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Thursday, July 06, 2006

Rheinmetall to supply Kuwait with naval guns

MLG 27 light naval gunThe US Department of Defense has contracted with Rheinmetall AG of Düsseldorf, Germany to provide medium-calibre guns to arm the fast interceptor craft America is supplying to the Kuwaiti Navy under the Foreign Military Sales Programme.

The total value of the framework contract for the MLG 27 light naval gun is approximately €40 million; covering 12 systems, the initial order is worth around €28.2 million.

The Kuwait contract represents an export breakthrough for the product. At home, the MLG 27 has been selected to serve as the German Navy's new standard gun; the first of 87 weapons have already been installed.

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