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Source:
www.mindef.gov.sg |
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Army Unveils Locally Designed and Built Light Weight
Howitzer |
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The Army introduced the Pegasus, a 155mm
Light Weight Howitzer, as the latest addition to the SAF¡¯s artillery
systems during a commissioning event officiated by Minister for Defence
Teo Chee Hean this afternoon. |
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The Pegasus is the world¡¯s first 155mm light
weight howitzer that is both self-propelled and heli-portable. |
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It was jointly developed by the Singapore
Armed Forces (SAF), the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and
Singapore Technologies Kinetics (ST Kinetics). |
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This new 155mm
artillery gun, officially named the ¡®Singapore Light Weight Howitzer (SLWH)
Pegasus¡¯, is heli-portable by the SAF¡¯s
CH-47D Chinook helicopters. |
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Its
independent engine unit makes the Pegasus a versatile platform
that can be readily configured for ground movement and deployment for
field-firing. |
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The Pegasus
guns will eventually replace the Singapore Artillery¡¯s ageing 105mm
light guns. During operations, the Pegasus will be deployed to
provide responsive fires to support the
Army¡¯s heliborne forces. |
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The successful
development and commissioning of the Pegasus marks another
milestone in the close partnership among the SAF,
DSTA and
ST Kinetics in delivering advanced technological and operational
solutions to enhance the SAF¡¯s capability to defend Singapore. They had
previously collaborated on artillery projects such as the Primus, or
Singapore Self-Propelled Howitzer 1 (SSPH1
Primus), the Field Howitzer 2000 (FH2000)
and the Field Howitzer 88 (FH88). |
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Source:
www.mindef.gov.sg News Release 28
Oct 2005 |
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