Kramatorsk Plant Starts Licensed Gun Barrel Production for BAE Systems
Kramatorsk Heavy Machine Tool Plant (KZVV) says it has begun producing gun barrels for Western artillery systems under an agreement with BAE Systems, supplying barrels ordered for guns currently in service with Ukraine’s Defense Forces. The plant claims calibers from 25 to 203 mm and says production is carried out under licensing arrangements with 105 European firms, alongside work to supply Germany with 200 Marta self-propelled howitzers by 2027.