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By Pennington Way IV
WASHINGTON--Patria Hagglunds, a joint venture between Britain's Alvis and Finland's Patria Industries, has delivered the first developmental version of its 120mm Advanced Mortar System (AMOS) to the Finnish government for testing, according to a company statement.
Field testing will begin next month and end in June 2001, Kari Reunamaki, the AMOS product manager for Patria Hagglunds, said in a telephone interview.
AMOS is a double-barreled, smoothbore 120mm mortar system designed to be mounted on either wheeled or tracked armored combat vehicles. It weighs about 9,700 pounds, including...