The US Army ordered an undisclosed number of additional 155mm Bonus munitions through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA).
The munitions will be delivered by BAE Systems and Nexter with initial batches set to be received in 2021.
Lena Gillström, managing director for BAE Systems Weapons Systems Sweden said: ‘This advanced technology facilities striking two targets with one munition to increase combat efficiency and lethality on the battlefield.’
The Bonus munition is designed for targeting armoured vehicles and will be used by the US Army’s M109 self-propelled howitzers and M777 ultra-lightweight towed howitzers.
Finland, France, Norway and Sweden are among the other states with Bonus in their inventories.
The new Bushmasters will be used by the Australian Army’s second long-range fires regiment, to be based at the Edinburgh Defence Precinct in South Australia as part of the 10th Fires Brigade.
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.
In the medium-term Lithuania has committed US$1.3 billion which includes Javelin ant-tank missiles, Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs), Black Hawk helicopters, missile systems and missiles.
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