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Sweden Signs $500 Million Deal With BAE Systems For Nearly 50 Archer Mobile Howitzers

Sweden Signs $500 Million Deal With BAE Systems For Nearly 50 Archer Mobile Howitzers
BAE's ARCHER artillery system, recently delivered to Sweden. Photo: BAE Systems.

BAE Systems has signed a $500 million contract with Sweden for the delivery of nearly 50 more Archer mobile artillery systems, the company said on Wednesday. Sweden, as well as the U.K., have donated Archer 155mm self-propelled howitzers to assist Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s ongoing invasion, with the new deal set to replenish some of Stockholm’s capabilities. “This important milestone establishes Archer as the basis of the Swedish Army’s new divisional artillery forces,” Lena Gillström, president of BAE…

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