# 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.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-01-19
- Where: Watervliet, New York, United States
- Value: $47.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: 155-mm howitzer cannon systems
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [BAE Systems](https://endata.com/companies/4538.md) (customer)
- [Watervliet Arsenal](https://endata.com/companies/21562.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [army.mil](https://www.army.mil/article/180746/watervliet_arsenal_receives_largest_contract_in_decades_to_support_the_indian_army), 2017-01-19: "By far, this is the largest foreign military sales of the 155-mm towed howitzer system that we have on record."

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