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  2. The Leopard 2 Thread

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    Don't know if this has been mentioned before but apparently Santa Bárbara Sistemas cut costs by replacing titanium armour with steel when making the Leopard 2E:
     

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    The malpractice came, according to internal sources of the program, to the point of replacing part of the armour of the Leopard car, made of a titanium alloy face, with a steel one; the Army being aware of such folly when it submitted the vehicles delivered to a review of weights (the change in addition to compromising their protection, meant an overweight of two tons). This "error" has serious consequences on its behaviour in combat and the life of the engine and transmission. Unfortunately, the government then did not take legal measures, so it is understood that these sludges come from those dusts - Google translation


    https://www.ejercitos.org/2019/12/24/vcr-8x8-requiem-por-un-sueno/

  3. General AFV Thread

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    Spain voids production contract for Piranha V:

    https://www.ejercitos.org/2019/12/23/defensa-declara-desierto-el-contrato-del-vcr-8x8/
    https://www.ejercitos.org/2019/12/24/vcr-8x8-requiem-por-un-sueno/ 

    Proposal found unsatisfactory on all fronts:

    • Non-compliance with technical requirements
    • Failure to comply with the deadlines
    • Lack of integration of industrial components required for hull or the turrets under study
    • Lack of financial guarantees for possible cost overruns in respect of the amount approved as the program's expenditure ceiling

     "From the aforementioned DIGAM report it seems that the contract will be submitted to public tender"
    Article mentions that Iveco Freccia could be considered the favourite. VBCI and Boxer other contenders.

  4. French flair

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    Qatar Set to Cancel VBCI 2 Contract

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    https://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-finance/industrie/aeronautique-defense/le-patron-du-psg-mis-en-examen-le-qatar-pres-de-renoncer-au-vbci-de-nexter-833925.html

    “Due to the indictment of Paris Saint-Germain President Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, the Emir of Qatar is close to giving up the contract VBCI manufactured by Nexter”
     


    "Amir asked Minister of Defense to find a new platform..Qatari MOD very close to select 3 candidates which may not include Rheinmetall because of certain disputes regarding to Leopard contract"

  6. Britons are in trouble

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    21 hours ago, LoooSeR said:

       Syrians made a better "streetfighter" with their Adra modification of T-72s, heh, and it was made by field unit with steel bars and stones. IDK what purpose this vehicle serves, all useful mods from it (cameras, dozer blade) should have been easy task to work out (or should have been designed during tank development, in the first place), everything else doesn't look practical.


    You need to look at the add-ons individually rather than as a complete package.
    They're ideas that are quickly bolted-on to try out in various scenarios and to evaluate their effectiveness. 

  7. Britons are in trouble

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    3 hours ago, LoooSeR said:

     

       Why T-54B is photographed with it? It is 60+ years old tank after all, lol.


    Used in demonstration. Still runs.

     

    3 hours ago, LoooSeR said:

     

       Also, its still looks like something a field unit personal would do to a tank if sended to conflict zone and left without much supervision.


    Basically is.
    It's just a test platform for the tankers to try out ideas. Nothing official.

  12. Britons are in trouble

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    5 hours ago, Serge said:

    https://www.janes.com/article/92459/uk-deploys-up-armoured-warrior-ifvs-to-estonia


    This article is a bit strange.
    The Warrior was made by GKN, not Alvis. Although Alvis would later purchase GKN defence. Eventually killing the promising Warrior 2000 to promote the mature CV90.
    As far as I can tell the flanking armour plates are not new and have been used for some time as the mounting for the WRAP 2 armour system:

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  16. Britons are in trouble

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    UK JOINS THE BOXER FAMILY
     

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    After the UK decided to re-join the BOXER programme in 2018 and the receipt of the proposal in early 2019, it took only 8 month to evaluate, negotiate and finalise the 11th amendment of the series production contract for the BOXER vehicles.
     

    Personnel from the OCCAR-EA BOXER Programme Division and specialists from the UK MoD Defence Equipment & Support worked hard to accomplish the negotiation of the contract with best value for money in such a short timeframe.
     

    The contract includes the delivery of 5 prototypes in four specific Build Configurations (Infantry Carrier, Specialist Carrier, Command Post and Ambulance) and 523 series vehicles,  initial In-Service Support Packages and Special to Role Kits. The vehicles will be equipped with a remote controlled weapon system with a 12.7mm L1A2 Heavy Machine Gun or a 7.62mm L7A2 General Purpose Machine Gun, depending on the mission. They will also have missile blast as well as Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG) protection.
     

    The UK vehicles have the ability to change within the variants (Build Configurations) by changing the interior,  introducing different kits and assemblies depending on the mission.
     

    The production of the UK fleet will be shared between Germany and the UK. As a first step, the prototypes will be manufactured in Germany by the main-subcontractors of ARTEC, the companies Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Rheinmetall.
    The first phase of  series production will be conducted on the German production lines of both companies. Workers from the UK will be trained on how to assemble the vehicles and after the necessary knowledge transfer, the production will be transferred to new facilities in the UK. The plan says to have the first trials in June 2022 and the delivery of the first series vehicle to the British customer by November 2022.


    http://www.occar.int/uk-joins-boxer-family
     


    Confirmation that UK Boxers will have the uprated powerpack. 

  17. Britons are in trouble

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    £2.8bn armoured vehicle contract secured for British Army

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    The Defence Secretary has announced that the army will receive more than 500 Boxer 8x8 high mobility, network-enabled armoured vehicles to transport troops onto the frontline.
     

    Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace, said:

    "Our men and women of the Armed Forces deserve to have the best equipment to do their job."
    "The Boxer vehicle is a leader in its field and I look forward to it arriving in units from 2023."
     

    The vehicles will form part of the Army’s Strike brigades, new units set up to deploy rapidly over long distances across varied terrains.

    Boxer is modular by design to meet these requirements - the same vehicle base can be rapidly reconfigured to fill different roles on the battlefield, from carrying troops across deserts to treating severely injured service personnel on the journey to hospital.

    Initially the Army will buy a mixture of the troop-carrying variant, ambulances, command vehicles, and specialist designs to carry military equipment.


    Sir Simon Bollom, Chief Executive of Defence, Equipment and Support (DE&S), said:

    "This is excellent news for the Army and I’m delighted that we can now move forward with a contract for the Mechanised Infantry Vehicle."

    "We are looking forward to continuing to work closely with the Army and our partners across industry to deliver the best equipment and support for our troops."
     

    The UK announced in 2018 that it would re-join the Boxer programme within the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) and explore options to modernise its vehicle fleet and meet the Army’s Mechanised Infantry Vehicle requirement.

    The UK played a central role in the original design, development and testing of the Boxer. In re-joining the programme last year, the UK reassumed the rights it had as a project partner.


    Major General Simon Hamilton, Mechanised Infantry Vehicle Programme lead for the British Army, said:

    "I am delighted that we have committed to delivering the Mechanised Infantry capability through the purchase of around 500 battle-winning Boxer vehicles for the British Army. Boxer completes the suite of platforms to equip our new state-of-the-art STRIKE brigade where, alongside Ajax, Boxer’s low logistic need, extended reach, high-mobility, and advanced digitisation will ensure STRIKE is ready for any global scenario."
     

    This contract was signed ahead of the pre-election period due to the strong value-for-money agreement reached with industry and other OCCAR nations, which expires on December 31st 2019, and announced today due to expected market implications. It would be possible for a new Government to take a different position.
     

    The MOD Permanent Secretary, as the Accounting Officer, considered the value for money implications and, on this basis, determined the most appropriate course of action is to proceed with the contract award ahead of the election.


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    About £5.5m per vehicle.

  21. Britons are in trouble

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    2 hours ago, Beer said:

    I would expect more artillery and more anti-aircraft assets. Are there really only five counter-battery radars or does it mean that only self-propelled ones are listed? 


    The Royal Artillery has been severely neglected since the Cold War ended. Most of the upgrade/procurement programmes were cancelled and in a counter-insurgency world has tried to stay relevant by focusing on UAVs.

    There are only 5 MAMBA, it was used along with another system called COBRA but they're replacement (latest ARTHUR) never materialised.
    COOBRA went out-of-service and MAMBA only has a few years left.

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