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Wednesday, October 08, 2008

BAE Systems Fires First Shot from Non-Line-Of-Sight Cannon Prototype

BAE Systems successfully fired the first round from the first XM1203 Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) Cannon prototype at a U.S. Army test site.

“The first firing of a cannon using an onboard power system is a significant achievement for our soldiers and the Future Combat Systems (FCS) program.

Now we have a Manned Ground Vehicle that can demonstrate its battlefield mission,” said Mark Signorelli, vice president of Army Programs at BAE Systems.

The system’s predecessor, the NLOS Cannon Firing Platform, utilized a remote hardstand to support its firing.

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