Serge

I found this :

I don’t know why but it smells like the NH90. 

CV90 is the lightest contender. 

Textron may have formed a team of its own. 

Both GDLS and SAIK contracts were devoted to technology demonstrators. 
Here, we can see something Textron can reach without help. A dedicated page is opened on there site.

https://www.textronsystems.com/capabilities/innovations/cottonmouth

Been the first to announce something about the ARV can be a pressure to save the whole programme regarding the changes into the USMC. 

The Cottonmouth ARV, the Textron’s bid for the USMC. 

And this light tank must be under 25 t. 
I can’t wait to see the DRDO proposal. 

Cv90 still on track for the  Czech Republic ?

On 4/16/2021 at 12:17 PM, SH_MM said:

 

At the current time, this remains speculation. Nexter has not revealed any specific details regarding the ASCALON concept, not even the caliber/bore diameter (Jon Hawkes initially tweeted that it would be a 140 mm gun, but he later corrected this claim).

 

As stated by Nexter, the 10 MJ muzzle energy are achieved at pressures below the current operational pressures of the 120 mm smoothbore gun family.

From Rheinmetall 

https://www.edrmagazine.eu/why-130-mm-and-not-a-bigger-calibre

2 hours ago, SH_MM said:

Well, lets hope they can produce an actual demonstrator in a more timely fashion than the CTA gun...

I don’t know why but I think Nexter knows its job. 
They are serious in tank barrel and ammo. 

9 minutes ago, SH_MM said:

At the current time, this remains speculation. Nexter has not revealed any specific details regarding the ASCALON concept, not even the caliber/bore diameter (Jon Hawkes initially tweeted that it would be a 140 mm gun, but he later corrected this claim).

ASCALON is a general tank ammunition devoted concept. Everybody is talking about the 140mm because nobody’s giving attention to the NEXTER press release. 
ASCALON can be offer in whatever calibre the customer wants. So the point now is to determine the optimum one. It can be 130, 140, 133 or any other figure. Let us remind the beginning of the French CTA. It started at 45mm. It was reduced to 40mm and it’s still a CTA. 

So, the main point to take into account is the French analysis : « more powerful than today’s 120mm can no more be off a classical design. » « Rheinmetall 130mm is doomed ». It means too « the 140mm FTMA can’t be a solution ».

The French communication around the 140mm FTMA was made to save time against a premature decision in favor of the German 130mm. 

The battle for the next NATO standard is juste starting. It will be bloody. 
 

And at last, ASCALON is by no means a CTA design. It’s closer to a Supershot one. 

Something new. Ascalon. 
https://andrei-bt.livejournal.com/1819865.html?

What is the foreseeable future of M48A3K ?

Is there any successor ?

The K21-105 ?

7 hours ago, 2805662 said:

Very carefully worded written responses to questions. No mention of Spike LR2. 
 

Any demonstrations - preferably on YouTube - of any kind of Spike LR being fired from an actual Lance turret? Or Iron Fist?

Yes. 
Spike LR2 is said to have problems. 

KF41 can reach 8 dismounts. They just have to ask for. 

If I remind me well :

- KF41 seats are from Schroth ;

- AS21 seats are from Mobius. 

5 hours ago, Boagrius said:

Odd that the number of dismounts seems to have dropped on both vehicles from 8-9 to 6. Is there something I'm missing here?

In my memory, it was clear. 
The MCCC is calling for :

- required 6 dismounts ;

- desired 8 dismounts.

Smart

I better understand. 
thank you. 

Interesting :

https://m.ynet.co.il/articles/58943360

Made in Korea. 

Look at the last picture. 

Just for consistency

https://defence-blog.com/news/army/germany-to-add-israeli-active-protection-system-to-is-leopard-2-tanks.html

13 minutes ago, Gauntlet said:

 

Can we think of any reasons why they didn't put the radar boxes at the side of the turret instead of the front? As they did with the Abrams and Merkava?

Better balance of the turret. 

You’re right. 

Great.

So, both Ofek, are they Mk-2 or Mk-3 based ?