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The army’s plan to overhaul its Warrior tracked vehicles and Challenger tanks is “unachievable”, a damning official report has revealed.
Defence chiefs are wrestling with a plan to repair and modernise its two main armoured fighting vehicles, which date back to the 1980s.
A £1.6bn contract for American defence giant Lockheed Martin to overhaul about half of its 769-strong fleet of Warriors is years late and hundreds of millions of pounds over budget. The Sunday Times recently revealed the upgrade of the old hulls was so problematic that officials were considering buying new ones.
A report by the Infrastructure Projects Authority, which oversees big government schemes, put the Armoured Infantry 2026 programme on a red warning for a second successive year.
The authority uses a traffic light scheme to assess the viability of projects. Red means that “successful delivery appears to be unachievable”. The report says: “There are major issues, which at this stage do not appear to be manageable or resolvable. The project may need re-scoping and/or its overall viability reassessed.”
Defence minister Stuart Andrew recently said that a decision on upgrading the army’s main battle tank, the Challenger 2, will not be made until 2021.
The upgraded Warriors were due to enter service next March, but last year Ministry of Defence (MoD) permanent secretary Stephen Lovegrove said the project was 3½ years late. The upgrade has been dogged by problems.
The MoD said: “This report reflects the complexity and scale of delivering the most advanced and complex government procurement programmes, with the Warrior programme upgrading a capability that is crucial to how the British Army fights.
“Although progress of the programme has not been as straightforward as we would have wanted, we are working with manufacturer Lockheed Martin to ensure the army’s requirements are met.”
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On 7/20/2019 at 1:53 PM, SH_MM said:
But that is not made by a German company, but rather a British subsidiary of an American one...it is just a ceramic plate insert purchased during the 1990s for the German contingent during KFOR. There are various other supplier for ceramic armor in Germany.
Meggitt PLC is British. Bristol Armour, M. Composites and M. Aerospace are located in the UK.
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Close-up of Ajax turret by Lockheed Martin UK & Rheinmetall:
Note the thickness of roof armour in 3rd image.
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FMBT-70, MBT-80 and PIP concepts share a lot of similarities.
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A PIP for the Challenger started around 1983.
1987 is when the Chieftain replacement program started.
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"A decision on how many of the Army’s Challenger 2 tanks will be upgraded will not be made until 2021"
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Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL)
https://rbsl.com
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1 JULY 2019
RHEINMETALL AND BAE SYSTEMS LAUNCH UK BASED MILITARY VEHICLE JOINT VENTURE – RHEINMETALL BAE SYSTEMS LAND
Rheinmetall and BAE Systems have today launched a new, independent UK-based joint venture (JV) for military vehicle design, manufacture and support – known as Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL). Headquartered in Telford in the West Midlands, the JV will sustain around 450 jobs across the UK and is well positioned for future growth.
RBSL intends to play a major role in manufacturing the Boxer 8×8 for the British Army’s Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) programme and other strategic combat vehicle programmes, while also providing support to the British Army’s in-service bridging and armoured vehicle fleets.
Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt said:
“This announcement is a clear vote of confidence in the UK’s defence industry as a world-leader in designing, supplying and supporting military vehicles.
“This exciting venture clearly demonstrates how Defence sits at the heart of the prosperity agenda. Its benefits will be felt in the West Midlands and across the UK defence supply chain, creating jobs, boosting exports and guaranteeing our technical skills base into the future.”
RBSL will draw on Rheinmetall’s broader military vehicle technologies combined with the additional capabilities and systems brought to the Joint Venture by BAE Systems’ Land UK business, such as Trojan, Terrier, Warrior, military bridging and the AS90 self-propelled artillery system. RBSL will have the potential to create hundreds of additional UK jobs, both in Telford and the wider supply chain.
Peter Hardisty, formerly of Rheinmetall UK, has been appointed as Managing Director of the new company. He said:
“RBSL is a new business drawing on the significant strengths and expertise of both BAE Systems Land UK and Rheinmetall. Our employees in Telford, Bristol, and Washington (UK) have a valuable skill set and extensive experience in combat vehicle engineering. With new orders, we shall be able to sustain these capabilities and expand over the coming years, seeking new opportunities in the UK and overseas.”
The new management team that will lead RBSL into the future also includes Carrie White as Finance Director and Phil Simon as Operations Director, both of whom join from BAE Systems.
Regulatory approval for the joint venture was granted on 13 June 2019.
Background information
Rheinmetall Defence is one of the world’s leading makers of military vehicles and systems. In the United Kingdom the Group is already present in the form of Rheinmetall Defence UK and Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles UK. These two businesses are well-established suppliers to the British Ministry of Defence. They assist Her Majesty’s Armed Forces in a number of areas, including vehicle systems, ammunition and technical support.
For many decades BAE Systems has been the UK’s premier land systems manufacturer and source of technical support. BAE Systems companies have produced the Challenger 2 main battle tank, the Warrior infantry fighting vehicle as well as the Terrier combat engineering vehicle. BAE Systems Land UK is currently supporting the British Ministry of Defence and British Army in maintaining and upgrading the operational effectiveness of the UK’s combat vehicles and systems. It has over 400 employees devoted to military vehicle systems, primarily in Telford in the West Midlands.
Excluded from the Joint Venture are activities of BAE Systems Land UK in the field of weapons and ammunition in Great Britain, as well as the CTAI project with Nexter.
For more information, please contact:Oliver Hoffmann
Head of Public Relations
Rheinmetall AG
Tel.: +49-(0)211-473 4748
oliver.hoffmann@rheinmetall.com
https://twitter.com/TotherChris/status/1145636029531086853
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/rheinmetall-and-bae-launch-joint-vehicle-design-venture/
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Rheinmetall-BAE Systems joint-venture approved:
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3 hours ago, SH_MM said:
I wonder if this drawing was just added for illustration purposes or if the AJAX actually uses foamed metal armor for the turret rather than more effective ceramic armor plates.
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Ajax turret citadel:
https://andrei-bt.livejournal.com/1339650.html
British MBT autoloaders:
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The new armored vehicle of chains for the sappers of the Army has a maximum weight in combat order of 33 tons, capacity to transport up to nine crew, including the driver, and the main novelty compared to previous versions of the Pizarro is the highest level of ballistic protection and anti-mine.
QuoteWhile presenting the Vczap in Spain, GDELS-Santa Bárbara Sistemas will show two other variants of the Ascod family, one equipped with an unmanned 30 mm torreo and another with an integrated launching system, at the IDET fair that will take place in the city of Brno in the Czech Republic.
http://www.infodefensa.com/es/2019/05/22/noticia-ejercito-futuro-leopard-pizarro-dragon.html
QuotePizarro Phase III
As detailed by the Army, this future Pizarro should be equipped with means of situational awareness, as augmented reality, and incorporate improvements in the armament, with a tendency to increase the caliber to 40 mm, and in protection, with floating floor barges and systems of active protection, taking advantage of the current developments of the Ascod platform of Santa Bárbara Sistemas. -
21 minutes ago, alanch90 said:
Improvements over Leopard 2A7 turret? Apart from the gun, what does it mean?
Apparently a Rheinmetal rep told him the new turret is a CR2/Leopard 2 hybrid but all the ammunition is separated and has blow-out panels.
French flair
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Some footage of blast testing on Griffon: