FMV signs seven-year agreement with Junghans Microtec for Archer artillery fuzes

By Defence Industry Europe

The arrival of the first Archer 6×6 howitzer on UK soil comes almost six months to the day it was contracted and is the first of 14 guns which have been purchased for the Royal Artillery. DE&S will also deliver Ammunition Resupply System, an initial ammunition suite, a training package and an initial support package as part of the contract.
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The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has signed a seven-year framework agreement with Junghans Microtec GmbH for the supply of fuzes for the Archer artillery system. The agreement aims to secure critical components amid continued shortages on the global market for artillery ammunition.

 

Fuzes are technologically advanced devices that determine when and how an artillery shell will detonate. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, such components have become increasingly scarce worldwide.

“Through our framework agreement with Junghans, we are securing increased deliveries of fuzes both now and for several years to come,” said Mattias Lindén, Project Manager at FMV. “With the agreement, FMV strengthens the security of supply for ammunition.”

 

 

The agreement was the result of close cooperation between FMV and Germany’s procurement agency, the Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw).

 

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