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 "slug": "uk-rch-155-1-billion-contract-72-boxer-howitzers-occar-artec",
 "title": "UK Signs £1 Billion RCH 155 Contract for 72 Boxer-Mounted Howitzers via OCCAR to ARTEC",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/uk-rch-155-1-billion-contract-72-boxer-howitzers-occar-artec/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/uk-rch-155-1-billion-contract-72-boxer-howitzers-occar-artec/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-05-13T21:19:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:52:10.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLondon, 13 May 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * UK Ministry of Defence on 13 May contracted approximately £1 billion via OCCAR to ARTEC GmbH (KNDS–Rheinmetall joint venture) for 72 Remote Controlled Howitzers (RCH 155); first deliveries scheduled 2028\n * Replaces the AS90 systems donated to Ukraine in 2023, for which the Swedish-built Archer is the interim capability; performance specification eight rounds per minute, range up to 70 km, 100 km/h road redeployment\n * UK industrial split: Boxer",
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  "defense-industry",
  "ground-defense"
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 "entities": [
  "boxer",
  "bundeswehr",
  "germany",
  "knds",
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  "netherlands",
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