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Some Kool-Aid from down under.
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Yikes! Yep, communications. Computers is the 4th C. My bad!
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Command, control, communications, computers, intelligence. Wait until you get to C4ISREW.
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Swedes on exercise in Australia:
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Brits on Exercise Thor’s Hammer 2019 in Woomera Prohibited Area.
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United States Military Vehicle General: Guns, G*vins, and Gas Turbines
2805662 replied to Tied's topic in Mechanized Warfare
You “quoting” me in that manner is misleading. I was quoting - and correcting - @Kal . I *did not* say that either country used the M230LF. -
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2805662 replied to Tied's topic in Mechanized Warfare
Australia does not (yet) have M230LF. The only system in service in Australia that fires the 30 x 113mm round is the GIAT 30mm DEFA M781 fitted the the Eurocopter Tiger ARH. EOS is an Australian company that sometimes ‘borrows’ ADF platforms to demonstrate its products, sometimes mounting M230LF, which can lead to some confusion. -
Interesting. From a purely combat-tested crew survivability perspective, I’d rate the Abrams series as superior to Leopard 2. Leopard 2’s completely exposed hull ammunition wine-rack stowage is an inexcusable flaw. In terms of sensors, the gen 2 FLIR on Abrams (about to be superseded by gen 3 FLIR), is highest performing thermal currently available. My experience with European sensor systems is that they are available, expensive, and adequate, but underperform US systems, remaining a generation behind in performance. My most recent exposure to leading US AFV sensors is 2015, so a little dated, but I’ve heard nothing that would convince me that there’s been significant changes in this regard.
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An attempt to obscure the obsolescence of the platform and the almost-incompetence of the upgrade program by applying a nostalgia-inducing camouflage scheme from the Cold War? Tank cosplay.
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Got a link to the Hanwha announcement, by any chance?
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Vehicles of the PLA: Now with refreshing new topic title!
2805662 replied to Khand-e's topic in Mechanized Warfare
Vampire crew? -
Well, Rheinmetall has signed the Risk Mitigation Activity contract. 12 months until vehicles are delivered.
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2805662 replied to Tied's topic in Mechanized Warfare
I *think* there’s been a middle eastern customer who has. -
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2805662 replied to Tied's topic in Mechanized Warfare
EOS has you covered. -
Not nearly as exciting as the real thing, but some interesting details nonetheless:
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StuG III Thread (and also other German vehicles I guess)
2805662 replied to EnsignExpendable's topic in Mechanized Warfare
NFI. There are some questions that are impolite to ask. They were hosting me & indulging my curiosity; as a guest, I kept the questions general in nature. -
StuG III Thread (and also other German vehicles I guess)
2805662 replied to EnsignExpendable's topic in Mechanized Warfare
I did - they were excellent hosts, even after I mentioned that I was a tourist in terms of potential business PSM was there as PSM, no relationship to Rheinmetall (I know, I know). They seem to think that their platform is the best match to OMFV requirements. -
StuG III Thread (and also other German vehicles I guess)
2805662 replied to EnsignExpendable's topic in Mechanized Warfare
Ze Germans at AUSA2019. Pics are mine. -
Yep. I saw the pic & the caption and headed straight to the BAE booth thinking ‘How did I miss that?!’ It was an emotional roller coaster.
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2805662 replied to Tied's topic in Mechanized Warfare
Took me a bit. (Et tu) Brutus; the one killed Caesar. -
To clarify, this vehicle is *not* at the annual AUSA conference in Washington DC.
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2805662 replied to Tied's topic in Mechanized Warfare
Definitely bad form posting from set up day. Ah well. -
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2805662 replied to Tied's topic in Mechanized Warfare
Literally just walked past them both. A Dragoon & one with the radar cluster that’s been exhibited over the last couple of years. Also a new M109 (M1299?), BAE UGV with RWS & the Elbit M113 Carmel demonstrator. No pics until tomorrow - setup day, today. -
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2805662 replied to Tied's topic in Mechanized Warfare
People are conflating requirements - parameters a system being procured has to meet - and conditions - parameters that respondents to the procurement have to comply with in order to participate. It doesn’t matter whether a system, in this case, KF41, meets the requirements stipulated by the customer, if the respondent (i.e. Rheinmetall) cannot meet the conditions of the RFP, in this case, delivery of an example system by a specified timeframe. A respondent has to meet the requirements while complying with the conditions. -
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2805662 replied to Tied's topic in Mechanized Warfare
Unlikely. Bid deadlines are usually an absolute. Once saw a major military communications company excluded from further consideration as the guy delivering the physical copies of their bid got caught in traffic and missed close by less than five minutes. Only having a single prototype smacks of under investment by Rheinmetall.