This week, the IDF Artillery Corps conducted its first operational shelling with the new Ro'em self-propelled howitzer, in support of ground forces operating in southern Lebanon.The 282nd Artillery Regiment used the Ro'em, also known as the SIGMA 155, to shell Hezbollah rocket and anti-tank launch sites. The military says the shelling was "deemed successful and yielded achievements."The IDF says the Ro'em brings "groundbreaking capabilities to the battlefield," including increased fire-rate, lon

An improvised explosive device made from a 155 mm artillery shell detonated while Iraqi soldiers were attempting to defuse it.The incident was recorded by a FLIR thermal imager mounted on an AH-64D Apache helicopter.