LA AGENCIA DE ADQUISICIONES PARA LA DEFENSA DE INDIA ha firmado un contrato para la adquisición de 145 Unidades del OBUS ultralivianos M 777 calibre 155mm, a la empresa BAE SYSTEMS. Como parte de ese contrato de US$ 750M, unos 120 obuses serán ensamblados en la INDIA, como parte de la política de adquisiciones de ese país, que establece la asociación de BAE SYSTEMS con la Empresa Hindú MAHINDRA Group para la construcción de una planta de ensamble de piezas de artillería.
The M777 ultra-lightweight towed 155mm howitzer has an integrated digital fire control system, and can fire all existing 155mm projectiles. Nothing new there. What is new is the fact that this 9,700 pound howitzer saves over 6,000 pounds of weight by making extensive use of titanium and advanced aluminum alloys, allowing it to be carried by Marine Corps MV-22 tilt-rotor aircraft or medium helicopters, and/or airdropped by C-130 aircraft. The new gun is a joint program between the US Army and Marine Corps to replace existing 155mm M198s, and will perform fire support for U.S. Marine Air Ground Task Forces and U.S. Army Stryker Brigade Combat Teams.
Britain is the USA’s M777 LWH co-development partner, but Canada became the first country to field it in combat, thanks to an emergency buy before their 2006 “Operation Archer” deployment to Afghanistan. Customers now include the US Army & USMC, Australia, and Canada – but not Britain.
Fuente: https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com
