Why did BAE Systems build a CTD?
In August 2002, following the termination of Crusader, a fully automated 40-ton, 155mm self-propelled howitzer, Congress mandated that a self-propelled NLOS-C be developed by 2008 to ensure the U.S. Army maintains its ability to win on the future battlefield. As the first part of that mandate, BAE Systems was awarded a contract to transfer Crusader technology to the NLOS-C and demonstrate the feasibility of a new weapon system by September 30, 2003.
