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Posts posted by Clan_Ghost_Bear
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Not too much new, but the first available picture of the Manned Weapon Station AFAIK.
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https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/romania-m1a2-abrams-main-battle-tanks
Ended up being SEPv3, rather than a bespoke lettered variant.
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@StarshipDirect Keep in mind that one of the Army's main goals for M1E3 is a significant weight reduction, which is a key turbine advantage. Best not to count it out too soon.
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Honeywell has re-launched the transverse-mounted AGT1500 proposal, possibly related to the M1E3 engine competition.
https://play.vidyard.com/qXVHU8P8pf6iKowGEwJtBB
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Some more M1E3 news, the Army is likely to hold a competition for the new engine rather than going with ACE by default.
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One more, from the Michigan Army ROTC Facebook page. Looks suspiciously like hatches on the hull front.
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@Umbe_b Yes.
https://gdls-nextgen.com/us-campaign/
Looks like the StrykerX (now called the Stryker QB) will be returning to AUSA, but the AbramsX will not.
Edit: The Army Science Board released their final report on the 5th Generation Combat Vehicle recently, which features a clear, crisp image (finally) of one of the OMT designs. It 404s when linking but is available on their site.
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Sounds like the clean-sheet design effort has been cancelled, disappointing.
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Only 2 OMFV contracts on the prototype downselect- Team Lynx and GD.
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BAE plans to fit the Archer system to the Oshkosh PLS for US Army requirements.
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Two countries, one of which is European, are reportedly buying surplus Merkavas
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https://www.army.mil/article/267177/ampv_transitions_ngcv_continues_future_focus
QuoteIn June, the Army selected industry partners to build prototypes of the OMFV.
Either typo or the downselect is finally happening this month.
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https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/AD1157205.pdf
An interesting report on the necessity of a next-generation tank, and some of the potential weight reduction efforts for SEPv3/4. Among other things, it mentions a 157MM "Straight chamber cannon" as an armament choice.
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http://news.tvchosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2022/12/14/2022121490191.html
The Canadian army has shown interest in the K9, supposedly 16-18 units.
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The Army has been testing an unmanned turret called LCAS.
https://ndiastorage.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/ndia/2022/future/Tues_Grassano.pdf
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Sounds like the NextGen vehicles actually exist as prototypes.
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It appears that the teaming agreement between Point Blank and their primary partner on OMFV, Keshik Mobile Power Systems, has collapsed, with any mention of Keshik being scrubbed from their website after PBE sued them in late July over a non-compete violation.
United States Military Vehicle General: Guns, G*vins, and Gas Turbines
in Mechanized Warfare
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https://fortmooreausa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Industry-Day-2024-Morning-Session-28-1345-FEB-2024-16-9.pdf