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KNDS France Proposes Local

Assembly of Caesar 155 mm SPH

KNDS France, which is the main provider of operated by Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, a tactical transport aircraft (C130-Hercules
artillery systems for the Royal Malaysian Belgium, Canada and Colombia. The army type). A crew of only five men is enough to
Army and a strategic industrial partner for also received Army long range ERG3 am- operate the artillery gun that can fire rounds
the Malaysian defence industry, has further munition and Bacara Ballistic Computers. to ranges of up to 17km. A 105 LG1 gun can
expanded its partnership with the Malaysian be set up to fire in 30 seconds and will shoot
firm Advanced Defence Systems (ADS) with ADS, which is a member of the Weaponry at a rate of at least 12 rounds per minute.
the Caesar 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer Working Group and Malaysia Industry KNDS France also showcasing at DSA its
(SPH). The Malaysian Army is looking to pur- Council for Defence, Enforcement and armoured vehicles, Air Defence solutions
chase new 155 mm SPHs. ADS had signed Security (MIDES), is displaying, for the first (including the RAPIDFire turret) and full
an MoU with Nexter on the third day of DSA time at DSA, one of the Malaysian Army’s range of ammunition from 20mm to 155mm
2022 to assemble Nexter’s Caesar 155 mm 105 mm LG 1 MKIII howitzers that was and its robots.
Self-Propelled Howitzer in its facility in assembled in the country. The 105 LG1 is
a 105mm gun that weighs only 1,650 kg The KNDS – ADSSB partnership is an ex-
Malaysia. The Caesar 155mm SPH is to be and is designed for intervention and rapid ample of cross-border cooperation aimed at
assembled and integrated in the industrial reaction forces. It can be towed by a light strengthening Malaysia’s defence capabili-
facilities of ADSSB in Segamat, State of vehicle, transported by an average helicopter ties and increasing investment, particularly
Johor. After achieving notable success in (PUMA or Bell 212 type) or parachuted by in the national defence industry.
Thailand and Indonesia for its Caesar 155
mm SPH, KNDS France has set its eyes to
repeat the same success in Malaysia.
It was also announced at the show that
both companies would address selected
export markets for the 105 mm LG1 MKIII,
creating additional value to the Malaysian
eco-system. KNDS France had received an
order from Malaysia’s Ministry of Defence
(MINDEF) in 2018 for the assembly and
delivery of 18 units of 105 mm LG 1 MKIII
howitzers to the Malaysian army. The first
six of 18 howitzers were delivered in 2020.
Malaysia was the seventh country to acquire
the Nexter 105 LG1, which was already

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