General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) will display for the first time during the EUROSATORY trade show in Paris (16th20th June, 2008) three new vehicle systems: DONAR, a new generation, air deployable (less than 32 tons), autonomous and remotely operated 155mm artillery system jointly developed with Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), the PIRANHA III HIGH PROTECTION vehicle (the PIRANHA is no prototype) and the RAPIDLY EMPLACED BRIDGE SYSTEM (REBS).
DONAR provides capabilities that will change conventional artillery doctrine because not only does it reduce crew and logistics requirements…