SOFEX 2018: New design hybrids provide shoot-and-scoot options
In an effort to fulfil ‘shoot-and-scoot’ artillery requirements for the Jordanian Armed forces the King Abdullah II Design and Development Burea (KADDB) is showcasing its RUM II howitzer at SOFEX.
The 155mm howitzer gun has been integrated onto a DAF 6x6 wheeled vehicle, manufactured in the Netherlands, in an effort to improve readiness time and provide accurate firing.
A spokesperson at KADDB said that this was not the final platform the American-made howitzer could be integrated onto.
He said that any platform could be modified for integration in the future, depending on the user requirements.
The RUM II has manual
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