foxhound

Any word on what the 360 degree protection requirement was for? Or even some rough ballpark of what they wanted it to be able to resist?

Oh, it might. I was just thinking through the basic requirements, and I don't recall what percentile soldiers the OMFV is required to seat.

Two Pumas would fit in a C-17 in class A protection, right? They'd just need a 50mm gun on there.

Whatever happened to the 12V 890-series engine?

(first time poster--been lurking too long)

I believe "TOW-ER" is the old designation for TOW 2B Aero, which has some sort of redesign of the nose and a longer guidance wire for a range of 4.5 km. It also has a flyover top attack profile and a dual-EFP warhead. There are also wireless-guided versions available.

All that said, I'd much rather see a more advanced missile system in OMFV.