Chilean MLRS development nears completion
Chilean state-run defence company FAMAE is close to completing its Tralcan MLRS. The domestically manufactured system will undergo a final shooting test in Q4 2020; afterwards final design changes and other corrections will be applied if necessary, a FAMAE spokesperson explained to Shephard.
The company plans that an operational system will be ready by Q2 2021 for installation aboard an unspecified vehicle, to be showcased both domestically to Chilean defence forces and internationally.
This would be a major accomplishment for the tiny defence industry in the South American country. In 2014, Shephard reported that FAMAE had worked with Israeli defence company
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