Internationale ontwikkelingen Special Forces

[Harald]

French Special Forces demonstrate know-how at SOFINS 2021 defense exhibition

From June 29 to July 1, 2021, the 5th edition of SOFINS took place at the Souge camp in Gironde, near Bordeaux. This event marks a year of meetings and intense work by the members of the Cercle de l'Arbalète. Unique in Europe, this biannual event is the meeting place of the high technology industry with Special Forces and Special Units. For three days, small, medium and large companies came together under the aegis of the Cercle de l'Arbalète to offer unique solutions tailored to the needs of special operations.

The military camp located at Souge, near Bordeaux, has been transformed into a place for meetings and technical demonstrations: dynamic tests of equipment in conditions have enabled innovative manufacturers to demonstrate the added value of their equipment for the operator of 'today and tomorrow.

Lt. Gen. Eric Vidaud, commanding of the COS (Commandement des Opérations Spéciales, Special Operations Command), said: "Power relations oppose and will oppose even more tomorrow, actors who cultivate permanent innovation. The protean threats emerging from the hybrid competition and gray-area clashes already pose the greatest challenges in innovation. The spirit of innovation must govern the adaptation of COS. It constantly involves imagining, designing, testing, and possibly leaving it to others, in particular civilian SMEs and mid-sized companies, what the Special Forces have developed and sometimes invented. This civilian-military partnership is an essential key to the success of our operations. The COS relies on the Cercle de l'Arbalète to capture as quickly as possible and best encourage dual or civilian innovation in order to participate in finding the best response to the Special Forces operational needs of today and tomorrow. "

On July 1, the Special Forces carried out an impressive demonstration of their know-how and their various aerial and ground equipment, in a scenario of capture and exfiltration of a terrorist leader. Various units, an Airbus A400M, light, attack and transport helicopters, a Twin Otter, Polaris quads, a Land Rover 110, all adapted to the specific use of special forces, and other means have been implemented. in a dynamism revealing the capacities of action of the French armed forces. Watch it on the Defense Web TV channel of Army Recognition broadcasted on Youtube.

https://www.airrecognition.com/index.php/news/defense-aviation-news/2021/july/7414-french-special-forces-demonstrate-know-how-at-sofins-2021-defense-exhibition.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg1SYsx3ek4

[Sparkplug]

Ik denk dat het niet lang duurt voordat LMB ook zoiets wil. 

Misschien op hun toekomstige MB en eventueel als alternatief voor de .50 M3M op de CH-47F.

[Huzaar1]

Mooie blikopener 

Ik denk dat het niet lang duurt voordat LMB ook zoiets wil. 

[Parera]

Minigun after all, Dillon Aero M134D

https://twitter.com/toujoursentete/status/1402547248798519304

Top toevoeging op de voertuigen van onze KCT 

Iets wat de NL SOF al jaren miste wat mij betreft! En weet je waar dit ook prachtig op gaat staan?

[Harald]

Minigun after all, Dillon Aero M134D

https://twitter.com/toujoursentete/status/1402547248798519304

Top toevoeging op de voertuigen van onze KCT 

[Harald]

A400M helicopter refuelling certification campaign   
( wat de Fransen al konden met de KC-130J, kunnen ze nu ook met de A400M ... flinke uitbreiding voor hun SF optreden )



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OWmtMlZEAs

[Huzaar1]

Nee, die zijn niet voor ons. I checked.

Loitering ammo, dat is wat jullie boys willen. Past prima in een mortier, en bij jullie optreden.

[Stoonbrace]

We hebben al eerder tekeningen gezien maar ik denk niet dat Belgie wordt bedoelt.

Nee, die zijn niet voor ons. I checked.

[Harald]

Een ietwat ge-upgrade Can Am Maverick X3, dat zetten ze er nooit ff bij of wat ze precies veranderd hebben..   

Idd, 
Je kunt ze bijna krijgen als bouwpakket.

https://can-am.brp.com/off-road/us/en/customize-your-own/app.html?platform=SSV_SSP_MAX&package=4X4_DS_STD&unitid=0007UMC00

Niet te vergelijken met een ontwikkelingsproces zoals bij de Vector van Defenture voor NL Defensie

[DiepFries]

Een ietwat ge-upgrade Can Am Maverick X3, dat zetten ze er nooit ff bij of wat ze precies veranderd hebben..   

[Harald]

Nieuwe "buggy's voor de Italiaanse SOF eenheden

https://resource-industries.com/en/products/special-and-armored-vehicles/ltv-4.html

AS LTV4

LIGHT TACTICAL ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE
 
The Light Tactical All Terrain Vehicle Program was developed together with the Italian Ministry of Defence.



Resource Industries displays LTV4 light tactical vehicle for special forces

The Light Tactical All Terrain Vehicle Program was developed together with the Italian Ministry of Defense. The LTV4's design focused only on end users' list of specifications and, hence, perfectly matches their operational needs.

Like all the other vehicles of this category, the LTV4 is easy to drive and to use even on very rugged terrain, its high power/weight ratio and very low center of gravity making it almost a racing vehicle able to reach 130 km/h. Its maintenance is both simple and easy. Its 40-liter tank provides a 300km autnomy enabling the vehicle to perform some missions typically assigned to special forces. The 500kg payload is sufficient for most of the missions to perform with such a vehicle. Solidity and reliability are other assets of the LVT4.

The 1,075 kg net weight (1,185 kg in ordrer of march, 1 ;580 kg GW) make the LVT4 easily air transportable by CH-47 Chinook or C-27J. The LVT4 is versatile: various armament and payload combinations are possible.

https://armyrecognition.com/idex_2021_news_official_online_show_daily_media_partner/resource_industries_displays_ltv4_light_tactical_vehicle_for_special_forces.html

[Huzaar1]

Past ook totaal niet in optreden van Belgen. Meer iets voor Fransen, doen net wat gekker in sjique D'afrieque.

De Belegen zien dan meer in loitering munition, just as we do.

[Ace1]

100% zeker dat dit een ''onbekende'' klant is?



Het ontwerp dat ze laten zien met 4 raketten (LAND-LGR4) is een kleine variant voor op 4x4's maar de grote versie zoals hierboven te zien is op de Jankel LTTV (LAND-LGR23) beschikt over 23 raketten en laat dit voertuig nu toevallig in aanbouw zijn voor de Belgische SOF eenheden.

1+1?

https://www.arnolddefense.com/product/mlhs/

Nee de Belgen hebben zelf een 70mm raketten fabrikant.

https://fz.be/news.php?n=44

https://fz.be/images/video/rocket-system-70mm.mp4

[Huzaar1]

100% zeker dat dit een ''onbekende'' klant is?



Het ontwerp dat ze laten zien met 4 raketten (LAND-LGR4) is een kleine variant voor op 4x4's maar de grote versie zoals hierboven te zien is op de Jankel LTTV (LAND-LGR23) beschikt over 23 raketten en laat dit voertuig nu toevallig in aanbouw zijn voor de Belgische SOF eenheden.

1+1?

https://www.arnolddefense.com/product/mlhs/

We hebben al eerder tekeningen gezien maar ik denk niet dat Belgie wordt bedoelt.

[Harald]

Supacat looks towards electric Light Role Vehicle

The electric Light Role Vehicle will provide silent and stealth mobility in addition to sustainability benefits. Supacat has already developed the chassis and is working on the electric driveline for LRV.



UK company Supacat is working to build an electric version of its Light Role Vehicle (LRV), to deliver enhanced stealth capabilities as well as sustainability benefits.

During an online demonstration on 18 February, Toby Cox, deputy head of support at Supacat, explained that R&D of the electric LRV will capitalise on the knowledge and experience the company gained with the Electric All Terrain Mobility Platform (eATMP).

'For the next-generation, LRV will have the additional capabilities of hybridisation as an option to suit our customers,' Cox claimed.

He added that this effort aligns with the MoD Science and Technology Strategy 2020 and the need to strengthen capacities to overcome emerging new threats.

Steve Austen, engineering director at Supacat, pointed out that the work on the electric driveline for LRV is under way and the chassis has already been developed.

He stressed that these enhancements are 'very much dependent on the kind of duty cycle and the requirements for electrification, whether it is around exportable power, whether it is stealthy operation'.

The LRV is suitable for SF, border patrol, reconnaissance and strike operations. It has a modular design that provides a range of configuration options from the factory and the flexibility to re-role the base vehicle throughout its lifetime.

The platform can be equipped with Hutchinson bead-lock run-flat tyres, a self-recovery winch, RWS, weapon mounts and smoke grenade launchers.

Other features include ballistic armour and crew seats, right- or left-hand drive and IR cameras (forward- and rear-facing).

The LRV also be converted from a 4x4 to a 6x6 vehicle by adding a third axle module. 'This offers the users the flexibility to reduce the overall size of their fleet and swiftly reconfigure the vehicle to suit different operational demands,' Cox noted.

He added that the LRV was developed to fill a gap in military light ground tactical support vehicles and to enable a low whole-life cost.

In addition to enhancing its LRV, Supacat has also been embedding improvements to its High Mobility Transporter (HMT) over the last 15 years, with gains in armour protection and load carrying capabilities as well as in mobility.

This HMT is in service with Estonia, the UK and the US according to Shephard Defence Insight. The UK has 440 units in its inventory and operates the platform since 2004.

https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/landwarfareintl/premium-supacat-looks-towards-electric-light-role/