Bundeswehr orders ten new type PzH 2000 tank howitzers

March 30, 2023 - The Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology, and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has awarded Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) a contract for the production of ten new type PzH 2000 self-propelled tank howitzers.

The two parties signed the contractual agreement in Berlin today. Delivery of the systems is scheduled to begin in 2025. They will replace the German artillery`s self-propelled tank howitzers, which were recently handed over to Ukraine as part of military support operations.

The agreement concluded today also includes options for the production of a total of 18 additional PzH 2000s in three lots of six systems.

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