On Thursday, April 23, 2026, the Czech holding company Czechoslovak Group (CSG) announced that it had received another order from a customer in Western Europe, worth nearly EUR 250 million/CZK 6 billion, for the supply of 155 mm artillery ammunition. Deliveries are to be carried out over a period of ten months.
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This is already the third such agreement this year. On February 20, CSG reported a contract worth several hundred million EUR with a NATO customer, also covering mortar ammunition, while on April 16 it announced an agreement worth nearly 300 million EUR with a European customer for 155 mm ammunition.
The latest contract marks another step in CSG’s strategic shift toward large-caliber, long-range ammunition and underscores its strong position not only in Western European markets. CSG continues to respond to market changes and is systematically expanding its production capacity and technologies to meet growing demand for both standard types of ammunition and advanced long-range solutions.
The importance of extended-range artillery ammunition has increased significantly in recent years, driven by the evolving nature of modern conflicts and the growing requirements of armed forces to engage targets at greater distances while maintaining high accuracy and effectiveness. In this context, CSG expects further growth in demand for long-range ammunition and is already well prepared to respond to this trend.
“This contract is another confirmation of our strategy in long-range ammunition and clearly demonstrates CSG’s ability to deliver large-scale projects in highly competitive Western European markets. CSG is focused on the future needs of armed forces worldwide and is continuously adapting its production to the growing demand for ammunition with extended range,” said Jan Marinov, CEO of CSG Defence Systems. Due to the sensitive nature of the project, CSG will not disclose further details about the customer or the specific scope of deliveries.
CSG sees the growing emphasis on the ability to engage targets at greater distances as a key factor shaping the future development of artillery ammunition. Modern conflicts and the requirements of armed forces confirm that extended range is essential for both operational effectiveness and safety.
Within the holding company, MSM Group of Slovakia is responsible for the design and production of NATO-standard artillery, mortar, tank, and medium-caliber ammunition, in cooperation with companies including VOP Nováky and ZVS Holding of Slovakia, Fábrica de Municiones de Granada (FMG) of Spain, and ZVI Vsetín of the Czech Republic (Czechoslovak Group presents ammunition at BEDEX 2026).
It is worth adding that on December 16, 2025, ZVS Holding, a company belonging to the CSG holding, launched a new artillery ammunition filling line using the screw-extrusion method in Dubnica nad Váhom, enabling it to achieve production capacity of more than one million rounds of large-caliber ammunition annually. Earlier, it signed a framework agreement worth up to 58 billion EUR with the Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic for the supply of medium- and large-caliber ammunition to European Union countries. In turn, at the end of October last year, it was revealed that Czech large-caliber ammunition licensed by CSG is also being produced by the Ukrainian company Ukrainska Bronetechnika, which operates under the Ukrainian Armor brand (Ukrarmor).
CSG confirms its strategy in long-range ammunition with a new contract worth almost EUR 250 million for 155 mm artillery ammunition in Western Europe.
CSG is future oriented and ready to meet the evolving needs of modern armed forces. pic.twitter.com/hgom39kHCi
— CSG (@CSG_HOLDING) April 23, 2026
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