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DSA 2018: Thai marines order 155mm SPHs from Israel

11th April 2018 - 02:15 GMT | by Sompong Nondhasa in Bangkok

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The Royal Thai Marine Corps (RTMC) is acquiring new firepower to protect the country’s eastern border adjacent to Cambodia after a contract was signed to procure the 155mm L/52 Autonomous Truck Mounted Gun (ATMG) from Israel.

On 23 March, Adm Jumpol Loompikanon, the deputy permanent secretary for defence, hosted a ceremony to sign a contract for six units of the ATMG from Elbit Systems.

The contract with the Royal Thai Navy is worth about $26,385,390, and the systems will be delivered within 28 months.

Major parts of the gun system from Israel will be assembled in Thailand by

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