LIMOGES, France—French armored truck maker Arquus, specialized in manufacturing high-tech off-road military vehicles, has gone back to producing more low-tech undercarriages for howitzers as the ground war in Ukraine boosts demand for artillery.
Despite an industry trend towards more high-tech weaponry like drones and autonomous missiles, traditional battlefield equipment like tanks and howitzers such as France’s Caesar canons and U.S.-made HIMARS have helped bend the trajectory of the war in Ukraine.
France in January announced it would send another 12 Ceasar howitzers—manufactured by French group Nexter—to Ukraine, on top of the 18 it had previously shipped, boosting demand for the Arquus-made undercarriages….