War in Ukraine: The Advantages of the CAESAR 155mm Howitzer

The war in Ukraine has ushered in a renaissance of artillery-dominated, mobile warfare. Both sides’ strategic and tactical battlefield decisions depend for a large part on their big gun capabilities. The West has already started sending some serious equipment to the front, from tank-busting Javelins, Turkish TB2 drones or British-made MANPADS, all of which are having a notable, if not yet decisive effect on the Russian army’s armored capabilities. But there is one cannon, made in France, which is perfectly adapted to dynamics of the war in the Donbas: the CAESAR 155mm self-propelled howitzer produced by Nexter.

Barracudas Eager to Dive into the World’s Oceans

The submarine world has received a major upgrade with AIP: Air Independent Propulsion. The gap has narrowed between expensive and super-performing nuclear subs, and cheaper subs which need to resurface all the time. And the youngest born of this family is Naval Group’s Barracuda-class, which is taking off to a fiery start with winning the Australian bid.

What is the CTA 40 – France’s and England’s Technological and Military Champion?

Despite apparent simplicity, armament technology is remarkably complex, including at the simplest level of small arms, and thus progress is slow. It took two centuries for cannons to swap their inaccurate smooth bores with precise rifled tubes, and another four centuries for generals to understand how important it was, and to become commonplace. Most evolutions are mere upgrades, and only once in a while does an actual breakthrough occur, such as the recent development of the CTA (Case Telescoped Ammunition) 40 mm cannon.