RO Defence is based at Chorley with principal military and naval artillery manufacturing facilities at Barrow and Leicester and military equipment/ammunition production sites at 17 other UK locations.
Current programmes include the upgrading of British Army 39 calibre AS90 Self propelled Howitzers with longer range 52 calibre ordnance and a modular charge system. Poland is also manufacturing AS90 Braveheart turrets for fitment to their purpose-designed chassis in a variant known as AS90 Chrobry.
