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BAE Systems’ NLOS-C Platform Fires 1,000th Round

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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

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BAE Systems yesterday announced the recent firing of the 1,000th round from the Future Combat Systems' Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon (NLOS-C) firing platform. NLOS-C is a 155mm auto-loading cannon that would replace the Crusader, also a BAE vehicle, terminated by the Army in 2002. NLOS-C development saw benefits from the knowledge gained in the Crusader program. The first of a planned eight FCS Manned Ground Vehicles to be fielded, for fiscal year 2009 the Army for the first time requested $110 million…

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