Clan_Ghost_Bear

7 minutes ago, DIADES said:

Pretty clear that the requirement set does not work

If GDLS was able to meet it, then how is the problem with the requirement set and not poor performance on behalf of the other contractors?

4 minutes ago, Ramlaen said:

It shouldn't have been difficult to deliver a vehicle on time either.

 

No idea why, with several large orders in play, they haven't built more than just the one prototype.

Damn. F for the Lynx

https://www.defensenews.com/land/2019/10/04/lynx-41-disqualified-from-bradley-replacement-competition/

4 hours ago, Ramlaen said:

Odd that this company is promoting their component of a cancelled round.

 

Possible clue that the M1A2D will be re-gunned with XM360?

12 minutes ago, alanch90 said:

So in the end they are not proposing the Griffin the´ve been showing in the last years?

It's likely related to the Griffin, but some news outlets are indicating that it's something they've not shown publicly yet- probably a "Griffin IV".

https://www.businessinsider.com/defense-contractors-submit-bids-for-army-optionally-manned-fighting-vehicle-2019-10

https://insidedefense.com/insider/gdls-announces-omfv-submission

GDLS entered the Griffin III, no surprises. Was hoping to see 1-2 more entries.

Edit- Some publications are indicating that the GDLS bid was not the Griffin III, but rather an iteration or possibly a new vehicle entirely. 

Textron will manufacture the KF-41, if it wins the competition.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/raytheon-rheinmetall-land-systems-selects-us-manufacturer-for-army-combat-vehicle-competition-300927847.html

So the OMFV bids are due next Tuesday. How long will it take after that for us to find out what they are?

1 hour ago, SH_MM said:

Turret looks nice, hull is meh...

That commander's sight looks like a relic of the FCS days.

Not terribly important, but it appears that the Abrams Replacement is now called the Optionally manned tank.

I'm assuming it's China he was spying for?

2 hours ago, Willy Brandt said:

*Damian on suicide watch*

Isn't he from Poland? Why would he be unhappy about this

A collection of docs overviewing some plans for the US army moonbase, including what weapons they were going to use for defense.

https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a047426.pdf

29 minutes ago, alanch90 said:

And tell me, apart from all of these tanks featuring autoloaders, what do they all have in common?

You're kind of moving the goalposts, though. You originally said that the US never mounted an autoloader to a tank because of fears over mechanical failure.

7 hours ago, alanch90 said:

So, let me get this straight: the same people who refused for over half a century to even mount an autoloader in a tank

Several US designs have featured autoloaders, most notably the M8 Ridgeway, which was type-classified before being budgeted out.

7 hours ago, alanch90 said:

now want to replace the Abrams with a completely unmanned tank?

The only thing we really know about the Abrams replacement project for now is that GDLS has floated the idea of a 55 ton tank with a variety of different turrets that can be exchanged.

https://defensemaven.io/warriormaven/land/special-report-army-analyzes-detailed-plans-for-future-tank-McrsL3rfUEKEkhJDJ3Lm0Q/

https://www.defensenews.com/newsletters/tv-next-episode/2019/07/29/replacing-the-bradley/

General Coffman mentions "at least 5" companies are providing something for OMFV. We know about Raytheon, GDLS, and Hanwha so far...

9 minutes ago, AssaultPlazma said:

 

 

Why does it have that long rectangular casing around the gun? 

It's supposed to stop the barrel from moving around, and make the gun more accurate.

1 hour ago, Ramlaen said:

http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-news/army-testing-new-weapons-technology-at-proving-grounds-in-yuma

 

Video shows a Bradley being used to test hydropneumatic suspension and says the Abrams will be tested with it in the future.

Not sure what I'm missing, but I don't see the video in that link.

The M109A7 with the ERCA and Auto-loader is to be designated XM1299:

https://ndiastorage.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/ndia/2019/armament/Musgrave.pdf

Ruh-roh

Since when has Romania had Leopards?

The variant of the Abrams for Taiwan, Previously known as the M1A2X, is now the M1A2T:

https://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/taipei-economic-and-cultural-representative-office-united-states-tecro-m1a2t-abrams

2 hours ago, Militarysta said:

Yes, it's beyond normal level of stupidy...

 

Polish army start program "Otokar-Brzezina" (named as famous general) for rocket tracked tank destroyer.

And pretend will be:

1) Hellfire luncher (DAGR or this from Stryker MSL) on K9 chassis (so polish Krab SPG chassis)

2) BMP-1 (lol) chassis whit Brigstone lunher

3) something whit Spike LR luncher.

...

Any reason that the Borsuk IFV wasn't considered for this role? Having the tank destroyer and IFV on the same basic platform seems like the best idea.

10 minutes ago, TokyoMorose said:

While I take the M1A1SA rumor with approximately 500t of salt, if they do get a good price on those and sufficient volume is available... does this not rather take the wind out of the Leo2PL program? It's hard to see how the 2PL would be a better machine overall due to the limited scope of the upgrades on it, and unless the 2PL is *suuuuper* cheap wouldn't it make more sense to spend the money on SAs and just consign the ancient 2A4s to training & parts hulk duties?

I think they need to get rid of the PT-91 and T-72M1s before reserving any of their Leopards.

16 hours ago, Militarysta said:

Leopard 2A6 couse two europeean countries will sell 2A6 and buy new 2A7V from Germany

Who's selling?