Germany to Buy KMW Howitzers in Deal Worth Up to €475 Million
- Government to buy 10 artillery systems with option for 18 more
- Defense ministry moving to replace equipment sent to Ukraine
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Germany will purchase 10 self-propelled, rapid-fired howitzers from Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG in a deal worth €185 million ($200 million) that could be expanded to more than twice that amount.
The government has an option to buy 18 more of the artillery systems at a cost of about €290 million, taking the total investment to roughly €475 million, according to people familiar with the deal, who asked not to be identified discussing confidential information. The plan is expected to be approved by parliament’s budget committee at a meeting Wednesday in Berlin.