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Fiji gets new ceremonial artillery

17th October 2014 - 10:56 GMT | by Gordon Arthur in Hong Kong

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Fiji took delivery of six KH178 105mm artillery pieces granted by the South Korean government on 30 September.

The Republic of Fiji Military Force (RFMF) chief of staff, Lt Col Sitiveni Qiliho, stated the guns were destined for ceremonial purposes to replace elderly Ordnance QF 25-pounder guns.

‘We had to replace the old guns because they had become obsolete and we had been trying to get ammunition for those guns for ceremonial purposes in the last couple of years,’ he said.

South Korean military personnel provided a weeklong familiarisation course for Fijian soldiers from the Force Training Group.

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Gordon Arthur was the Asia Pacific editor for Shephard Media. Born in Scotland and educated …

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