Do we need to revisit the OPV armament in of Yemen and consider LMM or CAMM?
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- 12 Jan 2024, 11:20
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: River Class (OPV) (RN)
- Replies: 5492
- Views: 1551489
- 05 Jan 2024, 21:14
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: M777 Portee DVD 2016
- Replies: 113
- Views: 30095
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: 876
- Views: 321810
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: 876
- Views: 321810
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: 1164
- 15 Dec 2023, 13:32
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Morpheus Cancelled
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1164
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: 876
- Views: 321810
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: 538428
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: 538428
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: 538428
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: 538428
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: 327757
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: 327757
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: 357
- Views: 76332
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: 357
- Views: 76332
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: 538428
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: 198736
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...
- 14 Nov 2023, 11:28
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
- Replies: 480
- Views: 56983
Re: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
To make V-280 more expensive!?
I would have thought if UK was looking for a tilt rotor, and an expensive one, we'd be looking at AW609.
- 13 Nov 2023, 21:14
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ground Based Air Defence
- Replies: 743
- Views: 198736
Re: Ground Based Air Defence
Whatever happened to the turrets, were the Canons removed and handed back to the MOD with the rest of the turret scrapped by LM? I am still hopefully they will be repurposed in an unmanned variant on boxer. Only the warrior prototype turrets were made. There was never a production contract for them...
- 13 Nov 2023, 19:25
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ground Based Air Defence
- Replies: 743
- Views: 198736
Re: Ground Based Air Defence
With drones and the probability of swarm drone attacks shouldn't we also look at gun based systems to. Some of the lessons from Israel and Ukraine show the limitations of pure missile systems and the need for layered systems. Where it might be more cost effective to expend a couple of 30mm cannon r...
- 12 Nov 2023, 12:20
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
- Replies: 876
- Views: 321810
Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
I can't understand why any infantry commander would b concerning themselves with something 45km away... I would agree that the first 15 km's is of the up most concern and that is why the greatest concentration of fire power is based within this zone however I believe ( and I may well be wrong ) tha...
- 12 Nov 2023, 11:32
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
- Replies: 876
- Views: 321810
Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
I can't understand why any infantry commander would b concerning themselves with something 45km away...
- 11 Nov 2023, 18:47
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
- Replies: 876
- Views: 321810
Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
You brought up the range for both, giving an assisted range for one and a unassisted one for the other. If you didn't mean for that to be a comparison, it didn't come across that way. And yet I didn't compare them. If anything I spoke about L118 range in relation to 155... Whatever little conversat...
- 11 Nov 2023, 17:51
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
- Replies: 876
- Views: 321810
Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
Rocket assist (12km) vs base bleed (20km) or plain ballistic (8km) vs plain ballistic (17km). You're the one comparing rocket assist with plain. Um no, you've made the comparison. I told you the range of 120mm Mortar in relation to MA requirements... It's the great thing about forums, read back... ...