Poland to buy 152mm ammunition
Polish tender calls for at least 1,500 rounds of ammunition, probably for the 152mm Dana SPH.
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PREMIUM: UK MIV hull production set to begin
New skills being introduced to the UK include modern welding techniques that will be used to build the Boxer vehicles. (Photo: RBSL)
The manufacturing of the first Boxer 8x8 hull in the UK represents the first time a new armoured vehicle will be built in the UK for a decade. It re-establishes an industrial sovereign capability that was abandoned in 2009-2010 but requires considerable investment in facilities, technology and skills to develop.
WFEL is to begin manufacturing hull sections for the UK’s Boxer 8x8 Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) programme.
These are the first new armoured vehicle hulls built in the UK since the 60 Terrier Combat Engineering Vehicles (CEVs) that were made by BAE Systems in Newcastle from 2010 and delivered ...
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