Internationale ontwikkelingen Special Forces

Gestart door Harald, 28/09/2020 | 11:52 uur

DiepFries

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


Harald

#14
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.
"Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion" US secmindef - Jed Babbin"

Ace1

Citaat van: Parera op 14/10/2020 | 10:22 uur
100% zeker dat dit een ''onbekende'' klant is? ;D



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

Citaat van: Parera op 14/10/2020 | 10:22 uur
100% zeker dat dit een ''onbekende'' klant is? ;D



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.
"Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion" US secmindef - Jed Babbin"

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/

Harald

Citaat van: Enforcer op 30/10/2020 | 13:57 uur
Is het handig dat deze zo hoog op de poten staan? Ik  kan mij voorstellen dat je omkantelt als de sneeuw wat gaat schuiven.

Ik denk dat het zwaartepunt wel vrij laag ligt bij zo'n quad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2hrFfn7jl8

Enforcer

Is het handig dat deze zo hoog op de poten staan? Ik  kan mij voorstellen dat je omkantelt als de sneeuw wat gaat schuiven.

Harald

French 7th Mountain Battalion receives first Polaris quads on tracks   ( interessant voor SOF eenheden in artic gebieden, maar ook voor onze Mariniers )





The 7th Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins (which could be appromitaly translated into « Battalion of Alpine Hunters ») of the 27th French Mountain Infantry Brigade received a first dozen four-seater Polaris Ranger 1000 XP and twin-seater Sportsman Touring 1000 XP quads mounted on removable tracks.

The new Polaris quads - four-seater Ranger XP 1000 (SSV, Side by Side Vehicle) and two-seater Sportsman Touring 1000 XP - mounted on removable tracks have arrived at the 7th Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins.

These first copies foreshadow the constitution of a brigade-wide pool from which each regiment or battalion can draw following its needs. The rapid interchangeability between wheels and tracks will make it possible to respond with maximum flexibility to the requirements of the field encountered during missions in France or in external deployment, whether in Guyana or the Sahel (Operation Barkhane), for example.

The Sportsman (two-seater) comes with various storage kits and boxes for transporting skis, weapons and other equipment weighing up to 110 kg which can also be installed in place of the rear seat. This is complemented by an 88 hp Prostar engine and a trailer socket, giving it a hitch potential of 170 kg on the road and 680 kg off the road. Quads on removable tracks complete the skidoos / snowmobiles already provided in French mountain units.

https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_october_2020_global_security_army_industry/french_7th_mountain_battalion_receives_first_polaris_quads_on_tracks.html

Parera

Citaat van: Sparkplug op 14/10/2020 | 10:15 uur
Ja, er is een onbekende Europese klant.

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



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/

Sparkplug

#5
Citaat van: Harald op 14/10/2020 | 10:12 uur
Die 70mm-ers zijn laser guided ? . Dus doel moet door grondtroepen verder in het veld aangestraald worden ? is dat het idee ?

Dus een Europees land als eerste klant ?

De 2,75 inch raket kan zowel ongeleid als geleid (APKWS) worden gebruikt. De Amerikaanse Hydra en de Canadese CRV7 zijn van toepassing.

Ja, er is een onbekende Europese klant.

Edit. Product link.

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

https://www.arnolddefense.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/LAND-LGR.pdf
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Harald

Die 70mm-ers zijn laser guided ? . Dus doel moet door grondtroepen verder in het veld aangestraald worden ? is dat het idee ?

Dus een Europees land als eerste klant ?

Sparkplug

Arnold Defense selling land-based 70 mm rocket launchers to Special Forces

02 OCTOBER 2020

by Andrew White

US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and an undisclosed special mission unit in Europe are set to become the first customers capable of firing 70 mm rockets from tactical ground vehicles, industry sources told Janes .

Arnold Defense is in the process of finalising a pair of contracts with both organisations for delivery of an undisclosed number of Fletcher land-based 70 mm rocket launchers.

Officials from the US-based company told Janes both customers would be receiving the Fletcher Laser Guided Weapon System, which will be integrated on board undisclosed special operations vehicles.

Arnold Defense declined to say which vehicles would be equipped with the launcher, although company president Doug Wallace said the Fletcher could be integrated on a variety of ground vehicles including the Polaris MRZR and DAGOR, Navistar SOTV, Nimr Ajban LRSOV, Oshkosh S-ATV, Supacat LRV400 and HMT600, and Jankel LTTV.

"The timings, numbers, configurations, and concepts of use are different for each customer but Arnold and their integration partners will be delivering a combination of single (4-round) vehicle-mounted Fletcher systems and a new and unique twin-mounted (8-round) Fletcher variant," a company statement said.

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A rendering of Arnold Defense's Fletcher 70 mm rocket launcher for tactical ground vehicles. (Arnold Defense)

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/arnold-defense-selling-land-based-70-mm-rocket-launchers-to-special-forces
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Harald

10 NH90 Special Forces Helicopters (voor Frankrijk)

Ten NH90 helicopters for Army Special Forces

Parly also revealed to the committee that the Ministry of the Armed Forces had ordered ten additional NH90 helicopters intended the modernize the helicopter fleet of the Army special forces.

"On September 29, the Ministry awarded an order to NH Industries for ten NH90 helicopters to equip the 4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment (RHFS)," Parly told MPs. This order had long been anticipated but its award was delayed.

NH Industries is a consortium of Airbus Helicopters, Italy's Leonardo and the Dutch Fokker. This order will also benefit equipment manufacturers Thales and Safran, as well as their subcontractors, some of whom have been hard hit by the Covid-19 crisis in the aeronautics sector, the minister said.

First five NH90s to be delivered in 2025

The first five helicopters of this new order will be delivered in 2025 and the other five the following year, according to the Ministry of the Armed Forces.

The NH90, dubbed Caiman by the French Navy, can transport up to 20 commandos or 2.5 tonnes of equipment. It can also be used for fire support, parachuting or casualty evacuation missions. It is intended to gradually replace the Puma and Cougar helicopters of the French Army.

https://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/213700/france-to-order-12-more-rafale-fighters%2C-10-nh90-special-forces-helicopters.html

Harald

French Air Force Establishes Separate Special Forces Brigade

Creation of the Special Air Forces Brigade

On September 1, the French Air and Space Force began transforming its organization with the establishment of the Special Air Forces Brigade (Brigade des Forces Spéciales Air, BFSA). This reorganization is part of the ramp-up of the Special Forces Air (FSA) and the Air Protection Force (FPA) as directed by the AIRFUSCO25 plan.

Comprising 4,200 personnel, the BFSA brings together under its command the two flight units - the 3/61 "Poitou" Transport Squadron (ET) and the 1/67 "Pyrenees" Helicopter Squadron, together with the Commando units which were previously part of the Air Security and Intervention Forces Brigade (BAFSI), including two special forces units: Commandos Parachutistes de l'Air (CPA) 10 and 30.

The role of this new brigade is to optimize the combat readiness of the Special Forces Air and of the air force units contributing to special operations, as well as air protection units, with the aim of increasing their effectiveness in both special and conventional operations.

Special operations, in-depth penetration, combat Search And Rescue, air support, but also anti-drone warfare and protection of air bases: the brigade will make its resources and know-how available to the various operational commands, including Special Operations Command (COS).

A driving force in the field of Air Surface Integration, the BFSA will continue to work with the other components of the Air and Space Force, by coordinating its action with all the conventional units working for the benefit of special operations, while maintaining a key role in combatant training.

In summary, the BFSA brings together:
** FSA air units:
-- ET 3/61 "Poitou";
-- EH 1/67 "Pyrenees".

** the Air Commando Force (FCA), set up as a squadron stationed in Orléans and composed of:
-- CPA No. 10;
-- CPA No. 30;
-- Air Force Jump Center (Centre air de saut en vol, CASV);
-- a detachment of the Air Force Combatant Operational Readiness Center (CPOCAA).

** the FPA, made up of:
-- CPA No. 20;
-- Protection Squadrons (EP).
-- specialized training centers:
-- the CPOCAA;
-- the Survival and Rescue Training Center (CFSS);
-- the CFA detachment, part of the general directorate of military training at the Ecole de l'Air.

https://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/213499/french-air-force-establishes-separate-special-forces-brigade.html