Japan is busy with developing a 155 mm/52-calibre wheeled self-propelled howitzer (SPH) to replace its ageing FH-70 towed artillery gun, the Japanese Ministry of Defense has announced last June. Japan Steel Works reportedly started working on the development of the wheeled SPH in 2012 under a USD 100 million contract from the MoD.
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| Prototype of the new self-propelled 155mm howitzer. (Picture source: Japanese Acquisition, Technology ad Logistics Agency) |