Renegade334 Posted June 27, 2023 Report Share Posted June 27, 2023 I suppose GDLS is going with the contender it previously submitted. What was it again -- the Griffin III with 50mm autocannon? Speaking of GDLS: Quote General Dynamics Land Systems receives $712 million order for Stryker DVHA1 vehicles June 26, 2023 U.S. Army call-up of 300 more vehicles enhances capability of Stryker brigades. Stryker ICVV STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. – The U.S. Army has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems a $712.3 million order for 300 Stryker DVHA1 vehicles. This latest order comes under a five-year contract signed in 2020 that includes an option for a sixth year. The Army is pursuing enhanced survivability and capability in its Stryker brigades with the technologically advanced DVHA1s. "The Stryker A1 features a 450-horsepower engine, 60,000-pound suspension, 910-amp alternator and in-vehicle digital network while continuing to provide unprecedented soldier survivability,” said Gordon Stein, vice president of U.S. operations at General Dynamics Land Systems. “Stryker is the Army’s largest combat vehicle fleet – combat-proven, cost-effective, highly mobile, versatile, sustainable and transportable. We are proud that our innovation, research, development and investment have evolved the Stryker into a next-generation platform for Stryker Brigade Combat Team formations and beyond." Source: General Dynamics Land Systems receives $712 million order for Stryker DVHA1 vehicles – General Dynamics Land Systems (gdls.com) -------- Ramlaen and Clan_Ghost_Bear 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade334 Posted July 6, 2023 Report Share Posted July 6, 2023 For some reason, 1-2SBCT tweeted this picture of StrykerX, with the caption: "This is Heavy!" - Marty McFly Not sure why. V--- what the OMFV contenders might look like. Not exactly the latest graphics in date, but better than nothing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade334 Posted July 8, 2023 Report Share Posted July 8, 2023 Unfortunately he was not allowed to film the inside of the M10 Booker as it is a combat vehicle in active service. :-/ Ramlaen, FORMATOSE and Clan_Ghost_Bear 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wiedzmin Posted July 9, 2023 Report Share Posted July 9, 2023 is it known how much DVH is higher than FB Stryker ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade334 Posted July 10, 2023 Report Share Posted July 10, 2023 @Wiedzmin A bit tricky, but...! M1126 GDLS brochure from around 2002(????), but uploaded 2013: https://www.militarynewbie.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/strykericv_spec.pdf M1126 ICV Length: 275 inches Width: 107 inchesHeight: 104 inches (M151 RWS presumably included) GVW: 38,000 lbs Combat Weight: 49,500lbs 3.5 suspension M1256A1 ICVVA1 (DVH-A1) Length: 288 inches Width: 150 inches (external hull storage baskets included)Height: 129 inches (M153A4 CROWS-J ECP 2a RWS included) 60,000lbs-rated 6.0 suspension (semi active) with larger tires (Source, page 34) Planned hulls with weight/suspension/powertrain ratings (go to page 20) And for those interested, the M1128 MGS' spec sheet: https://www.militarynewbie.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/strykermgs_spec.pdf Unfortunately, my (summary) exploration of DTIC and NDIA didn't cough up any pdf containing some convenient CG like the one above, and I wasn't going to settle for stuff found on GlobalSecurity or Wikipedia. :-/ Hope it helps nonetheless. EDIT: the M1126 data supposedly incorporates the M151 RWS' height, but I cannot say for certain that it truly does. Checking pictures showing dismounted infantry standing next to a Stryker ICV left me with some lingering doubts, but then I don't know what's the average height for these guys in the first place, so viewer opinions on the matter might differ. LoooSeR and Ramlaen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade334 Posted July 13, 2023 Report Share Posted July 13, 2023 General Dynamics Land Systems Awarded $258 Million by U.S. Army for 26 Additional M10 Booker Combat Vehicles July 6, 2023 Quote STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. – General Dynamics Land Systems announced today that it was awarded [defense.gov] a $257.6 million U.S. Army contract modification for the second phase of Low Rate Initial Production of the newly named M10 Booker Combat Vehicle, formerly known as Mobile Protected Firepower.This latest award calls up 26 additional Booker vehicles. Designed by General Dynamics Land Systems, the highly lethal, survivable and mobile direct-fire combat vehicle melds recently developed and battle-tested designs to dominate ground threats on the multi-domain battlefield. The Booker employs a four-person crew and features an enhanced thermal viewer, a large-caliber cannon, a lightweight hull and turret, and a modern diesel engine, transmission and suspension system. It has been designed from the start for capability upgrades, based on future operational needs. “We are honored to continue to manufacture the M10 Booker Combat Vehicle,” said Gordon Stein, General Dynamics Land Systems vice president and general manager for U.S. operations. “The M10 provides enhanced firepower for the Army’s Infantry Brigade Combat Teams and has been purpose-built to give them decisive lethality, mobility and survivability on current and future battlefields. “We are proud that our years of innovation, research, development and investment have led to this solution for U.S. Soldiers,” Stein said. >> Sauce << Also, here's an official CG of the M1A2 SEPv4, from one of GDLS' recruitment ads. Some on Twitter have noted that the LFP seems to stick out by a tiny little bit, but I'm not sure it indicates increased plate thickness. It could simply be a flaw in the 3D model. Laviduce and Ramlaen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade334 Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 It has a name! By the way and just for the record, here's a list of the double-V hull A1 Stryker type names: M1251A1 FSVVA1 (fire support) M1252A1 MCVVA1 (mortar carrier) M1253A1 ATVVA1 (ATGM carrier) M1254A1 MEVVA1 (medevac/casevac) M1255A1 CVVA1 (command) M1256A1 ICVVA1 (infantry carrier) M1257A1 ESVVA1 (engineer squad) >> Source << The variants underneath are the ones that remain, for now, flat bottom hull version-only. (tweet) M1127 RV (Recon) M1128 MGS M1135 NBCRV XM1296 ICVD (Stryker Dragoon) Armor magazine cover with an early depiction of the MPF. More GDLS-MPF than BAE-PV. Ramlaen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ramlaen Posted August 4, 2023 Report Share Posted August 4, 2023 AMPV full rate production is a go. https://www.defensenews.com/land/2023/08/04/us-army-greenlights-armored-vehicle-for-full-rate-production/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade334 Posted August 6, 2023 Report Share Posted August 6, 2023 Curious. Aside from the empty RWS cradle, there is a PASEO missing and, in front of that empty ITV turret pedestal, there is an additional Trophy radar (for frontal, top attack coverage) that...wasn't there at AUSA. Clan_Ghost_Bear, Laviduce and Ramlaen 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 Rheinmetall and GDLS got their XM30 prototype contracts. https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/media/news-watch/news/2023/8/2023-08-07-american-rheinmetall-vehicles-awarded-contract-for-us-army-xm30-program Renegade334 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade334 Posted August 8, 2023 Report Share Posted August 8, 2023 A couple more pictures of AbramsX, from GDLS' account: And from Rheinmetall's website, their XM30 Lynx offering: Ramlaen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiedzmin Posted August 12, 2023 Report Share Posted August 12, 2023 MaxxPro use fiberglass as addon ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach9889 Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 23 hours ago, Wiedzmin said: MaxxPro use fiberglass as addon ? Looks like aramid fiber set in resin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CimaGarahau Posted August 19, 2023 Report Share Posted August 19, 2023 ATAC System Demonstrator also know as Thumper, to receive the 140mm gun tube and a functional rearm port, 1992. Warren Jones, right, project officer for the U.S. Army, instructs Oak Ridge National Laboratory staff on how an M1 Abrams tank operates in September 1992. From left are Dong-Soo Kwon, Carol Scott, Sam Meacham, Jim Hannah, and Katie Vandergriff. Katie Vandergriff and Jim Hannah helped develop the ATAC System Demonstrator's rearm port, they also developed the Future Armor Rearm System (FARS). Compared to it's first appearance (1988), Thumper received weight simulators in the turret, they also changed the mudguards? Or the turret was assembled on another M1A1 chassis. The XM291 gun got removed from the turret to change the gun tube, from the 120mm L/56 (6.75m) gun tube, to the 140mm L/48 (6.75m) gun tube to test the FARS with the new two-piece ATAC 140-mm ammunition. The ATAC System Demonstrator and the FARS are sitting together at Sierra Army Depot. Location: 40.2051086922686, -120.13611546011911 ATAC System Demonstrator with the 140mm gun tube and the FARS. Clan_Ghost_Bear, Scrubhead, Serge and 3 others 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ramlaen Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 https://www.allisontransmission.com/docs/default-source/vocations/b339us0223_arv-textron-omfv_sp_letter_lr_combined_web.pdf I think this presentation from Allison is from February. Spoiler Spoiler David Moyes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted August 25, 2023 Report Share Posted August 25, 2023 https://www.defensedaily.com/army-rccto-has-completed-testing-with-hybrid-electric-bradley-prototypes/army/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Renegade334 Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 Bulgaria wants Stryker Dragoons and others: ninety (90) XM1296 Infantry Carrier Vehicles – Dragoon (ICVD); seventeen (17) M1126 Infantry Carrier Vehicles (ICV); nine (9) M1132 Engineer Squad Vehicles (ESV); thirty-three (33) M1130 Command Vehicles (CV); twenty-four (24) M1133 Medical Evacuation Vehicles (MEV); ten (10) M1135 Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicles (NBCRV); five (5) Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) Light Equipment Transports (LET); five (5) Modular Catastrophic Recovery Systems (MCRS); two (2) M1120A4 HEMTT Load Handling Systems; five (5) M984A4 Wrecker HEMTTs; one hundred seven (107) M240 Coaxial 7.62mm machine guns. Also included is support service equipment: M-153A4 Common Remote Operated Weapons Stations (CROWS); Forward Repair Systems (FRS); M2A1 .50 caliber machine guns; M6 smoke grenade launchers and associated spares; Harris radios; AN/VAS-5 Driver’s Vision Enhancer (DVE); DVE-Wide; communications equipment; RS6 (LW30) Remote Weapon Systems; TACFLIR 280 HDEP systems; Ranger R20SS Radar; ROVER6Si transceivers; spare parts Sauce: Defense Security Cooperation Agency (dsca.mil) Ramlaen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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