15.08.2022, 10:06
Zitat:Switzerland selects BAE Systems Archer and KMW RCH 155 as candidates for its new artillery systemhttps://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_...ystem.html
According to information published by the "Defense Brief" website on August 11, 2002, the Swiss defense procurement agency ArmaSuisse has selected the two last contenders for the next-generation self-propelled howitzer program of the Swiss army including the German company Kraus-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) with the RCH 155 and BAE Systems with the Archer. [...]
The Swiss army is planning to withdraw its old M109 KAWEST with a new self-propelled howitzer based on a wheeled truck chassis. The American M109A1 155mm self-propelled howitzer has been in service for more than 50 years.
The RCH 155 is a mobile 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer developed by the German company KMW (Kraus Maffei Wegmann) based on a Boxer 8x8 wheeled armored vehicle. The new German-made artillery system was unveiled in 2016 during the defense exhibition Eurosatory in Paris, France.
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