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- 30 Jan 2024, 13:51
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ground Based Air Defence
- Replies: 743
- Views: 203306
Re: Ground Based Air Defence
I get how it works :D I'm not entirely sure you do. It's not difficult for a person to follow a moving target through sights, but becomes challenging for the user to perform the necessary ballistic compensation for range and movement. The system does this for the user. The system is also only a fir...
- 29 Jan 2024, 19:56
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ground Based Air Defence
- Replies: 743
- Views: 203306
Re: Ground Based Air Defence
The Army has procured this for the moment: https://www.army.mod.uk/news-and-events/news/2023/06/game-changing-anti-drone-weapon-sight-for-army-s-close-combat-soldiers/#:~:text=The%20capability%20can%20recognise%20a,other%20in%2Dservice%20individual%20weapons. In all honesty, what are the chances of...
- 22 Jan 2024, 19:57
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
- Replies: 2823
- Views: 746117
Re: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
Industry has no appetite for accepting any risk in the supply chain. MoD has burned way too many matches on promises of large fleets and then placing small orders (AJAX, Foxhound etc etc). Then out that in the context of government finances and election year and no wonder they've put little effort i...
- 19 Jan 2024, 08:47
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: UK Mobile Fires Platform
- Replies: 97
- Views: 13237
Re: UK Mobile Fires Platform
I'd rather went all in on M119A3 than continue anything more on the L118. That would give us commonality within AUKUS and commonwealth.
M777 way, way too expensive for reservist play thing. Give them high quality simulators and make assets available for live firing quarterly.
M777 way, way too expensive for reservist play thing. Give them high quality simulators and make assets available for live firing quarterly.
- 17 Jan 2024, 16:39
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: M777 Portee DVD 2016
- Replies: 113
- Views: 30542
Re: M777 Portee DVD 2016
That looks like a rehash that uses the same assumptions that others have made.
- 16 Jan 2024, 22:36
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: SSN-AUKUS Future Astute Replacement (2030s) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 249
- Views: 93054
Re: SSN-AUKUS Future Astute Replacement (2030s) (RN) [News Only]
Rolls Royce site to open in Cardiff? Supposedly on AUKUS work. Not far from Bristol but not a hotbed of submarine, nuclear or defence in itself.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wale ... e-28458142
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wale ... e-28458142
- 14 Jan 2024, 19:18
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
- Replies: 894
- Views: 325388
Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
Counter-intelligence batteries have been discussed recently by a few people with experience.Timmymagic wrote: ↑14 Jan 2024, 09:52 If the Army have a braincell they'll purchase 2 Decoy systems for every Real one...
- 12 Jan 2024, 11:20
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: River Class (OPV) (RN)
- Replies: 5492
- Views: 1560666
Re: River Class (OPV) (RN)
Do we need to revisit the OPV armament in of Yemen and consider LMM or CAMM?
https://www.navylookout.com/enhancing-t ... h-ii-opvs/
https://www.navylookout.com/enhancing-t ... h-ii-opvs/
- 05 Jan 2024, 21:14
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: M777 Portee DVD 2016
- Replies: 113
- Views: 30542
Re: M777 Portee DVD 2016
Nothing official that Barrow will be restarted...leonard wrote: ↑04 Jan 2024, 15:01 It is now official the production line of the M777 will be restarted the contract has just been notified.
https://x.com/jpartej/status/1742919384337973482?s=20
- 05 Jan 2024, 10:46
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
- Replies: 894
- Views: 325388
Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
I guess the equipment is still there but how much of that knowledge and skill has gone to the wind over the years?Timmymagic wrote: ↑05 Jan 2024, 09:33Thats where it was done previously and where all of the experience in the titanium fabrication is. Pretty much nailed on.
- 04 Jan 2024, 16:18
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
- Replies: 894
- Views: 325388
Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
Any guarantee the work will take place at Barrow?
- 26 Dec 2023, 07:58
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Advice joining Uk forces
- Replies: 8
- Views: 558
Re: Advice joining Uk forces
I’ve heard that unfortunately she was turned down by the army due to asthma. I don’t have the full story, but I was quite surprised as whilst I knew she had it, it’s never been particularly serious AFAIK. She’s always been pretty sporty and it’s never been an issue in any of that and it seemed to m...
- 15 Dec 2023, 17:18
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Morpheus Cancelled
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1167
- 15 Dec 2023, 13:32
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Morpheus Cancelled
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1167
Re: Morpheus Cancelled
What BOWMAN equivalent CIS is there?
- 11 Dec 2023, 14:58
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
- Replies: 894
- Views: 325388
Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
Interesting that they are offering 8x8 archer but RDUK Elbit turret is on 10x10 chassis.
- 04 Dec 2023, 20:21
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
- Replies: 2433
- Views: 540053
Re: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
Interesting. On Astute the main payment milestone was handover, and it's a much lumpier product. Long lead items were generally purchased by the MOD directly and provided to BAE as segregated Project stock ie GFE. That's a different contract model. Aside from the Cannon which was GFx, GD have to bu...
- 01 Dec 2023, 19:30
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
- Replies: 2433
- Views: 540053
Re: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
"With an initial payment of £480 million, withheld since December 2020 due to challenges with noise and vibration, the MOD will resume payments to General Dynamics as the vehicles are scheduled to enter initial operating capability between July and December 2025" I'd still like to see har...
- 28 Nov 2023, 23:13
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
- Replies: 2433
- Views: 540053
Re: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
highlighted the progress made since the contract amendment in September What is this contract amendment for? Does it effect the fixed price nature of the contract? https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ajax-vehicles-on-course-for-new-delivery-times#:~:text=Subject%20to%20contract%20amendment%2C%20upda...
- 28 Nov 2023, 22:17
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
- Replies: 2433
- Views: 540053
Re: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
Look at all those hulls!
- 22 Nov 2023, 20:58
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Warrior Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
- Replies: 1041
- Views: 329823
Re: Warrior Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
Did we do the "UK thing" and specially bespoke modify ours, so we can't simply fit the turret systems already developed, I wouldn't put it past the MOD.... Boxer is modular at the mission module, so you'd have to "simply fit" the IFV mission module. The IFV mission module with U...
- 22 Nov 2023, 14:54
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Warrior Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
- Replies: 1041
- Views: 329823
Re: Warrior Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
Looks like market is split then with Thales LSAS cameras on Non-RDUK/RBSL, and REUK fitted on RBSL products.
- 21 Nov 2023, 06:16
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: RBSL Challenger 3 (Future) Main Battle Tank (British Army)
- Replies: 358
- Views: 77595
Re: RBSL Challenger 3 (Future) Main Battle Tank (British Army)
There was an exchange at the defence committee with the VCDS and defence secretary that seemed to suggest there is insufficient challenger 2 hulls in an acceptable material state to perhaps event meet the 148 upgrade number let alone anymore than that. There was no pushback to this suggestion from ...
- 20 Nov 2023, 21:44
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: RBSL Challenger 3 (Future) Main Battle Tank (British Army)
- Replies: 358
- Views: 77595
Re: RBSL Challenger 3 (Future) Main Battle Tank (British Army)
There was an exchange at the defence committee with the VCDS and defence secretary that seemed to suggest there is insufficient challenger 2 hulls in an acceptable material state to perhaps event meet the 148 upgrade number let alone anymore than that. There was no pushback to this suggestion from ...
- 16 Nov 2023, 14:15
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
- Replies: 2433
- Views: 540053
Re: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
For some reason I always thought the storage bins on the side opened down the way which is why there is a huge overhang. I know it's just aesthetics but always thought Ajax looked odd versus CV90 and Lynx that either don't use storage boxes on the side or have lower panels which makes them flush on...
- 14 Nov 2023, 11:33
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ground Based Air Defence
- Replies: 743
- Views: 203306
Re: Ground Based Air Defence
The Army has procured this for the moment: https://www.army.mod.uk/news-and-events/news/2023/06/game-changing-anti-drone-weapon-sight-for-army-s-close-combat-soldiers/#:~:text=The%20capability%20can%20recognise%20a,other%20in%2Dservice%20individual%20weapons. Great as that is, I can see there being...