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- The British Army signed a £1 billion OCCAR contract for 72 RCH 155 howitzers.
- Rheinmetall will make gun parts in Telford using Sheffield Forgemasters steel while KNDS UK assembles BOXER chassis in Stockport.
- The howitzer fires eight rounds per minute to 70 km and redeploys at 100 km/h.
- Deliveries start in 2028, with capability before decade’s end, replacing AS90s.
- Healey and Pistorius said the deal will create 200 jobs and deepen UK-Germany NATO ties.
