Howitzer

Amidst political tensions in Bulgaria, the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) has made a bold call for President Rumen Radev to take action and replace caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev. The leader of BSP, Kornelia Ninova, speaking on behalf of the party's parliamentary group, emphasized the need for decisive leadership in the face of the country's current challenges.

"The testing of the new self-propelled artillery units has been completed and their mass production has already begun," said Sergey Chemezov, the head of Rostec, in an interview with the state news agency RIA, adding that the first pilot batch will be delivered by the end of 2023.

Norway donated howitzers along with equipment, spare parts and ammunition, after procuring new artillery from South Korea.
"The Norwegian government has been waiting for the donation to be announced for security reasons. It is possible that future donations will not be published or commented on," Gram said.

According to the report, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and the US are the biggest buyers of Serbian-made arms.

A new 105-millimeter lightweight towed howitzer weapon system, which will raise largely due to the Turkish Armed Forces' logistical and tactical maneuverability, has been indigenously produced, Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli announced on May 5, state-run Anadolu Agency reported.

Aleksandar Vucic on Sunday traveled to a factory in the town of Velika Plana where he attended a presentation of a new armored vehicle.

The state-run Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (MKEK) has moved to protect its intellectual property rights for its Fırtına howitzers, a weapon currently being used by the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK).

European arrest warrants are to be issued for banker Fanis Lyginos and Olaf Eschler, a vice president at German arms manufacturer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, after the pair failed to appear before magistrates investigating bribery allegations.