UK–Germany seal $70 million mobile artillery deal
Britain and Germany have partnered on a significant defence deal. A 52-million-pound contract has been signed for advanced artillery systems. These powerful weapons can fire while moving and strike targets over 70 kilometers away. The British Army...
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Reuters
LONDON: Britain said on Sunday it signed a 52-million-pound ($70 million) joint procurement contract with Germany to acquire advanced artillery mounted on armoured vehicles that can fire while moving and hit targets more than 70 km (44 miles) away.
A Ministry of Defence statement said the deal would provide the British Army with an early capability demonstrator of the RCH 155 system and two units for Germany to test.
The system is manufactured by Franco-German defence group KNDS and Germany's Rheinmetall.
The system can fire eight rounds per minute on the move, operate with two crew members and travel 700 km without refuelling, the statement said.
($1 = 0.7410 pounds)
A Ministry of Defence statement said the deal would provide the British Army with an early capability demonstrator of the RCH 155 system and two units for Germany to test.
The system is manufactured by Franco-German defence group KNDS and Germany's Rheinmetall.
The system can fire eight rounds per minute on the move, operate with two crew members and travel 700 km without refuelling, the statement said.
($1 = 0.7410 pounds)
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