UK MoD awards £61M artillery barrel contract to BAE Systems and Sheffield Forgemasters

The UK Ministry of Defence awarded a £61 million contract to BAE Systems and Sheffield Forgemasters to produce artillery barrels in Yorkshire for Ukraine, restarting dormant howitzer barrel production.

“The contract was placed after a recent decision to relaunch Britain’s dormant howitzer barrel production in the summer of 2024.”kyivpost.com

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• kyivpost.comUK Contracts Arms Makers to Make Artillery Barrels for UkraineLeo ChiuJan 24, 2025

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