The Archer artillery system, officially the Archer FH77 BW L52 or Artillerisystem 08, is a Swedish self-propelled howitzer built by BAE Systems AB with a fully automated 155 mm L52 gun mounted on a modified 6x6 Volvo A30D chassis. It carries an armoured cabin, a remote-controlled weapon station, and support for BONUS submunitions and M982 Excalibur guided projectiles, and entered service with the Swedish Army in February 2016. It is also operated by the United Kingdom and Ukraine, with Latvia due to receive its own systems from 2026. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Service StatusSourced to the subject's own account Weapon ClassSelf-propelled howitzer 1 Introduced YearSourced to the subject's own account Weapon Class
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is a Swedish self-propelled howitzer system.
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The Archer artillery system, officially the Archer FH77 BW L52 or Artillerisystem 08, is a Swedish self-propelled howitzer built by BAE Systems AB with a fully automated 155 mm L52 gun mounted on a modified 6x6 Volvo A30D chassis.
Operated By: British Army, Wikipedia article text
: Sales: :* 14 Archer for the British Army: approval requested by the government to the Riksdag the 16 March 2023, which was accepted.
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WikidataWikidata Q713001 (P729 service entry): 2016Quote, Wikidata Q713001 (P729 service entry): 2016
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 2016.
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