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 "slug": "latvia-drops-archer-czech-morana-155mm-wheeled-howitzer-excalibur-army-csg-no-operator-first-deliveries-2027-sweden-bae-dispute",
 "title": "Latvia Drops the Swedish Archer for Excalibur Army's Morana 155 mm Howitzer — First Deliveries 2027, BAE Disputes the Timeline",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/latvia-drops-archer-czech-morana-155mm-wheeled-howitzer-excalibur-army-csg-no-operator-first-deliveries-2027-sweden-bae-dispute/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/latvia-drops-archer-czech-morana-155mm-wheeled-howitzer-excalibur-army-csg-no-operator-first-deliveries-2027-sweden-bae-dispute/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-09-17T19:59:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-09-22T19:59:55.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRiga, 17 September 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Latvia's cabinet decided on 15 September to buy the Morana, a 155 mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer made by the Czech company Excalibur Army, a Czechoslovak Group subsidiary; the defence ministry announced it on 17 September\n * The ministry lists four criteria: cost, delivery terms, operational capabilities and the involvement of local industry, which it says \"is envisaged as part of the contract\"\n * It ends a June 2025 letter of intent wit",
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 "tags": [
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  "ground-defense",
  "central-eastern-europe"
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 "sources": [],
 "entities": [
  "bae-systems",
  "nato",
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