Britain taps BAE Systems for illumination artillery shells
London (UPI) Apr 9, 2013 - An undisclosed number of illumination shells for 105mm artillery guns are to be produced by BAE Systems under a British Ministry of Defense contract. The value of the contract for L43A5 rounds is about $28 million, the company said. Series production starts immediately, with the rounds being delivered this year through 2016. Final assembly of the illumination shells will take pla ... more

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