Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it has won a contract worth approximately US$106 million to supply SIGMA fully automated self-propelled howitzer systems to a country in the Asia-Pacific region. The contract will be completed within five years.
SIGMA is a 155mm/52 caliber self-propelled howitzer, which can automatically load and lay the artillery system, fast in and out of action time and high rate of fire. It provides a protected cabin for three crew members. According to the mission, SIGMA can automatically select and load the required projectiles, propellants and fuzes, and place artillery to optimally engage the target.
Bezhalel (Butzi) Machlis, President and CEO of Elbit Systems, Said: “The SIGMA system effectively meets the growing needs of the armed forces to improve the effectiveness of their artillery formations and reduce life cycle costs, while improving accuracy, speed, autonomy, survivability and connectivity. The SIGMA system is based on the company’s several Over the past ten years, we have accumulated expertise and experience in providing artillery systems to many customers, including the new 155mm fully automatic self-propelled howitzer system for the Israel Defense Forces.”
