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Australia Issues Solicitation For New Artillery Systems

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Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

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Australia's Ministry of Defence has released the solicitation documents for new, more capable artillery systems to improve army firepower. The Request for Tender for the self-propelled howitzers and the Invitations to Register for the battle management system and lightweight towed airportable howitzers released Sept. 27 provide an opportunity for industry to compete in a fair and open manner, the ministry said in a statement. The systems the Army wants include protected self-propelled howitzers; lightweight towed air transportable howitzers; and a…

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