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  1. Britons are in trouble

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    AJAX showcases its transition into service with the British Army at DSEI 2019

    General Dynamics Land Systems–UK will demonstrate the capabilities of the AJAX Family of Vehicles at Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2019.

    The AJAX programme, a £4.5 billion programme to deliver 589 vehicles in six variants to the British Army, has begun the transition of vehicles into service ahead of the planned Initial Operating Capability (IOC) in 2020.  The first six ARES vehicles were delivered to the British Army in February this year, and desktop training equipment and full-motion driver training simulators have been installed at the Armour Centre in Bovington and at Ministry of Defence Lyneham to support advanced training of British Army soldiers.

    In parallel, eight production and seven prototype vehicles continue to demonstrate the capabilities of the AJAX Family of Vehicles, through trials including live fire, cold-weather,  Equipment Support-specific trials (such as ATLAS successfully recovering a 60-ton Challenger Main Battle Tank) and through ongoing reliability trials in which two ARES production vehicles have run more than 10,000 kilometres to date.

     

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    1 hour ago, heretic88 said:

    Why not stick to the original Volvo articulated truck? That has excellent offroad mobility, unlike the HX77. Also seems to be a little bit more compact too.


    I think the Volvo is not made anymore.
    MANs are also currently in-use. Makes sense for commonality.

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    https://supacat.com/newsevents/news/supacat-grows-engineering-services-business-supporting-rheinmetall-uk-australian-defence-programmes/

     

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    Supacat grows engineering services supporting Rheinmetall on UK and Australian defence programmes

    05-09-2019

    Supacat, the UK headquartered Special Forces vehicle developer, is growing its Engineering Services, in parallel to its core OEM vehicle business, to support global primes on defence programmes.  At DSEi 2019 Supacat is highlighting its collaboration with Rheinmetall on four key programmes – the UK’s Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) Boxer, Challenger 2 Life Extension Programme (CR2 LEP) and the Scout SV turret and on Australia’s Land 400 Phase 2.

    “With UK MoD announcements expected on CR2 LEP and MIV, we are fully committed to supporting Rheinmetall wherever we can add value. We currently have engineers on placement with Rheinmetall Landsystemes at Kassel and Unterluess working on ongoing programmes”, said Phil Applegarth, Head of Supacat.

    Supacat is renowned for its innovation in developing platforms such as the HMT `Jackal`, and brings this experience in delivering fully-engineered, integrated and battle-ready vehicle systems to both the UK and Australian MoD from its operations in each country.  It is distinctive in the market in offering primes a full OEM engineering capability but with the responsiveness and flexibility of an SME (Small to Medium Enterprise).

    “The relationship gives Rheinmetall the agility to rapidly draw on additional and specialist resources from engineering design to rapid prototyping and manufacture through to project and supply chain management”, said Thomas Zierke, Vice President Programmes at Rheinmetall Landsysteme.

     
    Pictured: Mock turret for Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (CR2), manufactured by Supacat to allow validation of the internal layout and optimisation for human interface factors including evacuation.

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    In 2004 post Operation Telic the Defence Equipment and Support agency asked for assistance in trialling modifications and improvements to the M3 Amphibious Rig carried out by General Dynamics.

    Operation Telic saw up-armoured Challenger 2 crossing the river Tigris on 28 RE's M3 Rigs. The tanks weighed in excess of 70 ton and with future armour packs being trialled by the Armoured Trials Development Unit back in Bovington it was assessed that the battle weight of a Challenger 2 could go up to 80 Ton.

    In November 2004 C Squadron were chosen to support the trial, and two of the Squadrons tanks were dispatched to Hameln where they would be fitted with addition weight to simulate the increased armour packs and ammunition. The crews were issued with life vest and put there lives in the hands of the Royal Engineers throughout the trial.


     

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    https://www.janes.com/article/90725/upgraded-warrior-completes-20-battlefield-missions
     

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    • Six WCSP prototypes have completed the first 20 battlefield missions as part of the UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) reliability growth tests
    • The battlefield missions are designed to demonstrate the upgraded vehicle's ability to meet the missions required of it by the MoD

    Lockheed Martin UK's Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP) prototypes have completed the first 20 battlefield missions as part of the UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) Reliability Growth Tests, programme director Lee Fellows told Jane's on 22 August.

    The six prototype Warrior infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) upgraded under the WCSP have been undergoing trials for the past six months, which will continue until mid-2021. "At the end of the trials will be design acceptance, and a contract will be placed when Lockheed Martin and the MoD decide that the time is right," said Fellows.

    He added that the trials vehicles have completed thousands of kilometres of tests, and fired thousands of 40 mm rounds from the vehicle's main armament and from the 7.62 mm chaingun, all without any safety concerns. The successful completion of 20 battlefield missions marks the first point at which Lockheed Martin and the MoD will meet to review the data gathered during the trials.

    "We have a plan, we are performing to that plan, and I am meeting all of the milestones," said Fellows, adding that the upgraded Warriors are the first vehicles to go through this process in the UK since the Challenger 2 main battle tank and its variants were introduced into service in the early 1990s.

    The battlefield missions are designed to demonstrate the upgraded vehicle's ability to meet the missions that are required of it by the UK's MoD. There are a total of six sets of battlefield missions that are broadly arranged into groups of 20, added Fellows.

     

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