UK and Germany sign $70 million joint deal for mobile artillery systems


LONDON, Dec ‌28 (Reuters) - Britain said on ‌Sunday it signed a 52-million-pound ($70 ‌million) joint procurement contract with Germany to acquire advanced artillery mounted ‍on armoured vehicles ‍that can fire ‌while moving and hit targets ‍more ​than 70 km (44 miles) away.

A Ministry ⁠of Defence statement said the deal ‌would provide the British Army with ⁠an ‍early capability demonstrator of the RCH 155 system and ‍two units for Germany ‌to test.

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