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Article: Australia: Australia set to buy upgraded Howitzers.
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- Article date:
- October 31, 2009
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Byline: kusumv03
Australia's Defense Department has approved a $455 million artillery replacement project to include four batteries of 35 M777A2 155mm lightweight towed Howitzer field guns.
Defense Minister Sen. John Faulkner said in a written statement that purchase of the Howitzers, made by the Land Systems division of BAE Systems in the United States, is the first phase of project Land 17 to provide a next-generation artillery system for the Australian army.
"The lightweight towed Howitzer is the most advanced towed artillery system available in the world. It is air-portable under CH-47 Chinook helicopters and can provide a weight of fire not ...