CAESAR® 8x8
The CAESAR® 8x8 self-propelled artillery system, a heavy, protected and high payload capacity variant, completes the Nexter Group's self-propelled artillery range. It is equipped with the 155mm artillery gun, which is combat proven in French armed forces on CAESAR® 6x6.
Highly modular, the CAESAR® 8x8 can carry up to 36 complete ammunition as well as a wide range of equipment according to operational needs (secondary weapons, electronic countermeasures, smoke, etc.). Its shielding offers a high level of ballistic and anti-mine protection (level 2A and 2B STANAG 4569) and antiIED protection. Finally, it has an automatic shell reloading system, whose speed can be configured according to the user's operating modes (semi-automatic to automatic).
The acquisition of 15 CAESAR® 8x8 in 2017
Denmark had already signed a contract with Nexter on 22 May 2017 for the delivery of 15 CAESAR® 8x8 systems, which will be delivered mid-2020 to the Danish forces. The strength of Nexter's offer lies both in the participation in the program of local players such as HYDREMA, WEIBEL or TEN CATE, and in the exceptional performance of CAESAR® 8x8, selected on the basis of rigorous evaluations conducted in February 2017. Nexter's artillery system thus perfectly meets Danish requirements for firepower, crew protection and high mobility.