La firma brit\u00e1nica BAE Systems y el US ARMY han firmado un contrato de US$ 50 millones, para que la citada empresa reactive las capacidades de fabricaci\u00f3n de componentes principales, del Ob\u00fas liviano remolcado M777 de 155mm. El objetivo es recuperar y asegurar la cadena log\u00edstica de componentes del arma, que no solamente tienen en servicio EUA y RUGB, sino muchos pa\u00edses del mundo. Como parte de la ayuda con equipamiento militar a Ucrania, decenas de M777 fueron entregados y han mostrado destacadas aptitudes para el combate de la artiller\u00eda actual, por su movilidad, bajo peso, robustez y capacidad de emplear variadas municiones, incluso las guiadas de precisi\u00f3n. La vigencia de la artiller\u00eda como arma fundamental en las guerras, el buen desempe\u00f1o de un arma con muchos a\u00f1os de servicio y suficientemente probada en combate, aseguran su empleo futuro y abren nuevas oportunidades de mercado en el \u00e1rea de defensa.<\/p>\n
BELFAST \u2014 BAE Systems and the US Army have signed a $50 million contract for\u00a0M777<\/a>\u00a0lightweight howitzer \u201cmajor structures\u201d that will see the British manufacturer restart production of titanium parts for the towed artillery gun.<\/p>\n In a\u00a0Thursday statement<\/a>, BAE said that the restart will involve its UK and US-based supply chain, and first deliveries are expected in 2025.<\/p>\n A total value of the contract has still yet to be finalized but the initial $50 million deal was agreed under an Undefinitized Contract Action (UCA) which allows BAE to \u201cstart delivering on the program,\u201d immediately.<\/p>\n \u201cThis new contract creates the optimum conditions for a restart of\u00a0M777\u00a0production in the UK, and presents an opportunity to new and existing users to join a new\u00a0M777\u00a0production initiative and take advantage of the benefits from a hot production line and economies of scale,\u201d said the manufacturer. The US, Australia and Canada have each donated M777 howitzers to Ukraine.<\/p>\n John Borton, vice president of BAE Systems Weapons Systems UK, said that the weapon systems are \u201cperforming well\u201d against Russia.<\/p>\n \u201cThe\u00a0M777\u00a0will remain at the forefront of artillery technology well into the future through the use of technical insertions, long-range precision guided munition developments, and flexible mobility options,\u201d explained Borton, in the company statement.<\/p>\n