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Successful Milestone C Decision For Army Paladin Integrated Management Program

Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013

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The Army’s Paladin Integrated Management (PIM) program this week received Milestone C approval from the Defense Acquisition Executive, allowing the BAE Systems’ vehicle entry into the production and deployment. Paladin Self-Propelled Howitzer. Photo: Army.mil. “Our goal from the beginning has been to field a significant and capable upgrade to our soldiers as soon as possible,” said Lt. Col. Michael Zahuranic, the Army’s product manager for Self-Propelled Howitzer Systems. The first unit equipped date never moved, Zahuranic said, since government-industry cooperation…

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