{"id":54221,"date":"2020-07-29T20:35:19","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T20:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/07\/29\/british-armys-as90-howitzers-to-stick-around-amid-replacement-delay\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:00:19","slug":"british-armys-as90-howitzers-to-stick-around-amid-replacement-delay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2020\/07\/29\/british-armys-as90-howitzers-to-stick-around-amid-replacement-delay\/","title":{"rendered":"British Army\u2019s AS90 howitzers to stick around amid replacement delay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LONDON \u2014 The program to replace the British Army\u2019s aging AS90 self-propelled artillery has hit at least a two-year delay, with the forthcoming howitzer not expected to reach initial operating capability until the first quarter of 2029.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision to defer the Mobile Fires Program was taken to allow the Ministry of Defence to address key technical risks and meet requirements in the government\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/transatlantic-partnerships\/2020\/06\/22\/defense-planning-takes-a-back-seat-in-britains-struggle-to-shake-the-coronavirus\/\" target=_blank>integrated defense, security and foreign policy review<\/a> expected around the end of the year, according to sources with knowledge of the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Britain\u2019s new heavy artillery had been due to gain initial operating capability in the fourth quarter of 2026, but the MoD confirmed that has now been put back to the first quarter of 2029.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The howitzer procurement delay means the current date for decommissioning the AS90s has also gone back two years. 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The MoD issued revised key user requirements in January 2020 with a deadline for industry responses set for Feb. 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Britain\u2019s BAE Systems, South Korea\u2019s Hanwa Defense, Israel\u2019s Soltham Systems, France\u2019s Nexter and Germany\u2019s Rheinmetall are among the companies that expressed interest in the program, an industry executive told Defense News on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Late last year, the Royal United Services Institute think tank in London blasted the British military for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2019\/11\/27\/british-army-needs-bigger-guns-study-finds\/\" target=_blank>lack of artillery firepower<\/a> compared with a country like Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe UK\u2019s ground forces are comprehensively outgunned and outranged , leaving enemy artillery free to prosecute fire missions with impunity\u201d, RUSI analyst Jack Watling wrote in a report. \u201cIf conventional deterrence is to remain a key component of the UK\u2019s national security strategy, then the modernisation of its fires capabilities should be a top priority.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The integrated review, run by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his advisers, is expected to be announced this year. 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