PARIS — Rheinmetall agreed to buy Hagedorn-NC, a German maker of industrial nitrocellulose, to expand its supply of raw material for artillery propellant, the latest move in a rush by countries ...

March 20, 2024: Hard limits are appearing on Russia’s ability to continue the Ukraine war. It has begun running out of tube artillery (as opposed to rocket artillery) and light armored fighting ...

The Army’s XM1155 is an artillery projectile with the ability to fire within desired cannon ranges, Crooks said. And there is other work ongoing on the propellant.

That excludes Russia's consumption. That amount of artillery will require about 15.1 million to 28.5 million pounds of propellant. Nitrocellulose comprises about 87% of an M6 charge.

As artillery technology evolved across previous decades, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) was on the cutting-edge testing guided and semi-guided munitions capable of hitting within mere meters ...

“We are excited to embark on this groundbreaking study of early propellant ignition in collaboration with the Element U.S. Space & Defense team,” said Dr. Michelle Pantoya, JW Wright Regents ...

Smokeless powders can be vital aspects of forensic investigations, though distinguishing between different powders can prove difficult. Chinese researchers aimed to simplify this process using gel ...