USMC : geen EFV, maar wel MPC

Gestart door Harald, 17/10/2011 | 22:53 uur

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Lockheed Martin Introduces New Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) Candidate at Modern Day Marine Show

Lockheed Martin | September 22, 2015


Lockheed unveiled its candidate for the Marine Corps' Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) competition at a trade show in Virginia. The goal is to replace the elderly Amphibious Assault Vehicles. (LM photo)


QUANTICO, Va. --- Lockheed Martin officially introduced its new Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) 1.1 offering at the Modern Day Marine trade show in Quantico, Virginia, today. The armored, eight-wheel-drive vehicle is designed to transport up to 13 Marines, transition seamlessly between land and water, and provide high levels of blast protection.

The U.S. Marine Corps established the ACV program to replace its aging fleet of Amphibious Assault Vehicles, which have been in service since the 1970s.

The Lockheed Martin ACV candidate is a modular, easily upgradable 8x8 design that allows superior growth for a wide range of variants, weapons, sensors and communications options. Lockheed Martin is the original equipment manufacturer, systems integrator, and final-assembly, integration and test agent for its ACV. The company has selected an experienced team of suppliers for their specific capabilities to enable the production and delivery of a high-quality, affordable solution.

"We have been committed to the Marine Corps for more than eight years in the growth and evolution of the ACV and its predecessor programs," said Scott Greene, vice president of Ground Vehicles for Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. "In concert with the Marine Corps' desire for domestic production, Lockheed Martin has assembled a supplier team that will enable the manufacturing and delivery of a vehicle that meets or exceeds their requirements at the right price."

The Lockheed Martin ACV candidate will meet or exceed the Marine Corps' ACV requirements in four key areas: Water Operations; Land Operations; Payload Capacity and Protection. The team's ACV offering is comprised primarily of off-the-shelf components and products currently in service on vehicles around the world. They have been brought together in the Lockheed Martin 8x8 to provide the Marine Corps a vehicle that meets their needs today and supports their missions far into the future.


Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 112,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation's net sales for 2014 were $45.6 billion.

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/167142/lockheed-shows-new-amphibious-combat-vehicle-%28acv%29.html
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

dudge

Citaat van: Ace1 op 13/07/2015 | 19:01 uur
"It is better to steal something good then to invent something bad"
Is it?
Diefstal heeft ook zo zijn prijs.

Ace1

Citaat van: Harald op 13/07/2015 | 10:38 uur
:hrmph: :mad: Dit ruikt naar Chinese praktijken ; Kijken, Zien, Kopieren, Knippen en Plakken ...... dadaaaaaa...

"It is better to steal something good then to invent something bad"

Elzenga

Citaat van: Harald op 13/07/2015 | 10:38 uur
:hrmph: :mad: Dit ruikt naar Chinese praktijken ; Kijken, Zien, Kopieren, Knippen en Plakken ...... dadaaaaaa...
tja...het past in ieder geval bij het Amerikaanse economische beleid onder Obama...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Recovery_and_Reinvestment_Act_of_2009#Buy_American_provision

(ik schreef al vaker..ik leer zo nu en dan nog wel eens wat van de Amerikanen ;)..met mijn buy in EU)

Mourning

Citaat van: Harald op 13/07/2015 | 10:38 uur
:hrmph: :mad: Dit ruikt naar Chinese praktijken ; Kijken, Zien, Kopieren, Knippen en Plakken ...... dadaaaaaa...

Even afwachten waar LM mee gaat komen, maar houdt er maar rekening mee dat Patria zelf dit ook scherp in de gaten gaat houden als het bedrijf tenminste niet door LM al op bepaalde punten al is afgekocht zodat LM bijv. bepaalde innovaties mag incorporeren in haar nieuwe design.
"The only thing necessary for Evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing"- Edmund Burke
"War is the continuation of politics by all other means", Carl von Clausewitz, Vom Kriege/On War (1830).

Harald

even off-topic :

Defenture's ontwikkelde ATTV Vector wordt verkocht internationaal via GDELS (Gereral Dynamics Europe Land Systems)

Eurosatory 2014: GDELS releases details of light tactical vehicles
Information about two new light vehicle products - Air Transportable Tactical Vehicle (ATTV) and the Diesel Quad bike - that are being marketed by GDELS in Europe has been released by the company.
http://www.shephardmedia.com/news/mil-log/eurosatory-gdels-releases-details-light-tactical-v/

Maar als je op de site van GDELS kijkt is er niets te vinden over zowel de ATTV Vector als de Diesel-Quad
Hopelijk krijgt men bij Defenture niet te maken met een kat in de zak, met kopieer-plak parktijken.

Harald

Citaat van: Harald op 13/07/2015 | 10:36 uur
Lockheed Martin Ends Collaboration with Patria on Havoc & Will Present its Own Design for ACV

:hrmph: :mad: Dit ruikt naar Chinese praktijken ; Kijken, Zien, Kopieren, Knippen en Plakken ...... dadaaaaaa...

Harald

Lockheed Martin Ends Collaboration with Patria on Havoc & Will Present its Own Design for ACV

Army Recognition has learned that Lockheed Martin stopped its association with Finnish company Patria on the Havoc 8x8 Armored Modular Vehicle program. The Havoc was Lockheed Martin's entry in the U.S. Marine Corps' Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) Phase I program. Lockheed Martin will instead run its very own vehicle program. The design of this vehicle is expected to be unveiled at Modern Day Marine defense show in September.

Contacted by Army Recognition, a Lockheed Martin representative explained:
'"Lockheed Martin is fully committed to the United States Marine Corps.  Lockheed Martin looks forward to providing an Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) solution with significant growth margin for all future ACV variants. Prior to Lockheed Martin's ACV proposal submission, Lockheed Martin and Patria mutually agreed to end our exclusive association on the program. For competitive reasons, we are not disclosing information on our proposed solution at this time." 

The spokesperson also said that Lockheed Martin is expecting to unveil its new solution during Modern Day Marine, a defense show held in September in Virginia.

The Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) is a program initiated by Marine Corps Systems Command to procure an amphibious assault vehicle for the United States Marine Corps to replace the Assault Amphibious Vehicle. The program replaces the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle program canceled in 2011.

There are four contenders for the ACV program:
» BAE Systems/Iveco with the SuperAV.
» General Dynamics with the LAV 6.0.
» Lockheed Martin with their so far undisclosed project (formerly associated with Patria with the Havoc/AMV).
» SAIC/ST Kinetics with the Terrex II.

According to the RFI issued last year the United States Marine Corps is looking for a wheeled vehicle to provide protected mobility for 10-13 troops and three crew during ground operations with a range of 300 to 500 miles and shore-to-shore and riverine manoeuvres fo up to 3 nautical miles with a maximum swimming speed of 5 to 8 knots. The vehicle should be able to navigate in coastal waters in 2 feet wave swell and plunging surf of 4 to 6 feet.

http://www.armyrecognition.com/july_2015_global_defense_security_news_uk/lockheed_martin_ends_collaboration_with_patria_on_havoc_will_present_its_own_design_for_acv.html

Harald

USMC Continues Push for Armored 8-Wheeler

The U.S. Marine Corps is pushing forward with development of the Marine Personnel Carrier, an armored eight-wheel vehicle that will be able to swim, but not required to travel from ship to shore.

The MPC would operate with the Corps' amphibious assault battalions and carry eight to 10 combat-ready Marines and two crewmen, said Kurt Koch, who oversees MPC requirements for the Corps' combat development and integration division. It would provide protection similar to mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles, but perform riverine and shore-to-shore operations, enabling troops on land to cross a bay or lake to sneak up on an enemy force.

"In order to have the ability to affect and maneuver for the infantry ... you have to have some degree of amphibious capability," said Koch, who is based in Quantico, Va. "We've had a relatively low level of amphibious capabilities in our family of light-armored vehicles that's just not as robust as we'd like it to be."

The vehicle's development proceeded slowly while the Corps sunk $15 billion into development of the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle, a next-generation amphibious tractor that was killed last year for being over budget. Production of the MPC still could be at least a decade away, but the service is using money previously earmarked for the EFV on three other projects: the MPC; a partial renovation of the existing Amphibious Assault Vehicle fleet; and development of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle, a less-expensive next-generation amtrac.

The MPC would fill a perceived gap, offering mobility in moderate surfs with enough armor to protect troops on the ground from most improvised explosive devices, Koch said. In an assault, AAVs or ACVs would come ashore first, with the MPC delivered by naval connecters like the Landing Craft Air Cushion to reinforce them.

The Corps plans to field about 600 of the vehicles. The next significant step will come early next year when the Corps issues a request for proposals to industry, said Marc Paquette, director of the MPC program. Companies will be asked to provide three vehicles, with one performing water mobility demonstrations at the Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch at Camp Pendleton, Calif.

"We'll demonstrate the water mobility in terms of achieving speeds greater than 5 knots," Paquette said.

The others will undergo testing for ergonomics and IED protection. Research is expected to continue through 2012 and 2013.

MPC officials have evaluated a "technology demonstrator" vehicle built at the Nevada Automotive Test Center in Carson City, Nev., since January 2010 as the program waited for additional funding. Work there has shown that the MPC can keep up with the M1A1 Abrams tank, Paquette said. An M1A1 can travel more than 40 mph on even terrain.

New photographs show the MPC demonstrator rolling over piles of logs and fording a reservoir in Nevada this year. It's about 8½ feet wide and 28 feet long, with a height of 8 to 9¼ feet, depending on how it is adjusted to ride over terrain, Marine officials said.

At least two contenders have emerged for the MPC contract. BAE Systems and Italian-based Iveco Defense Systems combined to produce one based on Iveco's SUPERAV personnel carrier. Lockheed Martin and Finland-based Patria teamed to produce the Havoc, another eight-wheel personnel carrier. Both vehicles can carry 12 troops, ford water and carry machine guns and other weapons.


http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=7979235&c=AME&s=LAN

LM : Havoc
http://www.lockheedmartin.com/products/havoc/index.html

Iveco/BAE : SuperAV
http://www.military-today.com/apc/iveco_superav.htm

Waarom geen Boxer ? of kan deze niet "varen" ?