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Investing.com -- BAE Systems (LON:BAES) (LON:BA) has formed a partnership with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center to further develop the M109-52 Self-Propelled Howitzer prototype.
The collaboration, established through a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement, aims to enhance long-range fires capabilities, improve technology, and upgrade artillery systems currently used by soldiers in operations.
According to BAE Systems, the M109-52 prototype offers a low-risk technical solution and cost-effective approach to deliver essential warfighting capabilities more quickly.
"We are working with DEVCOM-AC to continue modernizing the U.S. Army’s long-range precision fires needs," said Dan Furber, artillery product line director for BAE Systems’ Combat Mission Systems business. "We’re bringing together battle-proven systems with mature technologies to secure a significant leap forward in capability at a much lower cost – that’s the power in partnership."
The agreement builds on previous independent work and testing by both organizations to create a faster development pathway for new artillery capabilities and lethality upgrades to the M109A7 Paladin.
Development work on the M109-52 will be conducted at Picatinny Arsenal and across BAE Systems’ U.S. defense facilities in Anniston, Alabama; Elgin, Oklahoma; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Sterling Heights, Michigan; and York, Pennsylvania.
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