“In lin? with th? M?D’s L?n? In??st?i?l St??t???, B??c?ck is ?l??s?? t? ?? w??kin? with BAE S?st?ms t? ??in? t? th? UK ?n? th? B?itish A?m? this m??k?t-l???in? c????ilit?. O?? skill?? t??ms ?n? ??ciliti?s in th? S??th-W?st ?n? W?st Mi?l?n?s will ??liv?? im???t?nt ?l?m?nts ?? th? ?n?in???in? ?x???tis?, s?st?m int????ti?n ?n? inn?v?tiv? t?chn?l??? ????i??? ??? s?st?m ?ss?m?l? th?t will ?n??l? th? ARCHER A?till??? Alli?nc? t? ???vi?? th? B?itish A?m? with this ?xcitin? c????ilit?,” s?i? Ch?is S?ic??, M?n??in? Di??ct?? ?? En?in???in? & S?st?ms Int????ti?n ?t B??c?ck
“Th? ARCHER, ?l????? in s??vic? with th? B?itish A?m? ?s its int??im s?l?ti?n, is ?n? ?? th? m?st ??v?nc??, ?i?l??? ??till??? s?st?ms in th? w??l? t????. W??kin? with ??? st??t??ic ???tn??s in th? UK, w? ??li?v? th?t ?n ARCHER-??s?? s?l?ti?n w??l? ?ll?w th? B?itish A?m? t? si?ni?ic?ntl? ?cc?l???t? th? ??liv??? ?? th? M??il? Fi??s Pl?t???m ??????mm?. O?? ?im is t? ??liv?? ? l?n?-t??m h?m????wn ??till??? s?l?ti?n ??? th? UK, which will s????????, s?st?in ?n? ???w ? c?itic?l, s??ci?lis?? B?itish in??st?i?l c????ilit? ?n? ?n ?????t?nit? ??? ?x???ts,” s?i? J?hn B??t?n, M?n??in? Di??ct?? ?? BAE S?st?ms W????n S?st?ms UK.
BAE Systems, recently secured a contract for an additional 48 ARCHER systems for the Swedish Army, plans to transfer technology from its existing production line in Sweden to establish a UK-based Mobile Fires Platform (MFP) production line. This move is expected to create over 350 new high-skilled jobs in the UK, boosting the Alliance’s supply chain. BAE Systems aims to leverage its expertise in Sweden and the UK to re-establish sovereign barrel manufacturing in the UK, providing an opportunity to generate substantial UK industrial content over the program’s entire lifespan. ARCHER, a fully automated system, is purpose-built to rapidly respond to threats and deliver precision fires. Capable of firing six rounds in less than two minutes, the ARCHER is the ultimate shoot-and-scoot system for superior survivability on the modern battlefield.Fires both conventional artillery ammunition and BONUS Anti-Armor and Excubitor Precision Guided Munitions, the ARCHER system, originally developed by Sweden and mounted on a 6×6 Volvo articulated hauler chassis, has been shortlisted for two renowned international competitions and is available on an 8×8 RMMV HX2 truck. BAE Systems aims to offer the ARCHER wheeled mobile artillery system to the UK Ministry of Defence as a replacement for the legacy AS90 self-propelled artillery gun. ARCHER is a proven, advanced technology system, representing the lowest risk solution for the Mobile Fires Platform (MFP) program, as the UK seeks to modernize its 155mm capabilities. ARCHER is already in service with the British Army, serving as the interim solution to replace the AS90 systems as the UK transitions to a permanent solution. In addition to being selected by Sweden and serving as the UK’s interim solution, Switzerland has also chosen ARCHER for its artillery modernization.
Fires both conventional artillery ammunition and BONUS Anti-Armor and Excubitor Precision Guided Munitions, the ARCHER system, originally developed by Sweden and mounted on a 6×6 Volvo articulated hauler chassis, has been shortlisted for two renowned international competitions and is available on an 8×8 RMMV HX2 truck. BAE Systems aims to offer the ARCHER wheeled mobile artillery system to the UK Ministry of Defence as a replacement for the legacy AS90 self-propelled artillery gun. ARCHER is a proven, advanced technology system, representing the lowest risk solution for the Mobile Fires Platform (MFP) program, as the UK seeks to modernize its 155mm capabilities. ARCHER is already in service with the British Army, serving as the interim solution to replace the AS90 systems as the UK transitions to a permanent solution. In addition to being selected by Sweden and serving as the UK’s interim solution, Switzerland has also chosen ARCHER for its artillery modernization.