Swiss Army Orders New Artillery From Germany
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In 2024, KNDS Deutschland partnered with General Dynamics European Land Systems [GDELS] to integrate its AGM [Artillery Gun Module] system, derived from the RCH155 and equipped with a 155 mm [cal. 52] gun, onto the Piranha Heavy Mission Carrier [HMC], a variant of the infantry fighting vehicle [IFV] of the same name based on... This article, "Switzerland Orders 32 Donar 10×10 155 mm Self-Propelled Howitzers from KNDS Deutschland," first appeared…
Switzerland procures state-of-the-art artillery system from KNDS
Munich / Bern, June 08, 2026 – The Swiss procurement authority armasuisse and KNDS have signed a comprehensive contract for the acquisition of 32 AGM wheeled howitzer systems mounted on the Piranha IV (KNDS designation: DONAR 10×10). KNDS, acting as the prime contractor, and GDELS-Mowag, responsible as subcontractor for the Piranha IV carrier vehicle, will deliver the production systems to the Swiss Armed Forces starting in 2031. Additional elem…
The Swiss Federal Defence Procurement Office (Armasuisse) has announced that it has signed a contract with KNDS Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG (KNDS DE) for the supply of the new artillery system of the Confederation Army. The system under acquisition is the fully automated AGM 155/52 mm artillery module, mounted on the Piranha IV 10×10 platform of the Swiss manufacturer GDELS-Mowag....
The Swiss army modernizes its artillery and has signed a procurement contract. The new system replaces the M109 tank-haubitze from the 1960s and is expected to be delivered from 2031.
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