski destination 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z All three crew members operating the howitzer, captured from Russia last year and still showing a "Made in Russia" tag on its tyres, said they had noticed the increase. Near Donetsk front line, Ukraine artillery crew face intensifying fire 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z They are both the blast of a howitzer and red roses on a gravesite. AP PHOTOS: Crippling airstrikes and humanitarian crisis in war’s 6th day 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z Oleksandr Shtupun, spokesperson for troops in the south, told national television that Russian troops had started using older weaponry, howitzers and cannons, evidence that Ukrainian forces had been successful in knocking out enemy equipment. Russian shelling kills at least two in Ukraine, say Ukraine officials 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z What remains are commercial contracts for heavy weapons, including self-propelled howitzers ordered by Ukraine and its western partners. Ukraine war: Slovakia's Robert Fico eyes comeback in Saturday's election 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z The shells we watched them firing were manufactured 40 years ago, and the crew have nicknamed the howitzer Babushka or Grandma. Ukraine: The soldiers who can’t leave the front line until the war is over 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Poland has supplied, among other weapons, T-72 and Leopard tanks, armoured vehicles and howitzers to Ukraine since the Russian invasion on Feb. 24, 2022. Poland, with election looming, says it isn't sending new arms to Ukraine 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z The Czech Defense Ministry said it would send tanks, howitzers, armed vehicles, air defense systems, ammunition and others weapons in coming months. US defense chief urges nations to dig deep and give Ukraine more much-needed air defense systems 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z LYMAN, Ukraine — Concealed under pine branches in the forests of northeast Ukraine, the muzzle of a Soviet-era howitzer rises, aiming for a group of approaching Russian infantrymen many kilometers away. Russians press Ukraine in the northeast to distract from more important battles in counteroffensive 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z Britain was thanked to the tune of The Clash’s punk classic “London Calling,” while Canada received gratitude for sniper rifles, howitzers, armored vehicles - and long underwear. Ukraine marks Independence Day and vows to keep fighting Russia as it remembers the fallen 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Ellemann-Jensen has apologized for misinforming parliament over a rushed Israeli arms deal to replace Denmark’s howitzers that were donated to Ukraine in January. Danish defense minister swaps places with economy minister days after donation of F-16s to Ukraine 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Those funds have provided weapons systems like howitzers and millions of rounds of ammunition to fight back against the much larger Russian military. US to send $200 million in military aid to Ukraine 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z That included 89 tanks, 226 armored vehicles, 38 howitzers along with air defense systems, helicopters, ammunition and rockets, it said. Focus: Central Europe's arms makers scramble for workers as Ukraine boosts business 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Officials said the U.S. is also sending howitzer artillery rounds and 32 Stryker armored vehicles, along with demolition equipment, mortars, Hydra-70 rockets and 28 million rounds of small arms ammunition. US to send up to $400 million in military aid to Ukraine, officials say 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z Last year, two South Korean companies signed a $5.76 billion contract with Poland to export tanks and howitzers, as part of South Korea's biggest ever arms deal. South Korea's Yoon heads to NATO summit amid North Korea, China tensions 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z The weapons will come from Pentagon stocks and include Bradley and Stryker armored vehicles and an array of ammunition, such as rounds for howitzers and the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, officials said. The US will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package: AP sources 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z For more than a year the U.S. has dipped into its own stocks of traditional 155 howitzer munitions and sent more than 2 million rounds to Ukraine. Why the US is willing to send Ukraine cluster munitions now 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z Ukraine had plenty of artillery to begin with — but now it has American M777s and German Panzerhaubitze 2000 howitzers, both of which are more accurate and powerful than what it started the war with. Ukraine has an array of new Western weapons. What advantages could they offer in a counteroffensive? 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Videos posted by pro-Russian social media channels over the last month appear to show Lancet drones damaging or destroying Ukraine's valuable Western-donated equipment, such as a Leopard 2 tank and a Caesar self-propelled howitzer. Cheap Russian drone a menace to Ukrainian troops and equipment 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z The early stages of the training focused on specific weapons systems supplied by the United States, such as the howitzer. Ukraine’s Western-Trained Brigades Begin to Enter the Fight 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z Countries like Germany have rushed to send supplies of 155m artillery rounds used by howitzers to Ukraine in the wake of its invasion by Russia in February 2022, running down stocks for their own defence. Germany only has 20,000 high explosive artillery shells left - report 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z The same Army unit in Kuwait was also supposed to send six M777 howitzers to Ukraine just weeks after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. In Rush to Arm Ukraine, Weapons Are Bought but Not Delivered, or Too Broken to Use 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z “They are attacking with rockets, howitzers, mortars, helicopters and drones,” Sgt. In Liberated Villages, Ukrainian Troops Still Face Lethal Threats 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z A total of 2,500 troops took part in the drills in Pocheon, northeast of Seoul, supported by "cutting-edge" military assets, including South Korean F-35 fighters and K9 self-propelled howitzers and U.S. South Korea's Yoon oversees major live-fire drills with U.S. 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Nearby, Russian howitzers fired with deafening booms, sending shells streaking over the ruins of the Kakhovka dam, the destruction of which this week unleashed a flood with far-reaching humanitarian and economic consequences. Dam’s Destruction Reshapes Ukraine, but Not Arc of the War 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Russia’s army has its own tactics for storming trenches, leaning on its advantage in the quantity of howitzers and other artillery, and on an abundance of soldiers. Storming a Trench Is Treacherous Business. Here’s How It’s Done. 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z As it turned out, however, the howitzers “required extensive maintenance” before they could be shipped, because they had gone without regular service checks for 19 months, the Pentagon report found. In Rush to Arm Ukraine, Weapons Are Bought but Not Delivered, or Too Broken to Use 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z At one moment, the metallic shriek of an incoming howitzer round sent all the soldiers in the abandoned house, including the basement, to the floor. In Liberated Villages, Ukrainian Troops Still Face Lethal Threats 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Thousands of civilians also were killed by friendly fire as American troops used flamethrowers, tanks and huge “Long Tom” howitzers against entrenched Japanese forces. This city was ravaged in WWII. Why do few remember the suffering and sacrifice? 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z Hanwha Aerospace already had a 55% share of the global howitzer market - a number that will rise to an estimated 68% with the Poland deal, according to research by NH Research & Securities. Inside South Korea's race to become one of the world’s biggest arms dealers 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z Kraus-Maffei Wegmann also will produce 12 new self-propelled howitzers for the German military as part of an option agreed to in March, the company said. Germany orders 18 new Leopard 2 tanks to replace vehicles sent to Ukraine 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z Three months later, the howitzers had been repaired and shipped to the staging center in Poland. In Rush to Arm Ukraine, Weapons Are Bought but Not Delivered, or Too Broken to Use 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z The 59th Motorized Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces firing a 152-milimeter howitzer at Russian positions in the Donetsk region on May 6. At War: Portraits of Ukrainian Defiance, Suffering and Grief 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Multiple tanks, howitzers and fighter jets were also involved, it said. South Korea, US hold largest live-fire drills to respond to 'full-scale' attack 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z Political winds could shift, he said, reducing demand for weapons such as howitzers and tanks. Inside South Korea's race to become one of the world’s biggest arms dealers 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z Earlier, Germany's parliamentary budget committee approved the purchase of 18 Leopard 2 tanks and 12 self-propelled howitzers to replenish stocks depleted by supplies to Ukraine. Czech government approves purchase of 246 armoured combat vehicles 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z In January, Britain’s defense secretary, Ben Wallace, announced the planned transfer of self-propelled AS-90 howitzers to Ukraine, including some in “varying states of readiness.” In Rush to Arm Ukraine, Weapons Are Bought but Not Delivered, or Too Broken to Use 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z The living quarters of soldiers of Ukraine’s 43rd Separate Artillery Brigade, who operate Panzerhaubitze, or German-made self-propelled howitzers, in a village near the front line of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region on April 30. At War: Portraits of Ukrainian Defiance, Suffering and Grief 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z The 12 howitzers are part of defence ministry plans signed off by the German parliament in March to buy up to 28 howitzers as replacements. Germany to buy Leopard tanks, howitzers to make up for Ukraine supplies - source 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z The first shipment of 10 K2s and 24 K9s arrived in Poland in December, just months after the deals were signed, and at least five more tanks and 12 additional howitzers have been delivered since. Inside South Korea's race to become one of the world’s biggest arms dealers 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z The war in Ukraine is still largely being fought with 20th-century weapons, like rifles, artillery and howitzers. Start-Ups Bring Silicon Valley Ethos to a Lumbering Military-Industrial Complex 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z A recent delivery of 33 self-propelled howitzers donated by the Italian government provides a case in point. In Rush to Arm Ukraine, Weapons Are Bought but Not Delivered, or Too Broken to Use 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z There was no winter lull as the ground hardened and the metal breaches of howitzers and Kalashnikovs became painful to touch with fingers numbed from the cold. Why Bakhmut? It’s a Question as Old as War. 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z The German arms manufacturer Krupp unveiled new artillery throughout the war, each time offering greater firepower, but its “Big Bertha,” a 420-mm howitzer, was used extensively from the beginning of the war to its conclusion. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The first deliveries of Abrams tanks have also arrived from the U.S., as well as deliveries of tanks and howitzers from South Korea. Poland gets first U.S. HIMARS launchers amid security concerns over war in Ukraine 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z France has supplied Ukraine with an array of weaponry, include air defense systems, light tanks, howitzers and other arms and equipment and fuel. Zelenskyy says he will visit UK on European tour seeking military aid 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Ukrainian government documents show that its Defense Ministry paid $19.8 million to an American arms dealer, the Tampa-based Ultra Defense Corporation, to have the 33 howitzers repaired. In Rush to Arm Ukraine, Weapons Are Bought but Not Delivered, or Too Broken to Use 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z France has supplied Ukraine with an array of weaponry, include air-defense systems, light tanks, howitzers and other arms and fuel. Ukraine’s Zelenskyy makes surprise visit to Paris for talks with French President Macron 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z The Bradleys and Strykers are armored and armed vehicles used to ferry troops, and the Paladin is a self-propelled howitzer gun. US Abrams tanks for training Ukrainian forces arrive in Germany ahead of schedule 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z But agreement was first needed between all the partners, as they had done in the past before supplying Panzer howitzers and Leopard tanks to Ukraine, he said. Dutch PM to discuss defence of Ukraine with Brazil's Lula 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z Zelenskiy viewed equipment including armoured howitzers, military cranes and mobile hospitals. Zelenskiy meets wounded Ukrainian soldiers in Netherlands 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z In January, 13 of those howitzers were shipped to Ukraine but arrived “not suitable for combat missions,” according to one of the documents. In Rush to Arm Ukraine, Weapons Are Bought but Not Delivered, or Too Broken to Use 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z The talks came a day after U.S. officials said Washington plans to send Ukraine about $300 million in additional military aid, including an enormous number of artillery rounds, howitzers, air-to-ground rockets and ammunition. Ukraine denies Russian claim Kyiv sent drones to hit Kremlin 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z The German howitzer is superior in many ways to the Soviet-made Peony artillery system it replaced. Ukraine Wants to Push Forward. Not So Fast, Says Its Black Soupy Mud. 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z They are the bane of homeowners and insurance companies, who are not amused by the tiny destructive power of these mini howitzers. The 10 weirdest mushrooms in North America 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z The men joked as they loaded shells into their Australian-made howitzer in the shade of a cherry tree, swatting away bees that hummed around its white spring blooms. Life in Ukraine’s Trenches: Gearing Up for a Spring Offensive 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z “Every single one of them worked when we delivered them,” he wrote in a text message this month, saying that the Ukrainians had not properly maintained the howitzers after they were handed over. In Rush to Arm Ukraine, Weapons Are Bought but Not Delivered, or Too Broken to Use 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z An executive at Excalibur Army, which is part of the Czechoslovak Group, said talks on possible deliveries of new armoured vehicles, rocket launchers and howitzers were progressing very slowly. Exclusive: Czech Republic looks to supply Vietnam more aircraft, radars 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Russia has modernized versions of Soviet-made self-propelled howitzers, though Ukrainian troops said they more often faced off against older Soviet weapons systems, particularly multiple-rocket launchers like Grads or Hurricanes. Ukraine Wants to Push Forward. Not So Fast, Says Its Black Soupy Mud. 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z The rounds, used in howitzer systems, are critical to Ukraine’s fight because they allow the Ukrainians to hit Russian targets up to 20 miles away with a highly explosive munition. Unprepared for long war, U.S. Army under gun to make more ammo 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z As of last year, Ukrainian officials requested as many as 1,000 howitzer systems to push Russian forces back. Why the 155 mm round is so critical to the war in Ukraine 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z “There were issues of quality to some of the howitzers, but we have to keep in mind that it was a gift,” Mr. Havrylov said. In Rush to Arm Ukraine, Weapons Are Bought but Not Delivered, or Too Broken to Use 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z They are used in howitzer systems, which are towed large guns that are identified by the range of the angle of fire that their barrels can be set to. Why the 155 mm round is so critical to the war in Ukraine 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z In Germany, soldiers said, the howitzers had their own climate-controlled garages where they were stored when not in use — conditions clearly not available on the Ukrainian battlefield. Ukraine Wants to Push Forward. Not So Fast, Says Its Black Soupy Mud. 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z Near Bakhmut, soldiers from a Ukrainian artillery unit were loading shells into a Soviet-era howitzer and firing towards the front line, where they said Russia had massed its foot soldiers. Ukrainians said to pull back in Bakhmut as Moscow launches new push 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z Western allies are working to produce or procure for Ukraine more of the shells, which are used in many battlefield weapons including howitzers. South Korea faces ‘Sophie’s choice’ over sending weapons to Ukraine 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Poland has emerged as the biggest buyer of South Korean weapons, agreeing to purchase multibillion dollars’ worth of South Korean tanks, howitzers, missiles and aircraft. Amid Furor, Seoul Downplays Leaked Pentagon Documents 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z Other countries have also provided howitzers, but Kyiv has continually asked for more. Why the 155 mm round is so critical to the war in Ukraine 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z He and his men were struggling to clean out the barrel of their mud-encrusted howitzer with a long metal brush like a chimney sweep. Ukraine Wants to Push Forward. Not So Fast, Says Its Black Soupy Mud. 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z Artillerymen supporting operations in the embattled city of Bakhmut, for instance, have said their aging Soviet howitzers are less accurate than Western guns, requiring them to fire more and wear down their equipment faster. U.S. doubts Ukraine counteroffensive will yield big gains, leaked document says 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Shaman passed another set of coordinates down to the soldiers operating the howitzers on the ground for the next wave of fire. Facing critical ammunition shortage, Ukrainian troops ration shells 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z Some report having a howitzer with no ammunition, or vice versa. Leaked documents warn of weaknesses in Ukraine’s defenses 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z As of last year Ukrainian officials were requesting as many as 1,000 howitzer systems to push Russian forces back. Why the 155 mm round is so critical to the war in Ukraine 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z They are well rested, have plenty of ammunition and are now in possession of several advanced German-made self-propelled howitzers, which have replaced their old Soviet artillery pieces. Ukraine Wants to Push Forward. Not So Fast, Says Its Black Soupy Mud. 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z "Now, we need heavy armoured vehicles. And we need more artillery shells: ammunition for howitzers and ammunition for tanks," Shmyhal said. Ukraine PM to visit Canada seeking more arms for counteroffensive -Globe and Mail 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Near Spider’s artillery position, the thunder of a U.S.-provided M777 howitzer, with its 155mm shells, roared every few minutes while he and his men drank tea in a foxhole. Facing critical ammunition shortage, Ukrainian troops ration shells 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z France in January announced it would send another 12 Ceasar howitzers - manufactured by French group Nexter - to Ukraine, on top of the 18 it had previously shipped, boosting demand for the Arquus-made undercarriages. High-tech French army truck maker sees demand for low-tech artillery components 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z They are eclipsed by the estimated 40,000 Russian variant howitzer rounds fired at them, she told reporters at a recent Washington event sponsored by the German Marshall Fund. Why the 155 mm round is so critical to the war in Ukraine 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z French armoured truck maker Arquus, specialised in manufacturing high-tech off-road military vehicles, has gone back to producing more low-tech undercarriages for howitzers as the ground war in Ukraine boosts demand for artillery. Central Europe's policymakers double down on hawkish message 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Though the Pentagon has given some howitzers to Ukraine, U.S. ammunition is incompatible with many of its Soviet-era artillery systems, and U.S. manufacturers do not produce such rounds. U.S. to boost Ukraine’s air defenses with $2.6 billion weapons package 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z The hub, located near the border with Ukraine, will service self-propelled howitzers, Leopard 2 and Challenger tanks, Marder infantry fighting vehicles, Fuchs armoured transport vehicles and military trucks. Armsmaker Rheinmetall sets up maintenance hub in Romania for Ukraine weapons 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z The new supplies, including howitzers, anti-tank weapons and 1 million rounds of artillery ammunition, will add more muscle to the Ukraine military and give it a bigger punch. Russia-Ukraine war: Will there be a spring counteroffensive? 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z The U.S. has sent Ukraine 160 howitzers and more than 1 million of the 155 mm howitzer rounds. Milley: US has long way to go to build munitions stockpile 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z The government in Berlin has supplied 14 howitzers to Kyiv and originally intended to ask parliament for their replacement this summer. Germany OKs buying howitzers to help replace arms rushed to Ukraine 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z France’s Caesar howitzer is the two of hearts. A Plan to Lift the Fog of War in Ukraine? It’s in the Cards. 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z Heavy artillery-type weapons such as howitzers, long perceived as arms of the past by military experts, have made a huge comeback as Ukraine seeks to repel a Russian invasion. Germany to buy up to 28 howitzers to help replace arms rushed to Ukraine 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z The immediate goal is to replenish Kyiv’s dangerously dwindling stocks of the 155mm howitzer shells, fired by its forces at a rate of roughly 3,000 daily — which comes to 1 million over 12 months. Opinion | Ukraine smolders as Europe comes slowly awake 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z Artillery has become the defining weapon of the war in Ukraine, including howitzers and mortars. Ukraine Burns Through Ammunition in Bakhmut, Risking Future Fights 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z “It’s Russian roulette, or it’s the Big Bertha,” Bruno Retailleau, a top senator with the conservative Republican party, said last week to sum up the dilemma, referring to Germany’s famous World War I-era howitzer. France Holds Its Breath Over Tense Pension Vote After Large Protests 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z "In the Donetsk direction... more than 220 Ukrainian servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, 3 armoured fighting vehicles, 7 vehicles, as well as a D-30 howitzer were destroyed during the day," the defence ministry said. Russia says forces continue attack in Ukraine's Donetsk region 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z The German parliament's budget committee will decide on the howitzer deal at a session on Wednesday. Germany to buy up to 28 howitzers to help replace arms rushed to Ukraine 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z South Korea said that it had given Poland approval to send howitzers that used South Korean components to Ukraine. Your Thursday Briefing: Covid Origins Hearing Opens in the U.S. 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z For example, he said, it is against German law to fire uncertified shells from German howitzers. Ukraine Needs Shells, and Arms Makers Want Money. Enter the E.U. 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z “The banned ‘assault weapons’ are not bazookas, howitzers, or machineguns,” he wrote. Thanks to the Supreme Court, California gun cases hinge more on history than modern threats 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z The most pressing need in Ukraine is the supply of 155mm howitzer shells, which in recent months have become the main munition holding Russia at bay. Opinion | Biden must follow Roosevelt’s ‘arsenal of democracy’ example 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z The government in Berlin has supplied 14 howitzers to Kyiv, and originally intended to ask parliament for their replacement in summer only. Germany to buy up to 28 howitzers to help replace arms rushed to Ukraine 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z A Czech company, Inflatech, is producing more than 30 different inflatable military decoys ranging from tanks and armored vehicles to aircraft and howitzers. Inflatable tanks, missiles: Czech firm makes decoy armaments 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z The contracts for Poland’s tanks and howitzers were signed in late August with South Korea’s top defense contractors. They’re Exporting Billions in Arms. Just Not to Ukraine. 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z The aid will also include an undisclosed amount of rounds for howitzers, other ammunition, demolition munitions and other equipment to clear obstacles, spare parts and equipment for vehicle maintenance and repair. US to send more ammo, folding armored bridges to Ukraine 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z At first, the training focused specifically on several weapons systems supplied by the United States, such as the howitzer. At U.S. Base in Germany, Ukraine’s Military Conducts War Games 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z "If everything works out, the contracts for the new howitzers will be signed by the end of the coming month," he told German public broadcaster ARD. Germany to place order for backfilling howitzers months earlier than planned 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z This supply has evolved from relatively unsophisticated howitzers and Javelin missiles in the early days to heavier and longer-range firepower including a Patriot battery and battle tanks. Russia's war on Ukraine grinds into second year as Putin gambles on the long game 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z Nonetheless, some South Korean weapons technology has already made its way to Ukraine: The Polish Krab howitzers that were sent to Ukraine use the chassis from South Korean K9s. They’re Exporting Billions in Arms. Just Not to Ukraine. 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z But it mostly makes ammunition for the NATO-standard howitzers it has sent to Ukraine. Bulgarian Factories and Secret Task Forces: How the West Hunts for Soviet Arms 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Courses in various European countries range from basic training to the operation of modern battle tanks such as the Leopard 2, air defence systems, rocket launchers and howitzers. Hundreds of foreign soldiers to help train Ukrainian troops in Germany, general says 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Pistorius' predecessor had planned to present the order for new howitzers to parliament for approval in mid-2023, according to a defence source. Germany to place order for backfilling howitzers months earlier than planned 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z There was more discussion of how to produce 155 mm howitzer rounds and where to find more Leopard 2 tanks to send to Ukraine than there was of possible diplomatic solutions. In Biden’s Unannounced Visit to Kyiv, a Preview of an Increasingly Direct Contest With Putin 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z Hanwha has supplied the South Korean military with almost 1,200 K9 howitzers since the late 1990s, as well as hundreds more for India, Turkey, Estonia, Finland and Norway. They’re Exporting Billions in Arms. Just Not to Ukraine. 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z American troops also are training Ukrainian artillery soldiers on the M109 Paladin howitzer. Pentagon: First Ukrainian troops finish training on U.S. Bradley combat vehicle 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z The Paladin is a self-propelled howitzer that runs on tracks rather than wheels. 1st class of Ukraine fighters finishes advanced US training 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z The U.S. has sent Ukraine 160 howitzers and more than 1 million howitzer rounds, which have been put to heavy use with as many as 3,000 rounds fired a day, according to the Pentagon. How Ukraine war has shaped US planning for a China conflict 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z As it stands now, Ukrainian and Russian troops are firing thousands of howitzer rounds at each other every day, along a front line more than 600 miles long, U.S. officials say. With Battles Looming, Ukraine’s Allies Meet to Plan Arms Supply 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Most of the South Korean howitzers Poland is buying will be produced in Poland with local partners. They’re Exporting Billions in Arms. Just Not to Ukraine. 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z He said the waiting time for large caliber ammunition — such as shells for the 155mm howitzers sent by the U.S. — has increased from 12 to 28 months, on average. Stoltenberg: Ukraine using more ammo than NATO is providing 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z Factoring all these conditions in, the country will have to provide a certain amount of ammunition, tanks, howitzers and what else may be needed to fulfil NATO's requirements. NATO expected to raise munitions stockpile targets as war depletes reserves 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z One of the biggest stockpile pressure points has been 155mm howitzer ammunition. How Ukraine war has shaped US planning for a China conflict 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z An exposed cache of ready 155mm howitzer shells nearby was marked as “ordnance of the U.S. Army.” Attacking Vuhledar, Russia previews new push to seize southeast Ukraine 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z A separate package culling from existing U.S. stocks includes a significant resupply of rocket artillery, howitzer ammunition and small arms. U.S. rocket artillery for Ukraine will double its explosive reach 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z When during World War II the government dictated the production of ships, planes, tanks and howitzers, this was a focused response to an immediate emergency, not an attempt to be socially “transformational.” Opinion | Raimondo needs a narrow focus on semiconductors, not a ‘reimagining’ 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z In France, President Emmanuel Macron ordered the country's military contractors last July to come up with a "war economy" strategy to speed up production of everything from munitions to howitzers. NATO expected to raise munitions stockpile targets as war depletes reserves 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z Still, in August, South Korea signed a multibillion dollar deal with Poland to export tanks and howitzers, one of its largest arms deals ever. NATO’s request highlights how South Korea is not supplying weapons to Ukraine 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z “That one was too far,” a soldier said as drone footage on widescreen television showed a howitzer shell hitting behind a tree line. Attacking Vuhledar, Russia previews new push to seize southeast Ukraine 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z France said it would deliver 12 additional Caesar howitzers to Ukraine. Your Wednesday Briefing: China Rebounds 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Last year, Poland signed a nearly $6 billion deal for South Korean tanks, howitzers and ammunition. NATO chief: South Korea should provide weapons to Ukraine 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z The Caesar howitzer, which used to take two years to build, is now manufactured in 18 months. NATO expected to raise munitions stockpile targets as war depletes reserves 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z Denmark's defence ministry said earlier this month that Denmark would donate 19 French-made Caesar howitzer artillery systems to Ukraine. Zelenskiy meets Danish prime minister in southern Ukraine 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z On the front lines in Ukraine, a soldier was having trouble firing his 155 mm howitzer gun. How to fix a howitzer: U.S. offers help line to Ukraine troops 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z In a quick response, the U.S. team member told the Ukrainian to remove the gun’s breech at the rear of the howitzer, and manually prime the firing pin so the gun could fire. How to fix a howitzer: US offers help line to Ukraine troops 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Even before the Abrams tank announcement, the Pentagon had delivered almost 200 howitzers, hundreds of armored personnel carriers and dozens of mobile rocket systems, among other materiel. Russia accuses U.S. of ‘escalating’ conflict with tank deal for Ukraine 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z The howitzer shells currently in production — essentially large steel bullets filled with explosives — cannot be made as quickly as many consumer goods. Pentagon Will Increase Artillery Production Sixfold for Ukraine 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z “Everybody who is older here knows what the killing fields are. The names are familiar to them. Sending tanks there? Wow. Sending howitzers there? Well, to many older people, that’s still hard,” he said. Germany’s Reluctance on Tanks Stems From Its History and Its Politics 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z In a quick response, the U.S. team member told the Ukrainian to remove the gun’s breech at the rear of the howitzer and manually prime the firing pin so the gun could fire. How to fix a howitzer: U.S. offers help line to Ukraine troops 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z Fixing a howitzer, the repair team said, has been a frequent request from Ukrainian troops on the front lines. How to fix a howitzer: US offers help line to Ukraine troops 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z In an interview with the Economist in December, Ukraine's top general, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi said he needed 300 tanks, 600-700 infantry fighting vehicles and 500 howitzers to help his forces push back the invaders. Analysis: Western military aid girds Kyiv for counterattacks despite tank deadlock 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzer: a tracked, armoured vehicle with a 155 mm gun. Factbox: Ukraine's military supplies: What ground vehicles are Kyiv's allies sending? 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Australia, Canada and the US were among the countries to send advanced M777 howitzers and ammunition to Ukraine. Ukraine weapons: What military equipment is the world giving? 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Holding up his tablet, the U.S. soldier showed photos of the barrel of a howitzer, its interior ridges nearly worn completely away. How to fix a howitzer: U.S. offers help line to Ukraine troops 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z Holding up his tablet, the U.S. soldier showed photos of the barrel of a howitzer, it’s interior ridges nearly worn completely away. How to fix a howitzer: US offers help line to Ukraine troops 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z It also includes increased production of howitzers, demining equipment and ammunition. Factbox: European states in Estonia pledge weapons for Ukraine 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Zuzana 2 self-propelled howitzer: a wheeled vehicle with a 155 mm gun. Factbox: Ukraine's military supplies: What ground vehicles are Kyiv's allies sending? 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Estonia announced what it said it is largest military aid package to date, including howitzers, ammunition, artillery support equipment and grenade launchers. Germany pressed on tanks for Ukraine; Kyiv airs frustration 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z There were times, he said, when they’ll get a picture of a broken howitzer, and the Ukrainian will say, “This Triple 7 just blew up - what do we do?” How to fix a howitzer: U.S. offers help line to Ukraine troops 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z There were times, he said, when they’ll get a picture of a broken howitzer, and the Ukrainian will say, “This Triple 7 just blew up — what do we do?” How to fix a howitzer: US offers help line to Ukraine troops 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Sweden has 48 Archer systems, which is a vehicle-mounted self-propelled gun howitzer made by Bofors BAE that Ukraine has long expressed an interest in adding to its arsenal as it seeks to repel Russian forces. Sweden to send infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z RCH 155 self-propelled howitzer: a wheeled vehicle with a 155 mm gun. Factbox: Ukraine's military supplies: What ground vehicles are Kyiv's allies sending? 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z The next tranche of aid also will include a substantial restock of ammunition for howitzers and rocket artillery, they said, and more mine-resistant vehicles. U.S. readies another massive military package for Ukraine 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z The Ukrainians have been firing so many artillery barrages that about a third of the 155-millimeter howitzers provided by the United States and other Western nations are out of commission for repairs. Pentagon Sends U.S. Arms Stored in Israel to Ukraine 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z In an interview with the Economist in December, Zaluzhnyi said he needed 300 tanks, 600-700 infantry fighting vehicles and 500 howitzers to help his forces push back the invaders. Ukraine's top general outlines 'urgent needs' in talks with U.S. military chief 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z At the time it was focused specifically on various weapons systems that were being supplied by the U.S., such as the howitzer. Top US general visits training site for Ukrainian soldiers 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z Caesar self-propelled howitzer: a wheeled vehicle with a 155 mm gun. Factbox: Ukraine's military supplies: What ground vehicles are Kyiv's allies sending? 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z At the top of the list of new items are 50 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles — armed with tank-busting TOW missiles and hundreds of thousands of rounds of 25mm ammunition — and 18 self-propelled howitzers. U.S. pledges $3 billion in arms to help Ukraine ‘retake territory’ 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z Among those weapons are howitzers — which the United States promised in April, followed later by donations from France and Germany. Ukraine says recent pledges show that key weapons are no longer ‘taboo’ for its allies. 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z France has already delivered armored personnel carriers to Ukraine, as well as rocket launchers, air defense missile systems, anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles and at least 18 Caesar howitzers. France promises Ukraine armored vehicles as the U.S. weighs doing the same. 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z France last year supplied several Caesar howitzers to Ukraine. France to send Ukraine light combat vehicles, Kyiv wants tanks from allies 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Caesar self-propelled howitzer: Copenhagen committed to send 19. Factbox: Ukraine's military supplies: What ground vehicles are Kyiv's allies sending? 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z The self-propelled M109 howitzers are a first, augmenting what other Western allies have provided. U.S. pledges $3 billion in arms to help Ukraine ‘retake territory’ 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z South Korea is poised to send the United States 155mm howitzer shells that will be destined for Ukraine under a confidential deal the Wall Street Journal disclosed last month. South Korea ramps up arms exports in goal to become world supplier 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z Serbia’s defense minister and the army’s chief of staff traveled to the border with Kosovo, praising the combat readiness of Serbian troops and their firepower, including howitzers and other military hardware. NATO probing shooting incident in tense Kosovo north 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z The U.S. has already trained about 3,100 Ukrainian troops on how to use and maintain certain weapons and other equipment, including howitzers, armored vehicles and the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, known as HIMARS. US to expand combat training for Ukrainian troops 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z The team’s primary connection was the direct line back to the Ukrainian officers overseeing the artillery around the city, including the U.S.-supplied M777 howitzers loaded with GPS-guided shells. The Infrared Hunt for Russian Troops in the Battle for Bakhmut 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z Ukrainian howitzers boomed in the distance at Russian lines. Possibly the most hated mayor in Ukraine 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z The first shipment of K2 battle tanks and K9 self-propelled howitzers arrived in Poland this month, and President Andrzej Duda hailed South Korea as a country that could serve up sought-after weapons fast. South Korea ramps up arms exports in goal to become world supplier 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z The officials said the latest package of aid includes 80,000 rounds of ammunition for howitzers and an undisclosed amount of ammunition for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, known as HIMARS. US sending $275 million in military aid to Ukraine 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z The South Korean army had earlier issued a public notice about live-fire exercises involving multiple rocket launch systems and howitzers in two separate testing grounds in the Cheorwon region this week. North Korea fires artillery again over South’s drills 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z “This is the future, this is the real strengthening of Poland’s security,” Duda said, standing before the tanks and the howitzers. First delivery of S. Korean heavy weapons comes to Poland 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z The South Korean army is conducting live-fire exercises involving multiple rocket launching systems and howitzers in two separate testing grounds in the Cheorwon region, which began on Monday and continues through Wednesday. N. Korea orders new artillery firings over South’s drills 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z Since the invasion last winter, trainers have concentrated on teaching small numbers of soldiers at a time how to perform specific tasks, such as launching and maintaining the howitzer artillery they have been supplied. Pentagon eyes major expansion of Ukraine military training 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Many Western-made howitzers are breaking because of heavy use by Ukrainian troops. U.S. Pledges $53 Million to Help Fix Ukraine’s Electrical Grid 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z Many Western-made howitzers are breaking due to the rate of use by Ukrainian troops. NATO ‘will not back down’ in its support for Ukraine, its secretary general says. 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z Turkish officials said the army needed just a few days to be ready for a ground incursion into northern Syria, which has been attacked with howitzer long-range weapons and warplanes by the Turks for days. U.S.-backed force in Syria wants 'stronger' U.S. warning for Turkey 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z But France has already given at least 18 modern Caesar howitzers to Ukraine — about 20 percent of all of its existing artillery — and is reluctant to provide more. U.S. and NATO Scramble to Arm Ukraine and Refill Their Own Arsenals 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z A third of the roughly 350 Western-made howitzers donated to Kyiv are out of action at any given time, according to U.S. defense officials and others familiar with Ukraine’s defense needs. Artillery Is Breaking in Ukraine. It’s Becoming a Problem for the Pentagon. 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z The company, which he said has also delivered artillery and mortar systems, howitzers, bulletproof vests, small arms and ammunition to Ukraine, is likely to surpass a pre-war 2022 revenue target of 6.74 billion zlotys. Weapons industry booms as Eastern Europe arms Ukraine 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z Ukrainian soldiers have said Russian troops have used the Shahed-136 to destroy howitzers supplied by the United States as well as civilian infrastructure like electrical power stations across the country. Iranian Weapons Built With Western Semiconductors Despite Sanctions 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Ukraine’s military said last week that Russian soldiers were already retreating 10 to 15 miles from the eastern bank of the Dnipro River near Kherson, to move out of Ukrainian howitzer range. For Ukraine, So Much Unexpected Success, and Yet So Far to Go 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Maintenance is key, but there are clever answers for relatively simpler equipment, like the M-777 howitzer given to Ukraine. U.S. and NATO Scramble to Arm Ukraine and Refill Their Own Arsenals 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z The Pentagon has sent 142 M777 howitzers to Ukraine, enough to outfit about eight battalions, the most recent tally of U.S. military aid to Ukraine shows. Artillery Is Breaking in Ukraine. It’s Becoming a Problem for the Pentagon. 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z Deliveries to Ukraine have included artillery rounds of "Eastern" calibres, such as 152mm howitzer rounds and 122mm rockets not produced by Western companies, officials and companies said. Weapons industry booms as Eastern Europe arms Ukraine 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z Slovak Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad said repair work would start in the next several weeks, and would focus mainly on howitzers and anti-aircraft systems. Germany to set up hub in Slovakia to repair arms for Ukraine 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z And it relieves concerns within the U.S. military — particularly the Army and the Marine Corps — who are worried that persistent transfers of the Pentagon’s howitzer ammunition to Ukraine are eating into their stockpiles. US to buy South Korean howitzer rounds to send to Ukraine 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Throughout the day, Ukraine pounded Russian positions in the town with U.S.-supplied M777 howitzers. Russia orders exit from Kherson city, giving up key regional capital 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z After the damaged howitzers arrive in Poland, maintenance crews can change out the barrels and make other repairs. Artillery Is Breaking in Ukraine. It’s Becoming a Problem for the Pentagon. 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z “From a typical howitzer, you create a sniper rifle,” he said of the combination of drone surveillance and satellite guided artillery shells, something Russia lacks. With Western Weapons, Ukraine Is Turning the Tables in an Artillery War 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z He said he knew of no cases in which larger weapons, like howitzers or multiple rocket launchers, were being smuggled off the battlefield by Ukrainians and onto the black market. U.S. Program Aims to Keep Sensitive Weapons in Ukraine 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Other defense officials confirmed the broad outlines of the contract and said it would help with stockpile pressures, specifically involving the howitzer ammunition, which Ukrainian forces have been using at a high rate. US to buy South Korean howitzer rounds to send to Ukraine 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Joint U.S.-South Korean live-fire exercises in late August featured howitzer rounds slammed into a mountainside, swooping A-10 attack aircraft and Apache helicopters. Tensions rise on peninsula over fears North Korean eyeing ‘tactical’ nukes with new policy 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z The work on the howitzers is overseen by U.S. Artillery Is Breaking in Ukraine. It’s Becoming a Problem for the Pentagon. 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z Major Oleksandr, the commander of the Ukrainian self-propelled howitzer battery, said he had the sense of the Russian lines that “if we shake them, they will disintegrate.” With Western Weapons, Ukraine Is Turning the Tables in an Artillery War 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z In July and September, Poland signed deals for billions of dollars worth of tanks, howitzers and fighter planes from South Korea. Poland to buy 288 multiple rocket launchers from South Korea 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z The expected agreement comes as South Korean companies shipped the first batch of tanks and howitzers to Poland. Poland expected to buy S.Korean rocket launchers after tank, howitzer sales 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z A Ukrainian officer who saw the drone used in combat said it could target a self-propelled howitzer near where the gunpowder was stored, causing a greater explosion than its warhead alone would achieve. What is known about the Iranian-made drones that Russia is using to attack Ukraine. 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z The Western artillery weapons provided to Ukraine, in the form of rocket launchers and howitzers, have sharply different maintenance needs. Artillery Is Breaking in Ukraine. It’s Becoming a Problem for the Pentagon. 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z A main highway approaching Kherson city from the west has become a thoroughfare for Ukrainian artillery, with towed howitzers, truck-mounted howitzers and trucks laden with grad rockets rumbling by continually through the day. With Western Weapons, Ukraine Is Turning the Tables in an Artillery War 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Delivery of the tanks and howitzers has started, according to Blaszczak. Poland to buy 288 multiple rocket launchers from South Korea 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z In Ukraine's Kharkiv region, Russia said it destroyed three U.S.-manufactured howitzers and a crossing point on the Oskil River, set up by Ukrainian forces to move reserves and ammunition. Russia says its forces repelled Ukrainian advances in several regions 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z France had previously trained Ukrainian artillery troops to use Caesar self-propelled howitzers it has supplied. France ramps up war support for Ukraine, rebuilds armories 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z But howitzers are essentially large firearms that are reloaded with ammunition — shells weighing about 90 pounds each — and fired many hundreds or thousands of times, which eventually takes a toll on the cannon’s internal parts. Artillery Is Breaking in Ukraine. It’s Becoming a Problem for the Pentagon. 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z “They will be assigned to our units for several weeks,” he said, adding that military training for the use of Caesar howitzers had previously been offered to Ukrainian soldiers. France to train up to 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers, defence minister says 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z Britain also is sending hundreds of drones and 18 howitzer artillery guns. US sending $725 million more in military aid to Ukraine 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z It’s also sending hundreds of additional aerial drones for information gathering and logistics support, plus 18 more howitzer artillery guns. Ukraine’s Kyiv area hit by Iranian-made kamikaze drones 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Britain is also sending hundreds of additional aerial drones for information gathering and logistics support, plus 18 more howitzer artillery guns, the U.K. defense secretary said Thursday. Live Updates: Russia-Ukraine-War 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z The nature of the artillery duels, in which Ukrainian crews often fire from extremely long distances to make Russian counterattacks more difficult, places additional strain on the howitzers. Artillery Is Breaking in Ukraine. It’s Becoming a Problem for the Pentagon. 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z The minister said France had delivered 18 Caesar howitzers so far to Ukraine and that talks were going on to send six more. France to train up to 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers, defence minister says 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z Hundreds of additional air defence missiles of other types would also be donated, along with more aerial drones and a further 18 howitzer artillery guns, it said. Britain to donate air defence missiles to Ukraine 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z Mr. Macron said France is working with Denmark to send an additional six howitzers cannons — which had initially been produced for the Danish military. Allies move to bolster Ukraine air defenses as U.N. condemns Russia land grab 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z France has delivered Caesar howitzers, portable air defence systems and heavy armoured vehicles primarily. Ukraine asks France to prove its love with weapons 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z Over time, that pace has caused problems for Ukrainian soldiers using M777 howitzers, such as shells not traveling as far or as accurately. Artillery Is Breaking in Ukraine. It’s Becoming a Problem for the Pentagon. 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z Anand said the additional training "will complement Canadian training of new Ukrainian recruits in the United Kingdom, and Canadian training of Ukrainian personnel on the use of the M777 howitzers that we donated to Ukraine." Canada to send 40 combat engineers to Poland to train Ukraine soldiers 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday European countries would send Ukraine more military equipment to counter Russia, including more French Caesar-type howitzers. South Korea, U.S. to stage drills with aircraft carrier after North Korean missile launches 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, as Ukrainian tanks and howitzers rumbled through on their way to the front, the couple looked on in disbelief at the destruction. Ukraine Expels Some Russian Troops in South, Expanding Campaign 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z All with the French-made howitzer cannons in full action on the battlefield. Ukraine asks France to prove its love with weapons 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z Some of the issues can be traced, in part, to the howitzer’s design. Artillery Is Breaking in Ukraine. It’s Becoming a Problem for the Pentagon. 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z The Zuzana howitzer is the flagship product of the Slovak defense industry and the only heavy weapon system produced in the country, dpa reported. Germany, Denmark, Norway to deliver 16 howitzers to Ukraine 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z A 50-member military repair team at a base in Poland, for instance, has been providing technical assistance to Ukrainian soldiers on how to fix damaged U.S.-provided arms, including M777 howitzers. Pentagon Plans to Set Up a New Command to Arm Ukraine, Officials Say 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z The top priority for the discussions was increasing ammunition for howitzers and rocket artillery, a senior U.S. defense official said on Friday. Meeting in Brussels Signifies a Turning Point for Allies Arming Ukraine 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z An old Soviet self-propelled howitzer called 'Gvozdika' or 'Carnation' is rolled out in an open field and put into position. Ukrainians told to 'be ready to fight for Russia' 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z The United States did, however, get a glimpse of what might happen to Ukraine’s M777 howitzers five years ago, during the campaign to defeat the Islamic State. Artillery Is Breaking in Ukraine. It’s Becoming a Problem for the Pentagon. 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z In its first use in Ukraine, the Iranian drone blew up a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer used by the Ukrainian military, Col. Iranian Attack Drones Have Reached the Battlefield, Ukraine’s Military Says 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z Half a dozen strikes destroyed howitzers and armored vehicles, killing four soldiers and wounding 16, he said. Iranian attack drones have reached the battlefield, Ukraine’s military says. 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z To keep Ukrainian artillery crews firing, the Pentagon began sending them its own howitzers. Meeting in Brussels Signifies a Turning Point for Allies Arming Ukraine 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z As the gunners wait for new tasks with their howitzer hidden in the bushes, Russian troops hit a nearby Ukrainian village with Grad missiles. Ukrainians told to 'be ready to fight for Russia' 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z As a result, three of the battery’s howitzers had to be removed because of excessive wear over the course of that deployment and were replaced with guns held in reserve in Kuwait. Artillery Is Breaking in Ukraine. It’s Becoming a Problem for the Pentagon. 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z Half a dozen strikes destroyed howitzers and armored vehicles, killing four soldiers and wounded 16, he said. Iranian Attack Drones Have Reached the Battlefield, Ukraine’s Military Says 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z It is accurate enough to hit a self-propelled howitzer in a spot near the turret where gunpowder is stored, setting off secondary explosions, Colonel Kulagin said. Iranian attack drones have reached the battlefield, Ukraine’s military says. 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z When Russian forces retreated last week from most of Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, they left behind tanks and a howitzer — and disturbing reports of violence. Opinion | In Ukraine, more evidence of Russian atrocities piles up 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z The two deals for the purchase of Fighting Falcon planes follow contracts signed last month for the acquisition by Poland of some $5.8 billion worth of South Korean tanks and howitzers. Poland, South Korea seal $3 billion military aircraft deals 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z When one of the howitzers went down, the others simply fired more, an option the Ukrainians are forced to choose daily. Artillery Is Breaking in Ukraine. It’s Becoming a Problem for the Pentagon. 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z It is accurate enough to hit a self-propelled howitzer in a spot near the turret where gunpowder is stored, setting off secondary explosions, Kulagin said. Iranian Attack Drones Have Reached the Battlefield, Ukraine’s Military Says 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z The drone streaked in and obliterated the howitzer, he said. Iranian attack drones have reached the battlefield, Ukraine’s military says. 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z In the months since, U.S. military aid for Ukraine has included heavier weaponry, including howitzers, armed drones and sophisticated artillery rocket systems known as HIMARS. Don't declare Ukrainian victory prematurely, White House warns 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z The Pentagon announced it was sending the first of four launchers to Kyiv, Ukraine, at the beginning of June, about six weeks after it started providing 155-millimeter howitzers and ammunition. The American Guided Rockets Helping Ukraine Destroy Russian Forces 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Ukraine, a former Soviet republic, uses older Soviet-era artillery and more modern Western howitzers. The U.S. will send an additional $675 million in military supplies to Ukraine, Austin says. 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z American officials said the new shipment of military equipment to Ukraine would include 105-millimeter howitzers, artillery ammunition, vehicles, anti-armor weapons and guided rockets. The U.S. and Russia clash at the U.N. over military aid. 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z The two countries previously joined forces to send howitzers to Ukraine. Blinken, in Kyiv, unveils $2B in U.S. military aid for Europe 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Military aid includes howitzers, munitions, Humvee vehicles, armoured ambulances and anti-tank systems. Ukraine war: US approves $2.6bn in new aid 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z The U.S. military first used artillery rockets in World War II, and they could saturate a target area with exploding warheads far more easily than a much greater number of howitzers could. The American Guided Rockets Helping Ukraine Destroy Russian Forces 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z That package includes howitzers, artillery munitions, Humvees, armored ambulances, anti-tank systems and more. Blinken unveils $2B in new US military aid for Europe 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z He said that the package includes howitzers, artillery munitions, Humvees, armored ambulances, anti-tank systems and more. U.S. approves up to $675M in further military aid to Ukraine 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z More than 60 years later, Judge is launching home runs with the power of a howitzer and closing in on a record that defined Maris in ways both good and ill. Opinion | Aaron Judge has Roger Maris’s record in his sights — a beautiful thing 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z The package includes more artillery, drones, radar and air defenses and commits six additional surface-to-air missile systems and hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition for the howitzers and mortars in use on the battlefield. Russia buying weapons from North Korea for Ukraine war, U.S. intelligence says 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z Rounds from howitzers pounded into a mountainside less than 20 miles from the fortified border with North Korea on Wednesday as tanks maneuvered and fired their guns at targets. U.S. and South Korean forces wrap up biggest joint exercises in years 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Rounds from howitzers pounded into a mountainside at the Rodriguez Life Fire Complex, as main battle tanks from both sides manoeuvred and fired their guns at targets, sending shockwaves across the valley. U.S., South Korea stage largest combined military drills in years 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z In Michael’s squalid kitchen are printouts tacked to the wall listing the Western equipment his battalion desperately needs: encrypted radios, semiautomatic grenade launchers and Polish 155-millimeter howitzers, known as Krabs. A Frontline Shadow Economy: Ukrainian Units Trade Tanks and Artillery 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Kuleba called on Sweden to provide the country with weapons such as howitzers and shells. Swedish PM sets out further military aid package to Ukraine 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Ukraine's southern command on Sunday claimed successful artillery and missile attacks in the area, which it said killed 35 Russians and destroyed a howitzer, a self-propelled artillery gun and nine armoured and other vehicles. Ukraine on edge as shellfire resounds around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z “Once we started to provide them howitzers, we knew that we were going to need more ammunition,” said Army Col. Pentagon expands use of seas to send weapons to Ukraine 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z The drills included live fire from American and South Korean howitzers, tanks, machine guns, and mortars. U.S., South Korea stage largest combined military drills in years 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z A Krab unit commander named Andriy said that his howitzers were not available for trade, though he might consider a swap if offered a French self-propelled artillery piece in exchange. A Frontline Shadow Economy: Ukrainian Units Trade Tanks and Artillery 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Poland agreed to buy 180 K2 tanks, an unspecified number of howitzers and 48 FA-50 fighter jets under the deal. South Korea, Poland sign $5.8 billion tank, howitzer contract 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z In its daily briefing, the Defence Ministry said that the howitzer had been destroyed west of the town of Marganets, in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region. Russia says it destroyed howitzer used to shell Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z It commits six additional surface-to-air missile systems, quadrupling the supply committed to Ukraine, plus hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition for the howitzers and mortars in use on the battlefield. Biden pledges $3 billion in long-term military aid for Ukraine 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z Juggernauts of artillery warfare, each weighing 46 tons and carrying 203mm howitzers, they can fire shells of over 240 pounds more than 20 miles. Battle for Kyiv: Ukrainian valor, Russian blunders combined to save the capital U.S. security aid in recent months has focused on long-range rockets and howitzers such as multiple-launch precision rocket systems, known as HIMARS, to support Ukraine in the brutal artillery fight in the eastern Donbas region. New weapons for Ukraine suggest preparation for closer combat 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z BAKHMUT, Ukraine — Ukrainian soldiers scurried around the howitzer in a field one recent morning. Rhythm of War: A Thunderous Blast, and Then a Coffee Break 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Germany has announced additional deliveries, including 100 howitzers and 16 bridge-layer tanks. Opinion | Germany is finally acting like Europe’s major power 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Germany, Europe’s wealthiest country, late last month approved the production of 100 self-propelled howitzers for Ukraine’s army, and this week confirmed delivery of multiple-launch rocket systems to the country. Russia’s vow to annex occupied Ukraine sparks divisions, pleas for aid 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Ukrainian servicemen fire a M777 howitzer at a position on a front line, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine August 1, 2022. UK says Ukraine's targeting of Russian strongholds pressures Russia's resupply logistics 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z The Humvees can also be used to haul newly provided 105mm howitzers, which trade power and range for ease of transport and maneuverability compared with the heavier M777 howitzers the United States has already sent. New weapons for Ukraine suggest preparation for closer combat 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z The pivotal importance of long-range fire was one reason the United States and other allies rushed NATO-caliber howitzers to Ukraine. Rhythm of War: A Thunderous Blast, and Then a Coffee Break 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z And at Olenivka, Russian flags went up and Russian guards and special services agents rolled in, surrounding the site with military trucks and howitzers. Former Ukraine prison detainees doubt Russia’s deadly blast story 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z On the other side of the front line, Pirbudagov’s enemy is often using the same kind of howitzer, but it’s 15 years newer and has a bigger gun. As they wait for weapons, Ukrainians hold the line with Soviet artillery 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z "It is extremely important that the first deliveries of howitzers and tanks will take place this year," he said at the signing ceremony. Analysis: With massive Polish arms deal S.Korea steps closer to Ukraine war 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z It is widely reported that these are large ammunition stores, kept far behind the frontlines, but now within reach of the newly arrived Western weaponry, including American Himars and Polish Krab howitzers. Ukraine war: West's modern weapons halt Russia's advance in Donbas 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z It added that it was not yet clear when the first of the howitzers could be delivered. Germany approves sale of 100 howitzers to Ukraine - Spiegel 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z One factory in Europe is making some Soviet-standard munitions, including howitzer shells, and it is operating 24/7, Admiral Heinz said. Special Military Cell Flows Weapons and Equipment Into Ukraine 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Russia’s modern howitzers have systems that can automatically correct for terrain and weather factors, making them more accurate than Ukraine’s, which have to be adjusted manually. As they wait for weapons, Ukrainians hold the line with Soviet artillery 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z The first stage of the deal will involve 180 tanks and 48 howitzers, with the first deliveries this year. Analysis: With massive Polish arms deal S.Korea steps closer to Ukraine war 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z From antitank weapons to air defense to howitzers and now HIMARS, each escalation has required consideration by individual governments of what is possible and advisable. Ukraine wants more ‘game-changer’ HIMARS. The U.S. says it’s complicated. 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z The military said it had destroyed armored vehicles and howitzers and killed Russian soldiers with a rocket strike in the Kherson region. Russia and Ukraine trade attacks as fighting shifts to the south. 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z The Western howitzers have some advantages over older Soviet-designed systems in the Russian and Ukrainian arsenals, but it takes time for Ukrainian crews to learn how to operate them. HIMARS and howitzers: West helps Ukraine with key weaponry 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Ukrainians stuck with Soviet-era artillery are also running short on ammunition, because the older howitzers use different caliber rounds that are scarcely produced outside Russia. As they wait for weapons, Ukrainians hold the line with Soviet artillery 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z The small unmanned aircraft have been a boon for quickly targeting Ukrainian forces and transmitting coordinates back to Russia’s longer-range weapons, including howitzers and mortars. As Russia Runs Low on Drones, Iran Plans to Step In, U.S. Officials Say 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z "We need more, quickly, to save the lives of our soldiers. Each day we're waiting for howitzers, we can lose a hundred soldiers," he said. Ukraine aims to amass 'million-strong army' to recapture south, says defence minister 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z Russia's defence ministry said its forces had destroyed two hangars near the Donetsk town of Kostyantynivka holding the U.S.-made M777 howitzers, which it said had been used to shell residential areas of Donetsk. Dozens feared trapped after Russian strike on Ukraine apartment building 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z The vast majority of the M-777 howitzers now earmarked for Ukraine have come from U.S. Ukraine gets $400 million of U.S. war supplies; analysts ask how long it can go on 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z Russian defense officials claimed Saturday that their forces destroyed a hangar housing U.S. howitzers in the Donetsk region, near the town of Chasiv Yar. Ukrainian governor: Russia raising ‘true hell’ in the east 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z It also includes 1,000 rounds of what a senior U.S. defense official called a “new type” of 155 mm ammunition to use in the howitzer cannons that were part of previous transfers. U.S. sending Ukraine precision artillery rounds 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z They are already effectively using heavy howitzers and advanced rocket systems sent by the U.S. and other Western allies, and more is on the way. High cost of Russia gains in Ukraine could limit new advance 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z A Ukrainian officer who works with U.S.-supplied M777 howitzers said that several officers and howitzer gunners who trained in Latvia had been killed or wounded during the fighting. Russia Advances Behind Brutal Barrage, but Will Its Strategy Keep Working? 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z “In storage, we still have the older version of the howitzer - the M-198,” he said. Ukraine gets $400 million of U.S. war supplies; analysts ask how long it can go on 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z The flow of American weapons often is not fast enough, the official said, noting that the rate of howitzer artillery fire, in particular, could soon outpace supply. As Ukraine war bogs down, U.S. assessments face scrutiny 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z Artillery strikes from French self-propelled howitzers stationed in the port city of Odessa reportedly forced the Russians to withdraw Thursday from the strategically important Snake Island in the Black Sea. U.S.-supplied HIMARS changing the calculus on Ukraine’s front lines 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z He praised builders and manufacturers of the homemade, self-propelled Bohdana howitzer, “which played an important role in the liberation of the island.” On Snake Island, defiant Ukrainians force a Russian withdrawal 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z The UK has also purchased around 50 howitzers for Ukraine, another long-range weapon. Ukrainian troops getting weapons training in UK 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z “It’s a perfectly good howitzer. It’s just not ‘top of the line.’” Ukraine gets $400 million of U.S. war supplies; analysts ask how long it can go on 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z In Trump’s case, we already have a battery of smoking howitzers. Opinion | Cassidy Hutchinson just gave us a smoking gun. But will Republicans care? 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z Ukrainian servicemen pull a howitzer with a truck on a road in Mykolaiv Region, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, Ukraine June 15, 2022. Germany and Netherlands to supply six more howitzers to Kyiv 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z Frontline Ukrainian troops are often unable to communicate with the artillery units supporting them with howitzers and multiple rocket launchers. On Front Lines, Communication Breakdowns Prove Costly for Ukraine 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z Dworczyk said the damaged T-72 tank, a self-propelled howitzer and elements of Russian missile systems show that Russia’s army, once considered invincible, can be defeated. War-damaged Russian weapons on display in Poland 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z Earlier this month, the administration approved an additional $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine through a package that includes more howitzers, ammunition and coastal defense systems. Jake Sullivan says new Ukraine aid package will include air defense systems 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z Newly arrived French Caesar howitzers were videoed in action on the battlefield last week, followed this week by German Panzerhaubitze 2000 howitzers, the first of the heavy weapons promised by Germany to be delivered. Russia will soon exhaust its combat capabilities, Western assessments predict 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z It was not immediately clear which country had supplied Ukraine with the howitzers to fire them. The U.S. announced an additional $450 million in military aid for Ukraine. 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Self-propelled armored German howitzers have arrived in Ukraine, officials in Kyiv said on Tuesday, while Britain’s Defense Ministry said Ukrainian forces had successfully used a Western-supplied Harpoon anti-ship missile for the first time. Russia threatens Lithuania for enforcing E.U. sanctions on Kaliningrad 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z German self-propelled howitzers have arrived in Ukraine in the first delivery of heavy weapons promised by Berlin, Ukraine's defence minister said on Tuesday. U.S. arrests airman in connection with attack in Syria 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z Other countries that have supplied Ukraine with self-propelled and towed howitzers include the United States, Britain, France, Norway and Poland. Howitzers arrive in Ukraine, first in pledged weapons package from Germany 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z “Our positions are being fired at from howitzers, multiple rocket launchers, large-caliber artillery, missile strikes.” ‘Everything is on fire’: Ukraine region weathers bombardment 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z The pledge, which includes 18 howitzers and 36,000 rounds of ammunition for them, addresses Ukraine’s plea for more longer-range weaponry. Men, morale, munitions: Russia’s Ukraine war faces long slog 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z The United States said it would provide an additional $1 billion in weapons and aid that included an advanced American rocket system, anti-ship missile launchers, more long-range artillery and more ammunition for howitzers. Western leaders warn that the war in Ukraine could last years. 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z The ministry also said it had destroyed 10 howitzers and up to 20 military vehicles in the Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv that had been supplied by Western countries over the past 10 days. Russia says it struck Kharkiv tank repair plant with Iskander missiles 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z The Associated Press was granted rare access Saturday to the firing of U.S.-supplied M777 howitzers on Russian positions in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. In Ukraine, funeral for activist killed and mourned in war 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z Suddenly, some of the most lethal weapons ever used were massed on the battlefield and unleashed on both sides in appalling quantities: cluster rockets, self-detonating mines, battle tanks, howitzers, thermobarics and incendiary munitions. The battlefield: A kaleidoscope of death. 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z There are no known U.S. troops deployed to Ukraine, but the Pentagon continues to facilitate training for Ukrainian personnel outside the country for rocket artillery systems, howitzers, drones and other military hardware. For Ukrainian troops, a need arises: Javelin customer service 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z He announced that France would deliver six Caesar long-range, self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine, adding to the 12 already delivered. France and Germany Stand With Ukraine, and Putin Can Wait 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Mr. Macron said that France would deliver six additional Caesar truck-mounted howitzers in the coming weeks, on top of the 12 already delivered. Europe Offers Ukraine a Hope of Joining the E.U., but Not a Vast Arsenal 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z The howitzers fired off and on through much of Thursday morning. On the edge of embattled twin cities, an uncovered mass grave for civilians grows. 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z The routine is exhausting, but they quickly begin to understand the acoustic differences between a 120-millimeter mortar and a 152-millimeter howitzer shell. The battlefield: A kaleidoscope of death. 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z The latest package, the U.S. said, includes anti-ship missile launchers, howitzers and more rounds for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems that U.S. forces are training Ukrainian troops on now. NATO ministers discuss boosting eastern flank forces 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z The howitzers are due for delivery in coming weeks, the tanks and rocket launchers by the end of the summer, and the air defense system in October at the earliest, German officials said. Heading to Ukraine, the Leaders of France and Germany Face a Tense Reception 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z The United States has given Ukraine 108 long-range howitzers and this week promised several more. Europe Offers Ukraine a Hope of Joining the E.U., but Not a Vast Arsenal 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z The latest U.S. shipment includes artillery rocket munitions; 18 additional M-77 howitzers and the tactical vehicles to tow them; and 36,000 rounds of 155 mm howitzer ammunition. U.S. struggles to preserve allied unity as Ukraine fight drags on 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z The howitzers and rocket launchers delivered or pledged by the United States and others fall far short of what Ukraine says it needs to match Russian firepower. U.S. and Allies Pledge Additional Arms for Ukraine, but Kyiv Wants More 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z Countries such as Germany, Canada, Poland, and the Netherlands are also continuing to ship Ukraine long-range fire weapons, such as howitzers or rocket systems. Austin announces latest support package to Ukraine 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z "They see they are giving us 100 howitzers and the Russians bring 600 from storage," he said. Analysis: Ukrainian dreams of retaking Kherson hinge on Western weapons 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z But the deliveries and commitments are a fraction of the 1,000 howitzers that an adviser to Mr. Zelensky said are needed for battlefield parity in eastern Ukraine. Europe Offers Ukraine a Hope of Joining the E.U., but Not a Vast Arsenal 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Canada donated the M777 howitzers to Ukraine earlier and the replacement barrels are needed to maintain their distance range and accuracy. Canada to send C$9 mln of replacement barrels for howitzer guns to Ukraine 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z It’s one thing to get a large howitzer or tank or thousands of artillery shells to Ukraine’s western borders. U.S. and Allies Pledge Additional Arms for Ukraine, but Kyiv Wants More 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z The U.S. and other countries are supplying Ukraine with artillery, including the M-777 155 mm howitzer, because the nature of the fight has shifted. Putin still wants most, if not all, of Ukraine, top Pentagon official says 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z The defence ministry said some of the ammunition was to be used for U.S.-produced M777 howitzers, a type of artillery weapon. Russia says it has destroyed warehouse for NATO weapons in Ukraine 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z “They promised E.U. membership again and old howitzers, had some Ukrainian vodka shots and took the train home, like 100 years ago,” Mr. Medvedev wrote on Twitter. Europe Offers Ukraine a Hope of Joining the E.U., but Not a Vast Arsenal 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z To provide Ukraine with reliable artillery, the Pentagon two months ago began shipping modern, American-made M777 howitzers, which fire 155 mm shells. Opinion | In Ukraine, is the balance tipping in Moscow’s favor? Not yet. 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z The French have provided Ukraine some of the most sophisticated artillery in the world, the Caesar self-propelled howitzer. U.S. and Allies Pledge Additional Arms for Ukraine, but Kyiv Wants More 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z The United States and its allies have provided about 100 howitzers and several dozen self-propelled artillery guns, and the Biden administration promised this month to send multiple-launch rocket systems. The battle for Ukraine’s Donbas will be remembered for its brutality, Zelensky says. 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Zelensky’s government has asked the West for a vast increase in sophisticated weapons and tools, like rocket launchers, howitzers, drones and tanks. A Link to Besieged Ukrainians Is Cut, as Allies Question Strategy 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z The United States and its allies have provided about 100 howitzers and several dozen self-propelled artillery guns. A top Ukrainian official says urgency is missing in the West’s response to the war. 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z Ammunition for the M777 howitzers appears adequate, officials briefed by the Pentagon say. Opinion | In Ukraine, is the balance tipping in Moscow’s favor? Not yet. 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Lambrecht gave no details on when the howitzers would be sent to Ukraine. German howitzers soon to be ready for use in Ukraine - minister 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z The United States has promised four of the mobile rocket launchers and Britain a few more; Washington has sent a little more than 100 howitzers, and other nations a few dozen more. On Russia, Europe Weighs Competing Goals: Peace and Punishment 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z Being straightforward – to end the war we need heavy weapons parity: 1000 howitzers caliber 155 mm; 300 MLRS; 500 tanks; 2000 armored vehicles; 1000 drones. Ukraine war: Every bridge leading to key city destroyed 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z Russia has a clear edge in artillery in the battle for Donbas, thanks to a bigger number of heavy howitzers and rocket launchers and abundant ammunition. The battle of Donbas could prove decisive in Ukraine war 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z The majority of the American M777 howitzer artillery guns that U.S. officials said would enable Ukraine to match Russian firepower are now in use on the battlefield, according to the Pentagon. Ukraine is running out of ammunition as prospects dim on the battlefield 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Their drones had spotted a group of Russian howitzers a few miles away. Dwindling Ammo Stocks Are Sapping Ukrainian Morale at the Front 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Norway has sent self-propelled howitzers, along with spare parts and ammunition. A ‘Dead City’ Becomes the Flashpoint for the Fierce War in the East 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z The United States already has shipped Ukraine dozens of M777 howitzers, artillery that commonly launches explosive 155mm rounds up to about 25 miles. Top general details plan to train Ukrainians on rocket artillery 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Ukraine has begun to receive more heavy weapons from Western allies, who have provided dozens of howitzers and are now planning to start delivering multiple rocket launchers. The battle of Donbas could prove decisive in Ukraine war 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z Russia claimed Tuesday its forces took out two artillery systems given by the United States and a howitzer supplied by Norway. Russia claims advances in Ukraine amid barrages, troop boost 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Now, instead of blanketing Russian positions with ordnance, they can engage only specific targets, like the Russian howitzers. Dwindling Ammo Stocks Are Sapping Ukrainian Morale at the Front 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z The United States and allies sent towed howitzers. A ‘Dead City’ Becomes the Flashpoint for the Fierce War in the East 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Tuesday that the Russian artillery hit a howitzer supplied by Norway and two other artillery systems given to Ukraine by the United States. Live updates | Russia: we’ve destroyed artillery from West 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Ukraine’s leaders frequently call for high-end Western weapons and equipment, pinning their hopes for victory to requests for new antitank guided missiles, howitzers and satellite-guided rockets. Potent Weapons Reach Ukraine Faster Than the Know-How to Use Them 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z “We need weapons, we are talking about howitzers and missile systems — Soviet, old weapons that we can handle,” he said. Live: Live updates | Russian FM warns West over long-range rockets 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z U.S.-delivered M777 howitzers currently in use in Ukraine have a range of about 18 miles. Putin threatens to hit new targets if long-range missiles are sent to Ukraine 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z The Pentagon had previously sent more than 100 long-range howitzers. Momentum shifts in Ukraine war as Russia advances in the Donbas 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z Paris sends offensive weapons including Caesar howitzer canon taken from French army stocks. Russia must not be humiliated despite Putin's 'historic' mistake - Macron 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z The M777 is highly mobile and capable of firing long distances, but training has been a bottleneck in deploying the howitzers, Ukrainian officers say. Potent Weapons Reach Ukraine Faster Than the Know-How to Use Them 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z Ukrainian troops were moving heavy guns and howitzers along the roads toward the frontline, pouring men and armor into the fight. 100 Days of War: Death, Destruction and Loss 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Absolutely, just not with a flamethrower, howitzer or hand grenades. NRA: Enough is enough 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z In addition, Germany has newly pledged to provide antiaircraft missiles, and Slovakia said Thursday that it would send eight howitzers, though in a commercial deal rather than as military aid. With key city close to falling, pressure on West to get weapons to Ukraine 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z The U.S. is also sending artillery rounds for the 155mm howitzers it has provided to Ukraine for its defense; four Mi-17 helicopters; and other equipment. What’s in the latest US military package to Ukraine 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z The rockets have a longer range than the howitzer artillery systems that the U.S. has provided Ukraine. US expected to send medium-range rocket systems to Ukraine 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Another unit of the National Guard are working on an M777 howitzer, newly received from the Australian government. 'I watched from afar Russia’s latest merciless assault on Severodonetsk' 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z In a war that is increasingly becoming an arms race, powerful American-made howitzers reached Ukrainian forces this month, and Ukrainian troops recently received Harpoon anti-ship cruise missiles from Denmark. Ukraine Battle Expands as Kyiv Launches Counteroffensive 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Borodai said that his units had noted the use of 155-millimeter shells fired by American howitzers, and that Russia’s leadership may have underestimated the determination of the West to support Ukraine. Drones. Crutches. Potatoes. Russians Crowdfund Their Army. 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z Reznikov said Ukraine had also received a range of heavy artillery pieces, including modified U.S.-made M109 self-propelled howitzers that will allow the Ukrainian military to strike targets from longer distances. Ukraine receives Harpoon missiles and howitzers, says defence minister 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z He said the United States was moving weapons systems into Ukraine “every single day … helping them literally in the fight, including howitzers, which are still arriving.” U.S. is preparing to send long-range rocket systems to Ukraine 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Western countries led by the United States have provided Ukraine with long-range weaponry, including M777 howitzers from Washington and Harpoon anti-ship missiles from Denmark. 'Stop playing' with Russia, end war: Zelenskiy tells West 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Kuleba, however, welcomed the training of Ukrainian troops on self-propelled howitzers in Germany. Ukraine seeks Marder vehicles and Leopard tanks from Berlin, Kuleba says 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z As the war has progressed and the fighting has largely moved to eastern Ukraine, longer-range and heavier weapons like howitzer artillery systems have become the primary focus. Conference room in Germany morphs into nerve center for Western weapons shipments to Ukraine 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z Last month, a senior U.S. defense official said the U.S. military had started training a small number of Ukrainian troops on using howitzer artillery, adding that the training was being conducted outside of Ukraine. Ukraine receives Harpoon missiles and howitzers, says defence minister 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z Ukraine, meanwhile, continues to get a steady flow of Western weapons, including U.S. howitzers and drones, tanks from Poland and other heavy gear that is immediately sent into combat. After 3 months, Russia still bogged down in Ukraine war 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z The American howitzers are chunky machines of steel and titanium swathed in hydraulic hoses and perched on four braces that fold up and down. Powerful American Artillery Enters the Fight in Ukraine 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z American-made M777 howitzers — the most lethal weapons the West has provided to Ukraine so far — are now deployed in combat in Ukraine’s east. ‘They basically got everything wrong’: A Russian diplomat speaks out on the war. 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z Early weeks focused on long-range precision weapons such as Stinger and Javelin missiles, but now the emphasis is on artillery, and increased shipments of howitzers. Milley: West Point cadets be ready for robot, drone-led wars 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z It remains unclear, however, what role Western shipments of long-range howitzers and other heavy weapons played in the counterattack in Kharkiv. Forced From Kharkiv, Russian Troops Regroup and Dig In 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z With a little bit of math and a forward observer who can read a map, the operators of an M777 howitzer can strike a target about 20 miles away. Artillery leading the fight in Ukraine 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z The United States said weeks ago it would provide the howitzers, but their use in combat has so far been mostly hinted at in online videos posted, mostly anonymously, by soldiers. Powerful American Artillery Enters the Fight in Ukraine 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z Since then, Germany also pledged seven self-propelled howitzers to Kyiv and has started training Ukrainian troops on these guns. Berlin to deliver first 15 Gepard tanks to Ukraine in July, defense minister says 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z The latest package includes 18 more howitzers as well as anti-artillery radar systems, both of which the U.S. has provided to Ukraine already since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. Live: Live updates | G7 countries eye $18 BN for Ukraine defense 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Chorny said he had not seen any of the new howitzers in use there but that they had been employed elsewhere in the region. Forced From Kharkiv, Russian Troops Regroup and Dig In 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z “When you send 90 howitzers, that’s a significant impact on the battlefield.” Artillery leading the fight in Ukraine 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z They fire three miles farther than the most common artillery system used by the Russian army in the Ukraine war, the Msta-S self-propelled howitzer — and 10 miles farther if shooting a precision, GPS-guided projectile. Powerful American Artillery Enters the Fight in Ukraine 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z Once transferred, the howitzers will join 90 others that the United States previously sent to Ukraine. U.S. deepens Ukraine commitment with $40 billion in aid, expanded NATO 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z The latest package includes 18 more howitzers as well as anti-artillery radar systems, both of which the U.S. has provided to Ukraine already since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. Live: Live updates | G7 countries eye $18 BN for Ukraine defense 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z The howitzers reportedly played a part in another disastrous episode for Russian forces on May 11, when hundreds of soldiers were killed attempting a river crossing at Bilohorivka in the eastern region of Luhansk. Forced From Kharkiv, Russian Troops Regroup and Dig In 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z The Pentagon says the 155mm howitzers it sent to Ukraine are ideal for the military and the terrain on which they are fighting. Artillery leading the fight in Ukraine 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Since their deployment two weeks ago, the dozen or so howitzers operating in two artillery batteries had by Sunday fired 1,876 rounds, according to Ukrainian officers. Powerful American Artillery Enters the Fight in Ukraine 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z Allies, including France and Canada, also have sent artillery, and additional U.S. howitzers could be sent to Ukraine in the future, Kirby said. U.S. deepens Ukraine commitment with $40 billion in aid, expanded NATO 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z “Help is on the way in the form of javelins and stingers and howitzers and other tools critical for victory on the battlefield,” Mr. Schumer said. Senate passes $40B Ukraine aid package 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z In recent weeks, the Biden administration decided instead to send M777 towed howitzers which could be deployed faster and shipped in larger quantities, the two U.S. officials said. EXCLUSIVE U.S. aims to arm Ukraine with advanced anti-ship missiles to fight Russian blockade 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z If necessary, a farmer’s tractor can tow an M777 howitzer to a desirable firing position. Artillery leading the fight in Ukraine 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Ukrainian soldiers say the howitzers will also save civilian lives by striking Russian artillery firing on their towns. Powerful American Artillery Enters the Fight in Ukraine 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z M-777 howitzers at the front lines, and Washington has delivered all but one of the 90 artillery pieces they were due to send, the U.S. embassy in Kyiv said. Ukraine counter-attacks Russian forces in the east 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z M-777 howitzers at the front lines and Washington has delivered all but one of the 90 artillery pieces they were due to send, the U.S. embassy in Kyiv said on Sunday. Ukraine has deployed new U.S. howitzers at front lines - embassy 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z The planned Ukrainian advance in this area depends on the arrival of the M777 howitzers and other long-range Western artillery that can hit the Russian artillery in the rear. Life in a Ukrainian Unit: Diving for Cover, Waiting for Western Weapons 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z The Pentagon has been bullish on its training program for the M777 howitzers. Artillery leading the fight in Ukraine 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z In addition to the weapons the United States is sending, the French have promised Caesar truck-mounted howitzers, which are capable of quickly driving away after firing in a maneuver known as “shoot and scoot.” Powerful American Artillery Enters the Fight in Ukraine 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, Germany started training the first class of Ukrainian gun crews on the use of self-propelled howitzers in western Germany. Ukraine war’s economic toll is testing the West’s unity against Russia 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z The M-777 howitzer consignment is part of a huge outlay of weapons from Washington to help Ukraine fend off Russia's invasion, which began on Feb. 24. Ukraine has deployed new U.S. howitzers at front lines - embassy 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z Other American weapons Ukraine is counting on include drones for spotting targets and correcting artillery fire and tracked armored vehicles used for towing howitzers into position even under fire. Life in a Ukrainian Unit: Diving for Cover, Waiting for Western Weapons 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z “It would make no sense to give them a 155mm howitzer and not give them the precision ammunition that goes with it.” Artillery leading the fight in Ukraine 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z In the south, Ukrainian armed forces said they struck nine enemy targets, with enemy losses of 79 servicemen and 12 pieces of equipment, including armoured vehicles and howitzers. Ukraine to halt some Russian gas flows, claims battlefield gains 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z The United States has rushed $3.4 billion worth of weapons to Ukraine since Russia invaded on Feb. 24, including Javelins as well as howitzers, anti-aircraft Stinger systems, ammunition and body armor. Lockheed Martin looks to nearly double Javelin missile production 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z One is a purchase of M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzers, made by BAE Systems, that U.S. officials said was being held up because of inadequate production capacity, according to Taiwanese officials. U.S. presses Taiwan to buy weapons more suited to win against China 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z On Friday, Germany pledged to send an additional seven howitzer systems to help Kyiv, while U.S. officials announced they would send nearly $140 million more in aerial drones, laser-guided rockets, binoculars and other support items. Ukraine lays out peace-talk demands as the West braces for escalation 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the latest package would likely include more munitions for systems such as the howitzers. Exclusive-Biden expected to sign new $100 million weapons package for Ukraine, officials say 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z With Ukraine pleading for more military aid, Germany confirmed that it would send seven of its most advanced self-propelled howitzers — massive artillery guns mounted on tracked armored vehicles. New bid to rescue Mariupol civilians as Russia tries to complete takeover 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z Berlin will also supply a first ammunition package for the howitzers built by German defence company KMW, Zorn said, with further ammunition purchases to be handled directly between Kyiv and the company. Germany to send seven self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z BAE Systems told Defense News this past week that it had the capacity to build the howitzers for Taiwan. U.S. presses Taiwan to buy weapons more suited to win against China 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z The fighting is more at a distance now, and Ukraine has a desperate need for long-range artillery such as American-made howitzers. Op-Ed: What I learned in Kyiv 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z However, the going has been slow as Ukrainian fighters dig in and use long-range weapons, like howitzers, to target the Russians. Live updates | UK: Russia will push to capture 2 more cities 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z They have since returned to the front lines, where they are putting their supply of howitzers and drones “to very good use,” Austin said at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing. Defense secretary says U.S. arms being put to ‘good use’ in Ukraine 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z Chinese military commentator Song Zhongping told nationalist tabloid the Global Times that howitzers are not urgently needed or useful for Taiwan. Howitzer delivery to Taiwan delayed by strained U.S. supply chain 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z On Monday, Taiwan’s defense ministry warned of a similar hold-up of 40 M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzers, which the U.S. agreed to ship to Taiwan beginning in 2023 as part of a sale finalized in August. Taiwan warns of U.S. weapons shipments delays due to war in Ukraine 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z We have already provided dozens and promised more, and we should do still more, including arming Ukraine with multiple rocket launchers that can be even more effective than howitzers in combating Russian firepower. Op-Ed: What I learned in Kyiv 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z At least 70 of the 155 mm U.S. towed M-777 howitzers that had been destined for Europe are now in the hands of Ukrainian troops. Pentagon sees ‘minimal’ progress for Russians in renewed assault 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z U.S. airmen have completed dozens of missions to deliver a cache of weapons to Eastern Europe — including Javelin and Stinger missile systems and 155-millimeter howitzers — since the war began in February. Defense secretary says U.S. arms being put to ‘good use’ in Ukraine 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z If the howitzers are replaced by the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems, that would be “provocation” for Beijing, he told the newspaper. Howitzer delivery to Taiwan delayed by strained U.S. supply chain 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z Pentagon press secretary John Kirby declined on Monday to state whether U.S. shipments of howitzers to Ukraine were to blame for the delay in sending the arms to Taiwan, referring reporters to the State Department. Taiwan warns of U.S. weapons shipments delays due to war in Ukraine 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z “I think a win would be to go on the offensive in Donbas with this artillery we’re giving them, the howitzers, and these lethal drones and push them out,” he added. McCaul pushes for quick approval of additional Ukraine aid 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z Alongside the old howitzer cannons and Soviet-era helicopters was a set of new “unmanned coastal defense vessels.” Perspective | Warships are evolving, but they won’t go away 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z For instance, U.S. artillery pieces provided to Ukraine use 155 mm rounds, which are incompatible with their howitzers. On the battlefield, Ukraine uses Soviet-era weapons against Russia 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z Su Tzu-yun, military analyst at Institute for National Defense and Security Research, a Taiwanese government-funded think tank, said the howitzer delay did not meant a shift in strategic cooperation between Taiwan and the United States. Howitzer delivery to Taiwan delayed by strained U.S. supply chain 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z He said the howitzers provided to Ukraine were drawn from existing inventories. Taiwan warns of U.S. weapons shipments delays due to war in Ukraine 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z Ukrainian officials also have sought more self-propelled howitzers rather than towed weapons such as the M777. Western artillery surging into Ukraine will reshape war with Russia 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z Canada, among those who attended, is also supplying howitzers, as well as precision cameras for Turkish-made armed drones and other equipment, Anita Anand, Canada’s defense minister, said in an interview Thursday. Kyiv strikes during Guterres visit draw anger, as arms flow to Ukraine 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z Canada and the United States are both training Ukrainian artillery troops how to use the howitzers provided by Ottawa and Washington in their war against Russian invaders. Defense Secretary Austin, Canadian counterpart Anand back Ukraine support against Russia 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has announced a years-long delay for the delivery of U.S. howitzers, citing limited American production capacity, in a blow to the island democracy’s military upgrades. Howitzer delivery to Taiwan delayed by strained U.S. supply chain 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z The United States has been training a small number of Ukrainian forces on howitzers and some other systems outside of Ukraine. Canada training Ukrainian troops on howitzer artillery, Canadian defense minister says 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z “You want to find the enemy howitzers. You want to fix their position. And then you want to finish them off. That’s the essence of targeting.” Western artillery surging into Ukraine will reshape war with Russia 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z Ukrainian troops have received more than 45 howitzers from the U.S. to help in their war against Russian invaders, Pentagon officials said Wednesday. U.S. provides artillery, training for Ukrainian troops 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z She didn’t say how many of the 155-mm howitzers are being sent to the latest round of fighting in the disputed Donbas region. Defense Secretary Austin, Canadian counterpart Anand back Ukraine support against Russia 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Self-propelled Paladins are in high demand by the Ukrainian army because they are less vulnerable to Russian counter-battery fire than the towed M777 howitzers that U.S. officials consider a critical component of recent deliveries. Howitzer delivery to Taiwan delayed by strained U.S. supply chain 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z German companies have also asked to send 88 Leopard tanks, 100 Marder armored vehicles and 100 howitzers to Ukraine, permission for which has yet to be granted. Live: Live Updates | Bulgarian leader hopes to send military aid 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z “There is a widening consensus about supplying Ukraine howitzers and more complex weapons systems, and everyone is now doing that,” Heisbourg noted. Fears are mounting that Ukraine war will spill across borders 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z The howitzers are the property of Ukraine once the training program commences. U.S. provides artillery, training for Ukrainian troops 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z The United States has been training a small number of Ukrainian soldiers on the M777 howitzer and other advanced equipment at a location outside Ukraine. Defense Secretary Austin, Canadian counterpart Anand back Ukraine support against Russia 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Germany also said Tuesday that it will train Ukrainian soldiers in Germany on how to use howitzers sent to Kyiv by the Netherlands. After hesitancy, Germany greenlights some heavy arms for Ukraine 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z The howitzers, described as among the most powerful the Dutch army has, are to be delivered in cooperation with Germany, which will provide training and munitions, the report said. Netherlands to provide "limited number" of howitzers to Ukraine -ANP 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z The howitzers come with trucks to tow them and 144,000 artillery rounds. Looming ground battle is crucial phase in Ukraine, U.S. officials say 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z Army’s most modern howitzers, along with 183,000 rounds of artillery — and other sophisticated weaponry that could give the Ukrainians an important edge in looming battles. Putin gets what he didn’t want: Ukraine army closer to West 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z The Pentagon said the package could include artillery ammunition for howitzers, tanks and grenade launchers. Russia warns 'serious' nuclear war risks should not be underestimated 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z Last week the US confirmed that it has supplied Ukrainian troops with howitzer artillery canons and anti-artillery radars for the first time. Ukraine war: US wants to see a weakened Russia 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z New artillery, including howitzers, continues to be delivered at a rapid pace to Ukraine’s military, which is being trained on its use in neighboring countries, the officials said. In Kyiv, Blinken and Austin announce aid, diplomatic surge 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z Canada on Friday announced that it had delivered heavy artillery, including M777 howitzers and anti-armor ammunition, to Ukrainian forces in conjunction with the United States. As Western arms pour into Ukraine, Zelenskyy promises victory 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z The U.S. also is arranging more training for Ukrainians on key weaponry, including howitzers and at least two kinds of armed drone aircraft. Putin gets what he didn’t want: Ukraine army closer to West 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z He rejected criticism aimed at Chancellor Olaf Scholz for the government’s apparent reluctance to deliver heavy battlefield weapons, such as tanks and howitzers. Germany must support Ukraine without endangering its own security - minister 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z For the expected battle between large Ukrainian and Russian forces over the Donbas region, the United States is providing a significant new flush of artillery weapons: dozens of 155-millimeter howitzers. The U.S. will outfit five artillery battalions for Ukraine and provide new drones that explode on impact. 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z The latest package of U.S. military assistance, the eighth such installment, includes 72 howitzers, 144,000 rounds of ammunition, dozens of tactical vehicles and more than 120 Phoenix Ghost tactical drones. Biden vows $1.3 billion in Ukraine aid as Mariupol standoff worsens 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z The howitzers the U.S. is sending to Ukraine will be the latest American model, known as the M777, used by the Army and the Marine Corps. EXPLAINER: Why Washington is boosting heavy arms for Ukraine 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z The U.S. has pledged to send an additional 72 115-mm howitzers to Ukraine, along with sufficient tactical vehicles to tow them to the battlefield. Biden sends more guns, money to Ukraine as Putin tries to reboot invasion 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Ukraine’s allies are scrambling to deliver more advanced weapons for the battle in the east, where its defense is expected to rely on weapons such as long-range missiles, howitzers and armed drones. Warning Ukraine’s Friends to ‘Think Twice,’ Putin Tests Advanced Missile 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Some of the first batch of 18 howitzers have already arrived in Ukraine, having been drawn from U.S. The U.S. will outfit five artillery battalions for Ukraine and provide new drones that explode on impact. 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z A senior U.S. defense official on Wednesday said training of Ukrainian personnel on American 155mm howitzers has begun in a European country outside Ukraine. Biden set to announce new military assistance for Ukraine 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z In addition to the 72 howitzers and the vehicles required to move them around the battlefield, the new weapons package for Ukraine includes artillery rounds and armed drones from U.S. EXPLAINER: Why Washington is boosting heavy arms for Ukraine 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z The Pentagon says it has located 18 155-mm howitzers that will be sent to Ukraine. Biden promises more artillery to Ukraine to fight off Russian invaders 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z “A small number of Ukrainians will be trained on the howitzers. Then they will be reintroduced back into their country to train their colleagues,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Monday. American troops to train Ukrainians on U.S.-provided cannons 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z “If we didn’t believe that, we wouldn’t have moved forward with that many howitzers and that many more rounds.” The U.S. will outfit five artillery battalions for Ukraine and provide new drones that explode on impact. 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z As part of that package, U.S. forces in the next several days will begin training select members of Ukraine’s armed forces on American-made howitzers, the defense official said. Zelensky says Russia has launched offensive in eastern Ukraine 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z Army’s 155mm howitzers, along with 144,000 artillery rounds and more than 120 armed drones that will require training for Ukrainian operators. EXPLAINER: Why Washington is boosting heavy arms for Ukraine 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z If necessary, the Pentagon will be able to again dip into its own stock and locate additional howitzers — as it did with the initial shipment. Biden promises more artillery to Ukraine to fight off Russian invaders 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z The U.S. said it would send 18 155mm towed howitzers to Ukraine. American troops to train Ukrainians on U.S.-provided cannons 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z And training of Ukrainian personnel on U.S. 155-mm howitzers is set to begin in the next several days. Russian missiles pound cities across Ukraine ahead of anticipated eastern offensive 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z The weapons, drawn from the Pentagon’s inventory, are to include eighteen 155-millimeter howitzers and 40,000 artillery rounds, the official said. Zelensky says Russia has launched offensive in eastern Ukraine 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z The relatively flat terrain is suited for what the military calls maneuver warfare — the movement of tanks and other ground forces backed by long-range guns like the 155mm howitzer. EXPLAINER: Why Washington is boosting heavy arms for Ukraine 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z The latest batch of US military aid will include 18 howitzers. Ukraine war: Donbas tourist town braces for Russian assault 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z The United States is also providing 18 155-millimeter howitzers, the first time it has sent that weapon to Ukraine, and 40,000 artillery rounds. Biden Announces $800 Million in Military Assistance for Ukraine 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z And with the battle set to drag on, the United States is expected to announce $750 million more in military assistance, two officials told Reuters, likely including heavy ground artillery systems to Ukraine, including howitzers. Ukraine tells Russia: Return prisoners if you want top ally back 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z The Pentagon doesn’t expect it will take long to train the Ukrainians to use the howitzers. Zelensky says Russia has launched offensive in eastern Ukraine 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z A senior U.S. defense official said the first of the 72 howitzers are expected to begin moving to Europe by this weekend. EXPLAINER: Why Washington is boosting heavy arms for Ukraine 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z There are howitzers with shells so big they sound like cars driving overhead before screeching to the earth. Traces of Lives Cut Short: Bread on a Park Bench, Blood Pooled Nearby 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z Though Western-supplied weapons, such as the Javelin anti-tank missile, have received a lot of attention, the war in Ukraine has also turned heavily on indirect fire: mortars, howitzers and rockets. The War Moves East, as Putin Looks for a Victory 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z Some vehicles moved into forests, Maxar reported, with towed howitzers nearby in position to open fire. Russian strikes hit western Ukraine as offensive widens 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Some of the vehicles have moved into forests, Maxar reported, with towed howitzers nearby in position to open fire. Photos appear to show breakup of 40-mile Russian convoy 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z The Russian military also has a wide range of powerful Soviet-designed artillery units, which were bizarrely named after flowers, such as self-propelled 203-mm Peony and 152-mm Hyacinth and Acacia self-propelled howitzers. EXPLAINER: Weapons used in the Russia-Ukraine war 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Those weapons are in addition to the 400 German-made anti-tank weapons Germany also approved to be shipped from the Netherlands, as well as 9 D-30 howitzers and ammunition from Estonia. Ukraine invasion: What to know as Russians probe Kharkiv 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z But every day howitzer shells, rockets and guided missiles slam into its neighborhoods. The War Moves East, as Putin Looks for a Victory 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z The government has also approved the shipment of 9 D-30 howitzers and ammunition originally from Estonia. In a major shift, Germany will send weapons to Ukraine 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z Berlin also still has to decide about a request by Estonia that wants to pass on old GDR howitzers to Ukraine. In policy shift, Berlin to approve export of RPGs to Kyiv by third country 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z The Ukrainian military has relied on the same assortment of Soviet-built multiple rocket launchers and howitzers that the Russian military has. EXPLAINER: Weapons used in the Russia-Ukraine war 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z The equipment included an array of howitzers and armored vehicles. Russia unleashes military assault on Ukraine that Biden calls ‘premeditated war’ 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z She then counted the seconds between the rumbles, to tell whether this was shelling from a mortar or a howitzer, which launches artillery farther and more viciously. In Ukraine’s war-weary east, intensifying shelling and battered homes signal attempts at provocation by Russia 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z It will be followed by howitzers on heavy transport transporters in the next 2-3 days. German army reinforcements reach Lithuania amid Ukraine crisis 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Finland had bought the howitzers in the 90s after the fall of the Berlin wall, and later re-sold them to Estonia. In policy shift, Berlin to approve export of RPGs to Kyiv by third country 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z The Russian Defense Ministry released images of tanks and howitzers rolling onto railway platforms and more tanks rolling across snowy fields. Russia makes moves to ease Ukraine tensions; West skeptical 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z The new deployments include reconnaissance and artillery troops and medics from units throughout Germany, as well as around 100 howitzer and other vehicles, with arrivals expected to continue throughout this week. Russia ready to fire if foreign vessels enter its waters, senior military official says – live updates 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z Six howitzer guns were also being loaded onto trucks for transport to the alliance’s eastern flank. German leader Olaf Scholz in Ukraine as fears of Russian invasion grow 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z The drone destroyed a separatist howitzer from miles away, surprising the separatists. Turkey, a Sometimes Wavering NATO Ally, Backs Ukraine 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z In October, after an artillery attack killed a Ukrainian soldier, the Ukrainian Army used one of the drones to launch a counterattack on a howitzer used by Russian-led separatist forces. U.S. Exposes What It Says Is Russian Effort to Fabricate Pretext for Invasion 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Russian artillery forces in the southern Rostov region that borders Ukraine have also been practising destroying enemy forces and armoured vehicles with howitzers, the Ministry of Defence said. Russian warships practice artillery firing in Black Sea 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Ukrainian officials have also criticized Germany for so far barring Estonia from dispatching German-made howitzers to Ukraine, a move that would requires German permission. Russia signals little optimism on resolving crisis as the West races to shore up support for Ukraine 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, Berlin faced questions over reports that it has blocked the transfer of decades-old howitzers from Estonia to Ukraine. In showdown with Russia, Germany struggles over economy, unity and history 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z But the German government has not only ruled out any arms exports to Ukraine — it is also holding up a shipment of nine Communist-era howitzers from Estonia to Ukraine. Where Is Germany in the Ukraine Standoff? Its Allies Wonder. 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z But Germany’s subsequent refusal to grant re-export licenses to Estonia to send German-origin howitzers to Ukraine underlined one key divergence within Europe, over whether to supply weapons to Ukraine. A divided Europe confronts Russia with conflicting goals on Ukraine 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z The province, Canada's third-largest by population, uses bombs thrown from helicopters, remote-triggered explosives, and a howitzer gun manned by Canada's military to keep roads safe. From howitzers to heli-bombs: Canadian province fights rising avalanche risk 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z Two people are then seen running away from the site, where Ukraine claims it destroyed a D-30 howitzer used by Russian-backed separatists in the eastern Donbas region. Why Ukraine’s Turkish-made drone became a flash point in tensions with Russia 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z These machines of mass destruction, usually manned by Air Force special operations forces, are designed to circle a target on the ground, pouring howitzer shells and cannon fire into it until it is completely destroyed. The U.S. drops an average of 46 bombs a day: Why should the world see us as a force for peace? 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z |
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