Raytheon is to supply the Excalibur Ib precision-guided projectile to the Netherlands Ministry of Defence as part of a previously agreed foreign military sale, the company announced on 9 September.
With this order, the Netherlands has become the second European customer for the Excalibur 1b, following Sweden.
The Netherlands armed forces will use the GPS-guided artillery rounds to arm its PzH 2000 howitzers, for which the US Army has already determined compatibility. Raytheon expects to begin deliveries late 2015.
Mark Hokeness, Excalibur programme director, Raytheon, said: ‘When fired from the Dutch PzH 2000 artillery system, Excalibur can fly up to 50km, score a direct hit and deliver lethal effects in all types of weather and battlefield conditions.
'The Netherlands joins a growing list of nations acquiring this highly sophisticated artillery munition, which uses GPS guidance to provide accurate, first-round effects capability at extended ranges.’
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The British Army’s Land Mobility Programme (LMP) has struggled to make it to competition but there are hopes progress will be made this year.
The aid stations are designed to be mounted onto trucks, such as the Rheinnetall HX family of vehicles, and will be in ballistic protected and unprotected versions.
The contract is for transmissions for the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center (JSMC) in Lima, Ohio for new tanks and overhaul and repair activities at Anniston Army Depot.
Jerusalem’s air defence capabilities procurement efforts will receive up to $190 million.
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