# 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.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2025-01-22
- Where: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Value: $75.0M (61.0M GBP)
- Status: announced
- Products: artillery barrels
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [BAE Systems](https://endata.com/companies/4538.md) (supplier)
- [UK Ministry of Defence](https://endata.com/companies/4710.md) (customer)
- [Sheffield Forgemasters](https://endata.com/companies/18047.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [kyivpost.com](https://www.kyivpost.com/post/45985), 2025-01-24: "The contract was placed after a recent decision to relaunch Britain’s dormant howitzer barrel production in the summer of 2024."

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