Sweden Awards BAE Systems $ 500 Million Contract for Additional 48 ARCHER Artillery Systems
- BAE Systems secures a significant contract worth $500 million for the production of 48 ARCHER artillery systems
- ARCHER artillery system is recognized as the most advanced wheeled 155mm howitzer in operation today
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New contract establishes ARCHER as one of the world’s leading wheeled artillery systems
The contract signing was held at the DSEi trade show in
The ARCHER mobile artillery system, designed and produced by BAE Systems Bofors in
“This important milestone establishes ARCHER as the basis of the Swedish Army’s new divisional artillery forces,” said Lena Gillström, president of BAE Systems Bofors. “It is also critical to BAE Systems Bofors’ work in jointly developing the ARCHER with
ARCHER can fire the BONUS anti-armor munition up to 35km, conventional munitions up to 40km, and the precision-guided munition Excalibur in excess of 50km. The automated magazines can hold a mix of different ammunition types and modular charges needed to support any mission.
In addition to the Swedish Army, the
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