French Defence Minister and Croatia's Defence Minister visit the military defence system supplier KNDS - Versailles AJ

French Defence Minister and Croatia's Defence Minister visit the military defence system supplier KNDS - Versailles AJ

CEO of KNDS, Jean-Paul Alary, French Minister for the Armed Forces and Veterans Catherine Vautrin and Croatia's Defence Minister Ivan Anusic receives a model of a Caesar self-propelled howitzer after the signing of a contract for the regiment-level artillery capacity acquisition at the French-German military defence system supplier KNDS in Versailles near Paris, France, On December 8, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Defence Minister and Croatia's Defence Minister visit the military defence system supplier KNDS - Versailles AJ

French Defence Minister and Croatia's Defence Minister visit the military defence system supplier KNDS - Versailles AJ

CEO of KNDS, Jean-Paul Alary, French Minister for the Armed Forces and Veterans Catherine Vautrin and Croatia's Defence Minister Ivan Anusic receives a model of a Caesar self-propelled howitzer after the signing of a contract for the regiment-level artillery capacity acquisition at the French-German military defence system supplier KNDS in Versailles near Paris, France, On December 8, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Defence Minister and Croatia's Defence Minister visit the military defence system supplier KNDS - Versailles AJ

French Defence Minister and Croatia's Defence Minister visit the military defence system supplier KNDS - Versailles AJ

CEO of KNDS, Jean-Paul Alary, French Minister for the Armed Forces and Veterans Catherine Vautrin and Croatia's Defence Minister Ivan Anusic receives a model of a Caesar self-propelled howitzer after the signing of a contract for the regiment-level artillery capacity acquisition at the French-German military defence system supplier KNDS in Versailles near Paris, France, On December 8, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Defence Minister and Croatia's Defence Minister visit the military defence system supplier KNDS - Versailles AJ

French Defence Minister and Croatia's Defence Minister visit the military defence system supplier KNDS - Versailles AJ

CEO of KNDS, Jean-Paul Alary, French Minister for the Armed Forces and Veterans Catherine Vautrin and Croatia's Defence Minister Ivan Anusic receives a model of a Caesar self-propelled howitzer after the signing of a contract for the regiment-level artillery capacity acquisition at the French-German military defence system supplier KNDS in Versailles near Paris, France, On December 8, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Defence Minister and Croatia's Defence Minister visit the military defence system supplier KNDS - Versailles AJ

French Defence Minister and Croatia's Defence Minister visit the military defence system supplier KNDS - Versailles AJ

French Minister for the Armed Forces and Veterans Catherine Vautrin receives a model of a Caesar self-propelled howitzer after the signing of a contract for the regiment-level artillery capacity acquisition at the French-German military defence system supplier KNDS in Versailles near Paris, France, On December 8, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Defence Minister and Croatia's Defence Minister visit the military defence system supplier KNDS - Versailles AJ

French Defence Minister and Croatia's Defence Minister visit the military defence system supplier KNDS - Versailles AJ

French Minister for the Armed Forces and Veterans Catherine Vautrin receives a model of a Caesar self-propelled howitzer after the signing of a contract for the regiment-level artillery capacity acquisition at the French-German military defence system supplier KNDS in Versailles near Paris, France, On December 8, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Defence Minister and Croatia's Defence Minister visit the military defence system supplier KNDS - Versailles AJ

French Defence Minister and Croatia's Defence Minister visit the military defence system supplier KNDS - Versailles AJ

French Minister for the Armed Forces and Veterans Catherine Vautrin receives a model of a Caesar self-propelled howitzer after the signing of a contract for the regiment-level artillery capacity acquisition at the French-German military defence system supplier KNDS in Versailles near Paris, France, On December 8, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustrations of the military defence system supplier KNDS - Versailles AJ

Illustrations of the military defence system supplier KNDS - Versailles AJ

This photo is an illustration showing 155mm shells use with a Caesar self-propelled howitzer at the French-German military defence system supplier KNDS in Versailles near Paris, France, On December 8, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustrations of the military defence system supplier KNDS - Versailles AJ

Illustrations of the military defence system supplier KNDS - Versailles AJ

This photo is an illustration showing 155mm shells use with a Caesar self-propelled howitzer at the French-German military defence system supplier KNDS in Versailles near Paris, France, On December 8, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustrations of the military defence system supplier KNDS - Versailles AJ

Illustrations of the military defence system supplier KNDS - Versailles AJ

This photo is an illustration showing 155mm shells use with a Caesar self-propelled howitzer at the French-German military defence system supplier KNDS in Versailles near Paris, France, On December 8, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustrations of the military defence system supplier KNDS - Versailles AJ

Illustrations of the military defence system supplier KNDS - Versailles AJ

This photo is an illustration showing 155mm shells use with a Caesar self-propelled howitzer at the French-German military defence system supplier KNDS in Versailles near Paris, France, On December 8, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustrations of the military defence system supplier KNDS - Versailles AJ

Illustrations of the military defence system supplier KNDS - Versailles AJ

This photo is an illustration showing 155mm shells use with a Caesar self-propelled howitzer at the French-German military defence system supplier KNDS in Versailles near Paris, France, On December 8, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

National Day Celebrations - Singapore

National Day Celebrations - Singapore

A howitzer fires a round as part of the 21-gun salute during the National Day celebrations in Singapore's Marina Bay, on Aug. 9, 2025. Singapore celebrated the 60th anniversary of its independence on Saturday. Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

French CAESAR self-propelled guns

French CAESAR self-propelled guns

16.07.2025, Tapa. Estonian reservists got their first taste of the French-built CAESAR self-propelled howitzer, which entered into service with the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) earlier this year. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

French CAESAR self-propelled guns

French CAESAR self-propelled guns

16.07.2025, Tapa. Estonian reservists got their first taste of the French-built CAESAR self-propelled howitzer, which entered into service with the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) earlier this year. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

French CAESAR self-propelled guns

French CAESAR self-propelled guns

16.07.2025, Tapa. Estonian reservists got their first taste of the French-built CAESAR self-propelled howitzer, which entered into service with the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) earlier this year. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

French CAESAR self-propelled guns

French CAESAR self-propelled guns

16.07.2025, Tapa. Estonian reservists got their first taste of the French-built CAESAR self-propelled howitzer, which entered into service with the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) earlier this year. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

French CAESAR self-propelled guns

French CAESAR self-propelled guns

16.07.2025, Tapa. Estonian reservists got their first taste of the French-built CAESAR self-propelled howitzer, which entered into service with the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) earlier this year. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

French CAESAR self-propelled guns

French CAESAR self-propelled guns

16.07.2025, Tapa. Estonian reservists got their first taste of the French-built CAESAR self-propelled howitzer, which entered into service with the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) earlier this year. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

French CAESAR self-propelled guns

French CAESAR self-propelled guns

16.07.2025, Tapa. Estonian reservists got their first taste of the French-built CAESAR self-propelled howitzer, which entered into service with the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) earlier this year. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

French CAESAR self-propelled guns

French CAESAR self-propelled guns

16.07.2025, Tapa. Estonian reservists got their first taste of the French-built CAESAR self-propelled howitzer, which entered into service with the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) earlier this year. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

French CAESAR self-propelled guns

French CAESAR self-propelled guns

16.07.2025, Tapa. Estonian reservists got their first taste of the French-built CAESAR self-propelled howitzer, which entered into service with the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) earlier this year. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

French CAESAR self-propelled guns

French CAESAR self-propelled guns

16.07.2025, Tapa. Estonian reservists got their first taste of the French-built CAESAR self-propelled howitzer, which entered into service with the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) earlier this year. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

Ukrainian artillery personnel fight in Zaporizhzhia region

Ukrainian artillery personnel fight in Zaporizhzhia region

A soldier from the artillery crew of the Striletskyi Special Forces Police Battalion of the Main Department of the National Police in the Zaporizhzhia region prepares for a combat mission involving a 122-mm howitzer D-30 at the positions of Russian troops in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on May 23, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Ukrainian artillery personnel fight in Zaporizhzhia region

Ukrainian artillery personnel fight in Zaporizhzhia region

Soldiers from the artillery crew of the Striletskyi Special Forces Police Battalion of the Main Department of the National Police in the Zaporizhzhia region prepare for a combat mission involving a 122-mm howitzer D-30 at the positions of Russian troops in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on May 23, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Ukrainian artillery personnel fight in Zaporizhzhia region

Ukrainian artillery personnel fight in Zaporizhzhia region

Soldiers from the artillery crew of the Striletskyi Special Forces Police Battalion of the Main Department of the National Police in the Zaporizhzhia region man a 122-mm howitzer D-30 during a combat mission in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on May 23, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Ukrainian artillery personnel fight in Zaporizhzhia region

Ukrainian artillery personnel fight in Zaporizhzhia region

Soldiers from the artillery crew of the Striletskyi Special Forces Police Battalion of the Main Department of the National Police in the Zaporizhzhia region prepare for a combat mission involving a 122-mm howitzer D-30 at the positions of Russian troops in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on May 23, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Ukrainian artillery personnel fight in Zaporizhzhia region

Ukrainian artillery personnel fight in Zaporizhzhia region

Soldiers from the artillery crew of the Striletskyi Special Forces Police Battalion of the Main Department of the National Police in the Zaporizhzhia region fire a 122-mm howitzer D-30 at the positions of Russian troops in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on May 23, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Ukrainian artillery personnel fight in Zaporizhzhia region

Ukrainian artillery personnel fight in Zaporizhzhia region

Soldiers from the artillery crew of the Striletskyi Special Forces Police Battalion of the Main Department of the National Police in the Zaporizhzhia region prepare for a combat mission involving a 122-mm howitzer D-30 at the positions of Russian troops in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on May 23, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Ukrainian artillery personnel fight in Zaporizhzhia region

Ukrainian artillery personnel fight in Zaporizhzhia region

Soldiers from the artillery crew of the Striletskyi Special Forces Police Battalion of the Main Department of the National Police in the Zaporizhzhia region prepare for a combat mission involving a 122-mm howitzer D-30 at the positions of Russian troops in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on May 23, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Ukrainian artillery personnel fight in Zaporizhzhia region

Ukrainian artillery personnel fight in Zaporizhzhia region

Soldiers from the artillery crew of the Striletskyi Special Forces Police Battalion of the Main Department of the National Police in the Zaporizhzhia region prepare for a combat mission involving a 122-mm howitzer D-30 at the positions of Russian troops in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on May 23, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Ukrainian artillery personnel fight in Zaporizhzhia region

Ukrainian artillery personnel fight in Zaporizhzhia region

Soldiers from the artillery crew of the Striletskyi Special Forces Police Battalion of the Main Department of the National Police in the Zaporizhzhia region prepare for a combat mission involving a 122-mm howitzer D-30 at the positions of Russian troops in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on May 23, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Ukrainian artillery personnel fight in Zaporizhzhia region

Ukrainian artillery personnel fight in Zaporizhzhia region

A soldier from the artillery crew of the Striletskyi Special Forces Police Battalion of the Main Department of the National Police in the Zaporizhzhia region prepares for a combat mission involving a 122-mm howitzer D-30 at the positions of Russian troops in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on May 23, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Ukrainian artillery personnel fight in Zaporizhzhia region

Ukrainian artillery personnel fight in Zaporizhzhia region

Soldiers from the artillery crew of the Striletskyi Special Forces Police Battalion of the Main Department of the National Police in the Zaporizhzhia region man a 122-mm howitzer D-30 during a combat mission in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on May 23, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Ukrainian artillery personnel fight in Zaporizhzhia region

Ukrainian artillery personnel fight in Zaporizhzhia region

A soldier from the artillery crew of the Striletskyi Special Forces Police Battalion of the Main Department of the National Police in the Zaporizhzhia region carries a shell as he prepares for a combat mission involving a 122-mm howitzer D-30 at the positions of Russian troops in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on May 23, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Ukrainian artillery personnel fight in Zaporizhzhia region

Ukrainian artillery personnel fight in Zaporizhzhia region

Soldiers from the artillery crew of the Striletskyi Special Forces Police Battalion of the Main Department of the National Police in the Zaporizhzhia region man a 122-mm howitzer D-30 during a combat mission in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on May 23, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Ukrainian artillery personnel fight in Zaporizhzhia region

Ukrainian artillery personnel fight in Zaporizhzhia region

Soldiers from the artillery crew of the Striletskyi Special Forces Police Battalion of the Main Department of the National Police in the Zaporizhzhia region fire a 122-mm howitzer D-30 at the positions of Russian troops in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on May 23, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Ukrainian artillery personnel fight in Zaporizhzhia region

Ukrainian artillery personnel fight in Zaporizhzhia region

A soldier from the artillery crew of the Striletskyi Special Forces Police Battalion of the Main Department of the National Police in the Zaporizhzhia region prepares for a combat mission involving a 122-mm howitzer D-30 at the positions of Russian troops in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on May 23, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Live-fire Shooting Training in Jiuquan

Live-fire Shooting Training in Jiuquan

JIUQUAN, CHINA - MAY 14, 2025 - The howitzer unit conducted concentrated fire shooting during the live-fire shooting training in Jiuquan, Gansu Province, China on May 14, 2025.

Live-fire Shooting Training in Jiuquan

Live-fire Shooting Training in Jiuquan

JIUQUAN, CHINA - MAY 14, 2025 - The howitzer unit conducted concentrated fire shooting during the live-fire shooting training in Jiuquan, Gansu Province, China on May 14, 2025.

2025 China (Chongqing) Aerospace and National Defense Science Popularization Event

2025 China (Chongqing) Aerospace and National Defense Science Popularization Event

CHONGQING, CHINA - MARCH 29, 2025 - Tourists look at a PLZ-05 155mm self-propelled howitzer at the 2025 China (Chongqing) Aerospace and defense science Popularization event in Chongqing, China on March 29, 2025.

Ukrainian artillery unit in Zaporizhzhia direction

Ukrainian artillery unit in Zaporizhzhia direction

The "Keep fighting - you are sure to win!" line from Taras Shevchenkos The Caucasus poem is on a 155mm shell for a 2S22 Bohdana self-propelled howitzer as an artillery crew of the Task Force Police Battalion of the Main Department of the National Police in Zaporizhzhia region that is part of the 128th Wild Fields Independent Brigade of Ukraines Territorial Defence Forces works in the Zaporizhzhia direction, Ukraine, on March 5, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Ukrainian artillery unit in Zaporizhzhia direction

Ukrainian artillery unit in Zaporizhzhia direction

A soldier attends to 155mm shells for a 2S22 Bohdana self-propelled howitzer as an artillery crew of the Task Force Police Battalion of the Main Department of the National Police in Zaporizhzhia region that is part of the 128th Wild Fields Independent Brigade of Ukraines Territorial Defence Forces works in the Zaporizhzhia direction, Ukraine, on March 5, 2025.(Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Ukrainian artillery unit in Zaporizhzhia direction

Ukrainian artillery unit in Zaporizhzhia direction

A soldier writes the "Keep fighting - you are sure to win!" line from Taras Shevchenkos The Caucasus poem on a 155mm shell for a 2S22 Bohdana self-propelled howitzer as an artillery crew of the Task Force Police Battalion of the Main Department of the National Police in Zaporizhzhia region that is part of the 128th Wild Fields Independent Brigade of Ukraines Territorial Defence Forces works in the Zaporizhzhia direction, Ukraine, on March 5, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Ukrainian artillery unit in Zaporizhzhia direction

Ukrainian artillery unit in Zaporizhzhia direction

Soldiers operate a 2S22 Bohdana, a 155mm self-propelled howitzer developed in Ukraine, as an artillery crew of the Task Force Police Battalion of the Main Department of the National Police in Zaporizhzhia region that is part of the 128th Wild Fields Independent Brigade of Ukraines Territorial Defence Forces works in the Zaporizhzhia direction, Ukraine, on March 5, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Ukrainian artillery unit in Zaporizhzhia direction

Ukrainian artillery unit in Zaporizhzhia direction

Soldiers fire a 2S22 Bohdana, a 155mm self-propelled howitzer developed in Ukraine, as an artillery crew of the Task Force Police Battalion of the Main Department of the National Police in Zaporizhzhia region that is part of the 128th Wild Fields Independent Brigade of Ukraines Territorial Defence Forces works in the Zaporizhzhia direction, Ukraine, on March 5, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Ukrainian artillery unit in Zaporizhzhia direction

Ukrainian artillery unit in Zaporizhzhia direction

A soldier attends to 155mm shells for a 2S22 Bohdana self-propelled howitzer as an artillery crew of the Task Force Police Battalion of the Main Department of the National Police in Zaporizhzhia region that is part of the 128th Wild Fields Independent Brigade of Ukraines Territorial Defence Forces works in the Zaporizhzhia direction, Ukraine, on March 5, 2025.(Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Ukrainian artillery unit in Zaporizhzhia direction

Ukrainian artillery unit in Zaporizhzhia direction

Soldiers operate a 2S22 Bohdana, a 155mm self-propelled howitzer developed in Ukraine, as an artillery crew of the Task Force Police Battalion of the Main Department of the National Police in Zaporizhzhia region that is part of the 128th Wild Fields Independent Brigade of Ukraines Territorial Defence Forces works in the Zaporizhzhia direction, Ukraine, on March 5, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Ukrainian artillery unit in Zaporizhzhia direction

Ukrainian artillery unit in Zaporizhzhia direction

A soldier writes the "Keep fighting - you are sure to win!" line from Taras Shevchenkos The Caucasus poem on a 155mm shell for a 2S22 Bohdana self-propelled howitzer as an artillery crew of the Task Force Police Battalion of the Main Department of the National Police in Zaporizhzhia region that is part of the 128th Wild Fields Independent Brigade of Ukraines Territorial Defence Forces works in the Zaporizhzhia direction, Ukraine, on March 5, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Ukrainian artillery unit in Zaporizhzhia direction

Ukrainian artillery unit in Zaporizhzhia direction

A soldier squats by 155mm shells for a 2S22 Bohdana self-propelled howitzer as an artillery crew of the Task Force Police Battalion of the Main Department of the National Police in Zaporizhzhia region that is part of the 128th Wild Fields Independent Brigade of Ukraines Territorial Defence Forces works in the Zaporizhzhia direction, Ukraine, on March 5, 2025.(Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)