Why a Western defense giant is helping Ukraine build its own version of a battle-tested British artillery gun

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BAE Systems is helping Ukraine make its own Light Gun variant. It needs "sovereign capability as opposed to equipment supply," the company said.

A major Western defense firm is helping Ukraine build its own version of a battle-tested British artillery gun, part of a broader push to help the country produce and sustain its own weaponry. BAE Systems signed an agreement this past summer with a Ukrainian partner to develop and test a locally tailored version of the 105mm Light Gun, paving the way for domestic production of the towed howitzer. BAE Systems' Light Gun family includes the L118 used by British forces in the Falklands War and the L119, adopted by the US Army as the M119 and used in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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