Watervliet Arsenal receives $47M contract for howitzer tubes for India

The Watervliet Arsenal has received a $47 million contract to manufacture 145 M776 155-mm howitzer cannon systems for BAE Systems, as part of a $737 million foreign military sale to India. The tubes will be used in M777A2 lightweight howitzers.

“By far, this is the largest foreign military sales of the 155-mm towed howitzer system that we have on record.”army.mil

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