Then that means no Bowman/Morpheus. No UK content.Poiuytrewq wrote: ↑13 Aug 2023, 14:44 If the funds turn up for a direct Warrior replacement it needs to be as close to zero risk as possible with a completely off the shelf vehicle.
No messing around this time.
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- 14 Aug 2023, 07:22
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
- Replies: 2421
- Views: 525057
Re: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
- 13 Aug 2023, 12:27
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
- Replies: 2421
- Views: 525057
Re: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
Ares has room for more seats if the equipment racks are moved out no ? There are IFV variants based on the ASCOD chassis, yes. What British -spec'd equipment/stores would need to be removed to accommodate additional seats is an exercise in itself. ARES isn't carrying any particularly specialist equ...
- 12 Aug 2023, 22:20
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
- Replies: 2421
- Views: 525057
Re: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
Quick question(s) if I may - something I've been thinking over, but its got to the point where I actually need to know now ! I understand that Ares is designated as an APC and Warrior an IFV. Firstly what is the largest caliber RWS that could operate on an Ares in theory ? And secondly with that ca...
- 09 Aug 2023, 18:26
- Forum: UK Defence & Aerospace Industry
- Topic: Vertical Aerospace
- Replies: 6
- Views: 751
Re: Vertical Aerospace
Heh, that was their primary means of employee retention...
- 31 Jul 2023, 22:03
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Thales Watchkeeper WK450 (British Army)
- Replies: 114
- Views: 52958
Re: Thales Watchkeeper WK450 (British Army)
Well they aren’t spotting for artillery off the coast of Cyprus are they or even in the channel? When you need a qualified pilot to fly the aircraft. They're not operational off Cyprus, it's fair weather flying for training. The channel was the briefest of military support to civilian activity. It ...
- 31 Jul 2023, 17:44
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Thales Watchkeeper WK450 (British Army)
- Replies: 114
- Views: 52958
Re: Thales Watchkeeper WK450 (British Army)
Well watchkeeper is now more than simply an artillery spotting air vehicle. Is it? One of the most persistent criticisms has been the RA training for pilots/operators, that has been to blame for a number of crashes. Like so many platforms it crosses over cap badges and indeed services. Given the wa...
- 31 Jul 2023, 15:53
- Forum: Defence Elsewhere
- Topic: Australian Defence Force
- Replies: 2616
- Views: 479406
- 22 Jul 2023, 14:08
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Warrior Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
- Replies: 1041
- Views: 318223
Re: Warrior Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
Is this not really a function of the fact that Ajax has gone about so far right now and boxer is only slowly coming in that if warrior doesn’t soldier on the alternative is walking rather than some dramatic u-turn Or the more obvious outcome of cancelling WCSP and the painfully obvious outcome of U...
- 22 Jul 2023, 10:38
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Warrior Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
- Replies: 1041
- Views: 318223
Re: Warrior Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
Is this not really a function of the fact that Ajax has gone about so far right now and boxer is only slowly coming in that if warrior doesn’t soldier on the alternative is walking rather than some dramatic u-turn Or the more obvious outcome of cancelling WCSP and the painfully obvious outcome of U...
- 22 Jul 2023, 10:08
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Warrior Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
- Replies: 1041
- Views: 318223
Re: Warrior Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
Is this not really a function of the fact that Ajax has gone about so far right now and boxer is only slowly coming in that if warrior doesn’t soldier on the alternative is walking rather than some dramatic u-turn Or the more obvious outcome of cancelling WCSP and the painfully obvious outcome of U...
- 13 Jul 2023, 22:12
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
- Replies: 862
- Views: 292269
Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
UK offer is K9A2, but I believe for not at least the Polish are settled on the K9A1 equivalent.jedibeeftrix wrote: ↑10 Jul 2023, 08:28 gonna be nearly 1000 of these pootling around eastern europe in short order.
will the NATO-firsters jump on the bandwagon? it would at least be a logical proposition.
- 05 Jul 2023, 22:26
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Section Infantry Weapons
- Replies: 1469
- Views: 430275
Re: Section Infantry Weapons
And the barrel... Easily changed if required. The ability to fire hybrid ammo with higher velocities, flatter trajectory, decreased wind drift, better penetration and increased stopping power is a bonus but it does not need to be fired routinely to extend barrel life. Having the ability and not usi...
- 25 Jun 2023, 18:10
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
- Replies: 2788
- Views: 712809
Re: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
If the UK Army had a fleet mix of say 600 Ajax 900 Boxer 1200 Patria 6x6 It could then get its head down to designing and building a new 4x4 replacement for Foxhound , Husky and Jackal with an order for say 1200 vehicles plus Or just build Eagles/Bushmaster? Both companies would be willing to setup...
- 25 Jun 2023, 12:48
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
- Replies: 2788
- Views: 712809
Re: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
If the UK Army had a fleet mix of say 600 Ajax 900 Boxer 1200 Patria 6x6 It could then get its head down to designing and building a new 4x4 replacement for Foxhound , Husky and Jackal with an order for say 1200 vehicles plus Or just build Eagles/Bushmaster? Both companies would be willing to setup...
- 24 Jun 2023, 22:47
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
- Replies: 2788
- Views: 712809
Re: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
For me with the budget pressures we should cap Boxer at 900 and buy 900 to 1200 Patria 6x6 using money from the remaining Boxer fund and MRV(P)-2 funding I tend to agree given the rate of the CAVS programme gaining pace. But undermining BOXER sales now would be similar to when the Scout SV programm...
- 22 Jun 2023, 19:29
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
- Replies: 2788
- Views: 712809
Re: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
Well then why on earth are we buying 1500 of them? Do we really need new ambulances and command posts that badly? In terms of IFVs Boxer is the only game in town the chances of money appearing for say CV90 at this late stage. Sometimes I think the army is on a suicide mission Because the army is st...
- 22 Jun 2023, 16:25
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
- Replies: 2788
- Views: 712809
Re: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
Well then why on earth are we buying 1500 of them? Do we really need new ambulances and command posts that badly? In terms of IFVs Boxer is the only game in town the chances of money appearing for say CV90 at this late stage. Sometimes I think the army is on a suicide mission Because the army is st...
- 21 Jun 2023, 22:31
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
- Replies: 2788
- Views: 712809
Re: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
This is a better view from the side, looks like the wing mirrors have been removed. The remote weapons station seems quite high off the ground. Typically wing mirrors are only used for road moves to meet legal requirements. They're always removed for firing. The RWS is high up, they always are. The...
- 02 Jun 2023, 13:28
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 1987
- Views: 553563
- 30 May 2023, 19:45
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
- Replies: 862
- Views: 292269
Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
I agree. However, the rigid 10x10 truck used for the Artillery turret is huuuuuge.
- 25 May 2023, 21:36
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: FV4034 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (British Army)
- Replies: 2323
- Views: 1030639
Re: FV4034 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (British Army)
Slow down enough to take a pot shot at. Always have to assume they are more solid than that. Imagine if every third one had a 2m foundation...
- 22 May 2023, 14:16
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
- Replies: 8467
- Views: 2140272
Re: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
Wouldn't surprise me that the investigation phase determined that the Mk 41's were not the greatest addition. The T31's have a very minimal sensor set which doesn't really help. Are you talking about a lack of sonar or something else? Bargain bin radar, couple of eo directors, minimal ESM, no sonar...
- 19 May 2023, 19:40
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
- Replies: 8467
- Views: 2140272
Re: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
As I said yesterday it is a great sign of what we hope the RN can achieve, but lets not bank on it yet. Completely agree. It would be greay to have Mk41 on T31. It would be amazing to have 4 whole modules on T31. But I don't think anyone can say that with certainty yet, it's an aspiration without a...
- 19 May 2023, 19:38
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
- Replies: 2421
- Views: 525057
- 19 May 2023, 12:17
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
- Replies: 8467
- Views: 2140272
Re: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
As I said yesterday it is a great sign of what we hope the RN can achieve, but lets not bank on it yet. Completely agree. It would be greay to have Mk41 on T31. It would be amazing to have 4 whole modules on T31. But I don't think anyone can say that with certainty yet, it's an aspiration without a...