David Moyes Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 First Ajax-Family AFV Accepted for Service ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Foxhounds with Crowd-Control Modificationshttps://twitter.com/Official_REME/status/1286013141139066880/photo/2 Clan_Ghost_Bear 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Moyes Posted July 31, 2020 Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 Rheinmetall – MBT 130 mm Gun fitted to Challenger 2 LEP Also shows a larger armour array fitted to the turret. Not sure if this is for LEP or RBSL looking to export or to increase scope of LEP: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Challenger 2 ATDU - Early 90's ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------British Companies to Manufacture Military Vehicles in Algeria? An editorial in a Spanish newspaper mentions that British companies are setting up to manufacture military vehicles in Algeria. I haven't heard anything about this is British news and Algeria seems focused on buying German (Fuchs-2, Boxer, Lynx 41? Gladius kit). I wonder if this is Rheinmetall/KMW working through RBSL/WFEL/others to avoid German/EU regulations? Quote Apart from tourism, in that region on the border with Algeria, British metal construction companies are also setting up to manufacture military vehicles; and they also exploit two gas wells, with studies carried out to drill another two in the future. https://www.elespanol.com/reportajes/20200719/mohamed-vi-reino-unido-desafia-espana-marroqui/506199908_0.html alanch90, Serge, Beer and 5 others 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH_MM Posted July 31, 2020 Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 29 minutes ago, David Moyes said: An editorial in a Spanish newspaper mentions that British companies are setting up to manufacture military vehicles in Algeria. I haven't heard anything about this is British news and Algeria seems focused on buying German (Fuchs-2, Boxer, Lynx 41? Gladius kit). I wonder if this is Rheinmetall/KMW working through RBSL/WFEL/others to avoid German/EU regulations? Algeria is not buying AFVs from Germany, but factories and licenses. The Fuchs 2 is made by a company owned by the Algerian MoD, Rheinmetall Algeria holds only 5% of the shares of the production company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Moyes Posted July 31, 2020 Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 40 minutes ago, SH_MM said: Algeria is not buying AFVs from Germany, but factories and licenses. The Fuchs 2 is made by a company owned by the Algerian MoD, Rheinmetall Algeria holds only 5% of the shares of the production company. I'm aware. Just theorising how the article came to this conclusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaronTibere Posted July 31, 2020 Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 I wonder if this turret (which is clearly built on the LEP turret) is the additional armour mentioned in that parliamentary document linked recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted July 31, 2020 Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 For me I wonder if the 31 round count reported earlier was for the 130mm gun instead of the 120mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 4 hours ago, Ramlaen said: For me I wonder if the 31 round count reported earlier was for the 130mm gun instead of the 120mm. It was stated that the number is for unitary rounds. 130 mm unitary round is too heavy and large for human loader so it has to be stored in an autoloader but I think that there is not enough space in the bustle for 31x 130 mm autoloader. So let's say that there is less than that but storing a portion of those massive unitary 130 mm rounds somewhere in the hull doesn't sound right either. Also the original tweet posted on the last page explicitely named L55A1 and that is 120 mm gun. Therefore I think that the number was indeed valid for the 120 mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH_MM Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 14 hours ago, Ramlaen said: For me I wonder if the 31 round count reported earlier was for the 130mm gun instead of the 120mm. Mr. Hawkes was talking to Rheinmetall personnel specifically regarding the Challenger 2 LEP offer with 120 mm L/55A1 smoothbore gun: "following introduction of the L55A1 in notional CR2 LEP is going to reduce round count from 49 to 31". In Rheinmetall's video footage, one can already see that the turret only provides space for rounds of 16 main gun ammo. Laviduce and Ramlaen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2020/08/10/oshkosh-is-tinkering-with-a-uniquely-british-jltv/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Moyes Posted August 15, 2020 Report Share Posted August 15, 2020 Ajax Trials ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Challenger 1 120mm APFSDS Accuracy at 1.5, 2 & 3 km Beer and Laviduce 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Moyes Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 British Army to test Hybrid-Electric AFVs Quote Hybrid electric technology is being tested in British military armoured vehicles to make them stealthier on the battlefield and more environmentally friendly. The Foxhound, a wheeled patrol vehicle that carries personnel, and the Jackal 2, a high-mobility reconnaissance vehicle that also transports troops, are being tested with the new systems. Prototype hybrid models based on each fleet, funded by a £3 million investment from the Ministry of Defence, are to be demonstrated at a military exhibition in November. The aim is for the two upgraded army vehicles to have better mobility and reduce engine noise to boost their stealth capability. General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith, head of the army, served notice last September that the service would undergo a green revolution. He said the tanks and vehicles used now would be the last to run on fossil fuels, as he advocated more clean technology, including solar power. Boosting the army’s green credentials is key to attracting Generation Z recruits, who care about employers’ attitudes towards climate change, he added. The proposal to upgrade the Foxhound and Jackal 2 comes after the armed forces introduced the high-altitude Zephyr drone, powered by solar energy. Soldiers increasingly use solar-powered batteries on operations. Lieutenant-General Richard Nugee, who is leading a climate change and sustainability review at the MoD, said: “It is great to see the army testing electric vehicles that will benefit not only our world-class personnel but also our planet.” His review is focused on helping the MoD to reduce emissions so the government can fulfil its pledge to reach net zero emissions by 2050. The hybrid vehicles will be developed by the British companies NP Aerospace, Supacat and Magtec. General Dynamics UK will collaborate on the initiative. The army has a fleet of 2,200 armoured vehicles. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/british-military-tests-out-eco-friendly-vehicles-hxpxkl0lq Quote The contract award is part of the Protected Mobility Engineering & Technical Support (PMETS) programme which is being led by NP Aerospace as the Engineering Authority for the vehicle fleet. General Dynamics Land Systems–UK and Supacat are the partner vehicle OEMs, and Magtec is the electric drive and battery technology partner. Developed by Magtec in the UK, the hybrid electric e-drive solution for Jackal and Foxhound is intended to deliver multiple technical and operational enhancements, including (but not limited to); Silent mobility; Enhanced Silent Watch capabilities; Off-board electrical power; Increased onboard power for the insertion of the latest technologies. This is the first time that this type of technology system has been applied to vehicles covered under the PMETS programme. The production of demonstrator vehicles will enable the MoD to analyse the operational impact of new technical capabilities. https://supacat.com/newsevents/news/uk-mod-awards-contract-demonstrate-electric-drive-jackal-vehicles/ Clan_Ghost_Bear 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH_MM Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 Clan_Ghost_Bear and Laviduce 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 Kind of sad to see the country that invented the modern tank squander away its tank fleet. Laviduce and Clan_Ghost_Bear 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIADES Posted August 26, 2020 Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 Anybody remember the 1957 UK defence paper that killed TSR-2 (among other things) as the age of manned aerial combat was over......? Here we go again. Clan_Ghost_Bear 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Posted August 27, 2020 Report Share Posted August 27, 2020 Find the Warrior. Scolopax, David Moyes and FORMATOSE 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FORMATOSE Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 Video on the story of the little-known Vickers Mk. 4 (a.k.a Valiant) MBT with some exclusive photos : BaronTibere, Jackvony, Laviduce and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaronTibere Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 Armoured Archives youtube channel has also begun a series on the Vickers Mk.1 to 3, Stimpy75 and Laviduce 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH_MM Posted September 23, 2020 Report Share Posted September 23, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Moyes Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 WFEL's New Boxer Facility ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------UK Boxer Variants N-L-M and Beer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2805662 Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 Ajax turret: https://twitter.com/lmuknews/status/1313826803463716865?s=21 Beer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2805662 Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 Some bare hulls of AJAX variants, including annotations of armour steel. David Moyes and Beer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zadlo Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 Unfortunately GDELS asked for remove those photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Moyes Posted October 14, 2020 Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 oh god how did these get here im bad with computer MoritzPTK, BaronTibere, Ramlaen and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaronTibere Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 Does anyone know what the heck this thing is? Mid 2000s, turbine engine with electric drive and the hull is made of titanium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clan_Ghost_Bear Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 I believe that is the wheeled prototype for the Future Combat Systems program, which ended up losing to the tracked variant. BaronTibere 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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