UK and Germany sign $70 million joint deal for mobile artillery systems
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on December 28, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on December 28, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026

UK and Germany have signed a $70 million deal for advanced mobile artillery systems, enhancing their defense capabilities with the RCH 155 system.
LONDON, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Britain said on Sunday it signed a 52-million-pound ($70 million) joint procurement contract with Germany to acquire advanced artillery mounted on armoured vehicles that can fire while moving and hit targets more than 70 km (44 miles) away.
A Ministry of Defence statement said the deal would provide the British Army with an early capability demonstrator of the RCH 155 system and two units for Germany to test.
The system is manufactured by Franco-German defence group KNDS and Germany's Rheinmetall.
The system can fire eight rounds per minute on the move, operate with two crew members and travel 700 km without refuelling, the statement said.
($1 = 0.7410 pounds)
(Reporting by Sam TabahritiEditing by Frances Kerry)
Artillery refers to large-caliber guns used in warfare on land. These weapons are designed to fire munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms.
The RCH 155 is an advanced artillery system mounted on armored vehicles, capable of firing while moving and hitting targets over 70 kilometers away.
A capability demonstrator is a prototype or model used to showcase the potential functions and effectiveness of a technology or system before full-scale production.
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