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AM General Invests In Company Developing Mobile Artillery Systems

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, November 1st, 2018

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AM General Invests In Company Developing Mobile Artillery Systems

105mm howitzer firing from an AM General Humvee. (Photo by Matt Cashore)

Humvee maker AM General on Thursday said it has made a strategic investment in Mandus Group to accelerate efforts to develop a lightweight self-propelled howitzer system that is integrated on the bed of a modified Humvee.Terms of the investment were not disclosed. AM General said that the investment deepens its relationship with Mandus Group, expanding its role as a prime integrator for vehicle-mounted weapons systems for the U.S. and foreign militaries.Illinois-based Mandus Group is developing the Humvee Hawkeye 105mm self-propelled…

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