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September 29, 1999

France has issued a $53 million contract to GIAT (the French armored vehicle consortium) to refit the first 10 of 174 self-propelled 155mm AuG howitzers. This will include installing a longer barrel to increase range from 30km to 40km.--Stephen V Cole