Leadership at American Rheinmetall and Hanwha expect the Army to finally solicit industry on its self-propelled howitzer soon after the Association of the United States Army conference wraps up in Washington -- although a government shutdown might push that. Industry is “probably going to see a draft [request for proposals] right after AUSA; a final to follow shortly thereafter,” Michael Milner, vice president of business development at the company, told Inside Defense on the sidelines of the Army’s largest...
