#indirectfires

Feedback from Ukraine suggests that the US HIMARS rocket system has contributed more to its defence than any other donated capability. Compact dimensions, mobility and ease of operation allow it to shoot and scoot, fully validating the concept of wheeled expeditionary artillery.

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Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems announced Thursday it had been awarded two contracts worth $252 million to supply an unnamed European NATO member country with artillery systems.

The announcement came more than a month after Denmark said it was in talks with Elbit for new mobile artillery to plug a “critical gap,” after pledging all 19 of its French-made Caesar howitzers to Ukraine.

The Danish defense ministry said negotiations were taking place “for the delivery of ATMOS artillery pieces and PULS rocket launcher systems as soon as possible.”

cannon, as seen on May 19, 2008. (Rowielip/Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 3.0)

Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems announced Thursday it had been awarded two contracts worth $252 million to supply an unnamed European NATO member country with artillery systems.

The announcement came more than a month after Denmark said it was in talks with Elbit for new mobile artillery to plug a “critical gap,” after pledging all 19 of its French-made Caesar howitzers to Ukraine.

According to Elbit, the firm would supply the unnamed NATO member — thought to be Denmark — with a battalion’s worth of truck-mounted howitzers, with a value of $119 million. The delivery of the ATMOS systems would take place over a period of two years, the firm said.

The second contract would see the Israeli firm supply the NATO member with $133 million worth of PULS artillery systems, including ammunition. The supply would be delivered over three years, according to Elbit.