# Rostec demonstrates 155mm Msta-S howitzer  to EMEA customers

- Link: https://www.military.africa/2020/03/rostec-demonstrates-155mm-msta-s-howitzer-to-emea-customers/
- Published: 2020-03-30T13:59:45+01:00
- Author: Military Africa

Rosoboronexport and UralVagonZavod (UVZ), both part of Rostec State Corporation,
have first demonstrated the combat capabilities of the 155mm Msta-S self-propelled
howitzer to Europe, Middle East and North African (EMEA) customers. The demonstration
of the self-propelled gun system to EMEA customers took place at the Nizhny Tagil
Institute of Metal Testing’s (NTIIM’s) Staratel Proving Ground.

During the tests, the Msta-S SP howitzer hit all its targets and performed all planned
maneuvers. The Msta-S, developed at the initiative and with the participation of
Rosoboronexport, uses a NATO standard 155mm gun and is designed to destroy artillery
and mortar batteries, tank columns, command & control and reconnaissance posts.

_** “This combat vehicle has powerful artillery armament and road performance that
are not inferior to modern armored vehicles. It is equipped with advanced communications,
satellite navigation and surveillance systems. During the tests, the Msta-S showed
excellent results in target engagement using an automated fire control and the Orlan-
10E unmanned aerial reconnaissance system. I’m sure that our Middle East partners
were able to see once again the advantages of the Russian military equipment,**_”
said Viktor Kladov, Director for International Cooperation and Regional Policy at
Rostec.

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The Msta-S self-propelled howitzer can be successfully used against fortifications
and field depots, manpower and firearms in strong points and at deployment lines,
air defense, missile defense and electronic warfare assets. The howitzer is capable
of firing including also at sea targets within their reach.

_**“Today Russia’s 155mm Msta-S self-propelled howitzer manufactured by Uraltransmash
is steadily taking its place among artillery systems of the most common caliber 
worldwide. In terms of cost performance, it significantly outperforms competitors
presented on the world market. In addition, it has characteristics comparable to
those of similar howitzers, and surpasses them on a number of items. We are expecting
the Msta-S will be of considerable interest to countries in the Middle East, Africa
and the Asia-Pacific region,”**_ added Alexander Mikheev, Director General of Rosoboronexport.

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The 155mm Msta-S self-propelled howitzer is equipped with an automatic laying and
fire control system, a thermal imaging sight coupled with a laser rangefinder, observation
devices, a muzzle velocity radar, loading mechanisms, mechanized charge stowage,
mechanisms for feeding projectiles and charges from the ground, and a 12.7 mm machine
gun mount.

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It is also fitted with communications equipment, two filtration units, a self-contained
power supply and air conditioning unit, electrical equipment, a hydraulic system
and a gun loading control system. Satellite navigation equipment is used to locate
the self-propelled howitzer in a given coordinate system. The fighting compartment
meets all modern ergonomic requirements.

_**“Our partners have praised the combat capabilities of the new artillery system.
The howitzer showed excellent results. Firings with automatic realignment were also
carried out during the firing tests. Field tests showed the reliability and effectiveness
of the Russian gun and substantiated the claimed specifications,”**_ said Alexander
Potapov, Director General of UralVagonZavod.

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