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

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

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)

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

A soldier stands by 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 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 enters a dugout 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 operates 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 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 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 2S22 Bohdana, a 155mm self-propelled howitzer developed in Ukraine, is in a dugout 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 operates 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 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 operates 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 of 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 stay in a dugout 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 operates 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 operates 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 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)