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#1
KL / Re: Groene baretten verhuizen ...
Last post by Zander - Vandaag om 19:30
Citaat van: Ace1 op Vandaag om 17:21Lees Postings #849 en #868 in het Klimaatakkoord.

https://www.defensieforum.nl/Forum/index.php/topic,20464.135.html

https://www.defensieforum.nl/Forum/index.php/topic,20464.120.html
Ik zie de link met mijn post niet.
Het enige wat ik me afvraag is waarom het KCT naar een vliegbasis zou moeten verhuizen en waarom het dan Woensdrecht zou moeten worden.
#2
Midden Oosten / Re: Onrust Jemen
Last post by Parera - Vandaag om 19:28
De Tromp verlaat de Rode Zee zonder inzet van wapens.

Bei der #BundeswehrimEinsatz verabschiedete sich das niederländische Schiff "Tromp" auf traditionelle Art durch eine Vorbeifahrt von der Fregatte "Hessen" auf deren Nachhauseweg aus dem Einsatz #EUNAVFOR #Aspides. Die beiden Schiffe verbindet eine lange und enge Freundschaft.

https://twitter.com/Bw_Einsatz/status/1781352066499457228





#3
Citaat van: Kornet43 op Vandaag om 18:43Het zou misschien wenselijk zijn om de Lionfish/Hitrole 12.7MM te vervangen door de nieuwe 20X102MM 3 loops Gatling van Leonardo op de nieuwe fregatten.

Doe mij die 30x113 mm dan maar  ;)  Dit is hetzelfde kaliber als de Apache's en met een beetje mazzel passen er ook Airburst patronen in goed tegen kleine oppervlakte doelen en kleinere luchtdoelen zoals drones.
#4
Citaat van: Parera op Vandaag om 18:08Interessant dat men de 3 loops 20 mm & 30 mm voorzien als vervanging van de 12,7 mm Hitrole's/ Lionfish.

Leonardo is developing two new medium calibre guns

The Italian defence industry champion unveiled two new projects for medium calibre guns, one chambered for 30×113 ammunition while the second is a Gatling weapon firing 20×102 mm rounds
At the end of an in-depth presentation of its 30×173 mm X-Gun (a full report on that gun will follow soon), first shown last year at the Seafuture exhibition in La Spezia, Leonardo unveiled two new medium calibre (although company wording defines them small calibre) programmes, one being developed within the same timeframe of the X-Gun, while the work on the other one started in 2023. The development of such weapons is part of the company industrial strategy of vertical integration, which aims at putting on the market products entirely made by Leonardo divisions.

The presentation of the new products was provided during a meeting at the Brescia facility, the home of medium calibre land and naval systems, barrels and other mechanical components being produced in the La Spezia plant. The facility is part of the Defence Business Area, which belongs to the group Electronics Division.

The idea of a 20 mm Gatling gun was launched in late 2019, work starting in 2020, amid the COVID pandemic. In the past Leonardo developed the TM 197B heliborne light turreted gun, which equips Italian Army Aviation AW129 Mangusta and Turkish ATAK helicopters. The three-barrel Gatling 20, as it is defined by Leonardo, will allow replacing the gun of US origin, produced by General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, with a full ITAR-free weapon. This will not happen on the AW249 attack helicopter currently under development at Leonardo, the Italian Army contract including the original M-197, but the new Gatling 20 will be definitely part of the Leonardo offer on the export market. The form factor allows to fit the Leonardo gun into the TM 197B without modifications. The weapon declared mass is 71 kg, and it is powered by a 28 VDC source. The rate of fire is the same of the M197 used on Italian and Turkish helicopters, as it was the optimal compromise between firepower and accuracy, hence the newly designed weapon can shoot 750 20×102 mm linked rounds per minute ± 30 rpm, the chute ejecting cases from the bottom.



According to company sources, the Gatling 20, which exploits state-of-the-art technologies and materials, for example the housing is lighter and easier to manufacture, and overall, the weapon is easier to maintain. Leonardo engineers aimed at solving some mechanical issues adding for example a clutch to avoid issues with the feeder, while performances remain very similar to those of the existing 20 mm Gatling. The gun will be available for both electrically primed and percussion primed ammunition.

The Gatling 20 is currently considered at TRL 6, "but we will move very quickly to TRL 7," Leonardo representatives stated showing the new weapon. During the factory tour a functioning model was visible, however EDR On-Line understood that the gun has already performed initial firing tests. The company will be ready to take orders before year end; first deliveries may take place two years after contract signature, and once production will be launched further contracts might see deliveries within 12-18 months.



As said, the work on the Blaze30, the new gun chambered for the 30×113 mm ammunition, started only in late 2023, however as the new weapon exploits many elements developed for the X-Gun, Leonardo will be ready to take orders from 2025 on, delivery times from contract being similar to those for the Gatling 20. Leonardo makes it clear that the approach has been totally different from competitors' guns, as those were derivatives of weapons born for helicopter use, while the Blaze30 was developed starting from a blank sheet, the aim being to replace12.7 mm heavy machine guns on Lionfish or on HITROLE Light turrets increasing their firepower and effectiveness. As mentioned, the new weapon is heavily based on the X-Gun design, albeit in reduced dimensions considering the much lower chamber pressure of a 30×113 mm round compared to a 30×173 mm one. That Blaze30 mechanism is based on a drum cam, which gives the name to the X-Gun, as during the rotation we can see a cross; a 3D model of the drum cam in real size was visible during the visit to the facility. Of course, it is a scaled down version of that being at the core of the X-Gun, the 30×113 weapon having been defined as a "mini-X-Gun" by some engineers, the main difference apart the type of round being that it features a single feed. As in the bigger gun, the drum cam contains a 24 VCD powered brushless electric motor, which in a three turns rotation ensures all operations, feed, ram, dwell, and extract.



The Blaze30 maintains most of the features of the X-Gun; among these, thanks to the adoption of the brushless motor, it can be fired in the sniper mode, with the round chambered and the shooting process paused until the actual firing, which ensures maximum accuracy. The gun can be fitted with the fuse programming kit allowing the use of airburst munitions; EDR On-Line understood that KNDS Ammo Italy S.p.A (formerly Nexter Arrowtech), which is developing a 30×173 mm airburst round for the X-Gun specifically designed for the counter-UAS role has already launched the development of a 30×113 mm round for similar use, fuse miniaturisation and lethality package being the main issue. The Blaze30 has a mass of 80 kg, is 2,100 mm long and has a 1,426 mm long barrel, it has a 250 ± 30 rounds per minute rate of fire, case ejection being lateral. The weapon is currently considered at TRL4.



https://www.edrmagazine.eu/leonardo-is-developing-two-new-medium-calibre-guns
Het zou misschien wenselijk zijn om de Lionfish/Hitrole 12.7MM te vervangen door de nieuwe 20X102MM 3 loops Gatling van Leonardo op de nieuwe fregatten.
#5
Nederlandse veiligheidsdiensten onderzoeken invloed van Venezuela op Caribisch eilanden

DEN HAAG – De Nederlandse inlichtingendiensten Militaire Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst MIVD en de Algemene Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst AIVD zijn gezamenlijk een onderzoek gestart naar de politieke en militaire ontwikkelingen in Venezuela. Dat staat in het Openbaar Jaarverslag van beide diensten, dat gisteren is gepubliceerd.

Speciale aandacht gaat uit naar mogelijke effecten die deze ontwikkelingen kunnen hebben op het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, met name op de eilanden Aruba, Bonaire en Curaçao.

Guyana

De focus van het onderzoek ligt op de activiteiten van het regime van president Maduro, die probeert zijn positie te verstevigen in aanloop naar de presidentsverkiezingen van 2024. Recentelijk heeft Venezuela de spanningen in de regio opgevoerd door een referendum te houden over de status van het Essequibo-gebied, een regio die officieel tot Guyana behoort, maar door Venezuela wordt geclaimd.

Het Maduro-regime verklaarde na het referendum het gebied als Venezolaans grondgebied, ondanks internationale weerstand en de belofte van beide landen om het conflict niet met militaire middelen op te lossen.

Vloot

In het licht van deze ontwikkelingen heeft de Venezolaanse marine, die vorig jaar haar 200ste verjaardag vierde, ook haar vloot gemoderniseerd. Hoewel veel van de renovaties voornamelijk cosmetisch waren, zijn er significante upgrades uitgevoerd op enkele Guaiqueri-klasse patrouilleschepen, die uitgerust zijn met nieuwe antischeepsraketten. Bovendien heeft Venezuela nieuwe oppervlakte-eenheden aangeschaft, waaronder een kustwachtpatrouilleschip, een logistiek ondersteuningsschip en snelle aanvalsboten.

Rusland

Ondanks deze investeringen blijven er problemen bestaan binnen de Venezolaanse krijgsmacht, waaronder personeelstekorten, gebrekkige opleidingen en achterstallig onderhoud, waardoor het gereedstellingsniveau laag blijft. Venezuela blijft ook militaire samenwerkingen aangaan met landen als Iran, Rusland en China.

Tegelijkertijd heeft het Venezolaanse regime te kampen met beperkte controle over het eigen grondgebied, waar diverse irreguliere gewapende groepen, variërend van guerrillagroeperingen tot criminele bendes, significante delen van het land beheersen.

De uitkomsten van dit onderzoek zijn volgens de diensten belangrijk voor de veiligheid van de Caribische delen van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, gezien de nabijheid en de potentiële dreigingen die uitgaan van de instabiliteit in Venezuela.

Curacao.nu, 19-04-2024
#6
Interessant dat men de 3 loops 20 mm & 30 mm voorzien als vervanging van de 12,7 mm Hitrole's/ Lionfish.

Leonardo is developing two new medium calibre guns

The Italian defence industry champion unveiled two new projects for medium calibre guns, one chambered for 30×113 ammunition while the second is a Gatling weapon firing 20×102 mm rounds
At the end of an in-depth presentation of its 30×173 mm X-Gun (a full report on that gun will follow soon), first shown last year at the Seafuture exhibition in La Spezia, Leonardo unveiled two new medium calibre (although company wording defines them small calibre) programmes, one being developed within the same timeframe of the X-Gun, while the work on the other one started in 2023. The development of such weapons is part of the company industrial strategy of vertical integration, which aims at putting on the market products entirely made by Leonardo divisions.

The presentation of the new products was provided during a meeting at the Brescia facility, the home of medium calibre land and naval systems, barrels and other mechanical components being produced in the La Spezia plant. The facility is part of the Defence Business Area, which belongs to the group Electronics Division.

The idea of a 20 mm Gatling gun was launched in late 2019, work starting in 2020, amid the COVID pandemic. In the past Leonardo developed the TM 197B heliborne light turreted gun, which equips Italian Army Aviation AW129 Mangusta and Turkish ATAK helicopters. The three-barrel Gatling 20, as it is defined by Leonardo, will allow replacing the gun of US origin, produced by General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, with a full ITAR-free weapon. This will not happen on the AW249 attack helicopter currently under development at Leonardo, the Italian Army contract including the original M-197, but the new Gatling 20 will be definitely part of the Leonardo offer on the export market. The form factor allows to fit the Leonardo gun into the TM 197B without modifications. The weapon declared mass is 71 kg, and it is powered by a 28 VDC source. The rate of fire is the same of the M197 used on Italian and Turkish helicopters, as it was the optimal compromise between firepower and accuracy, hence the newly designed weapon can shoot 750 20×102 mm linked rounds per minute ± 30 rpm, the chute ejecting cases from the bottom.



According to company sources, the Gatling 20, which exploits state-of-the-art technologies and materials, for example the housing is lighter and easier to manufacture, and overall, the weapon is easier to maintain. Leonardo engineers aimed at solving some mechanical issues adding for example a clutch to avoid issues with the feeder, while performances remain very similar to those of the existing 20 mm Gatling. The gun will be available for both electrically primed and percussion primed ammunition.

The Gatling 20 is currently considered at TRL 6, "but we will move very quickly to TRL 7," Leonardo representatives stated showing the new weapon. During the factory tour a functioning model was visible, however EDR On-Line understood that the gun has already performed initial firing tests. The company will be ready to take orders before year end; first deliveries may take place two years after contract signature, and once production will be launched further contracts might see deliveries within 12-18 months.



As said, the work on the Blaze30, the new gun chambered for the 30×113 mm ammunition, started only in late 2023, however as the new weapon exploits many elements developed for the X-Gun, Leonardo will be ready to take orders from 2025 on, delivery times from contract being similar to those for the Gatling 20. Leonardo makes it clear that the approach has been totally different from competitors' guns, as those were derivatives of weapons born for helicopter use, while the Blaze30 was developed starting from a blank sheet, the aim being to replace12.7 mm heavy machine guns on Lionfish or on HITROLE Light turrets increasing their firepower and effectiveness. As mentioned, the new weapon is heavily based on the X-Gun design, albeit in reduced dimensions considering the much lower chamber pressure of a 30×113 mm round compared to a 30×173 mm one. That Blaze30 mechanism is based on a drum cam, which gives the name to the X-Gun, as during the rotation we can see a cross; a 3D model of the drum cam in real size was visible during the visit to the facility. Of course, it is a scaled down version of that being at the core of the X-Gun, the 30×113 weapon having been defined as a "mini-X-Gun" by some engineers, the main difference apart the type of round being that it features a single feed. As in the bigger gun, the drum cam contains a 24 VCD powered brushless electric motor, which in a three turns rotation ensures all operations, feed, ram, dwell, and extract.



The Blaze30 maintains most of the features of the X-Gun; among these, thanks to the adoption of the brushless motor, it can be fired in the sniper mode, with the round chambered and the shooting process paused until the actual firing, which ensures maximum accuracy. The gun can be fitted with the fuse programming kit allowing the use of airburst munitions; EDR On-Line understood that KNDS Ammo Italy S.p.A (formerly Nexter Arrowtech), which is developing a 30×173 mm airburst round for the X-Gun specifically designed for the counter-UAS role has already launched the development of a 30×113 mm round for similar use, fuse miniaturisation and lethality package being the main issue. The Blaze30 has a mass of 80 kg, is 2,100 mm long and has a 1,426 mm long barrel, it has a 250 ± 30 rounds per minute rate of fire, case ejection being lateral. The weapon is currently considered at TRL4.



https://www.edrmagazine.eu/leonardo-is-developing-two-new-medium-calibre-guns
#7
Europa / Re: Rusland's Expansie
Last post by Parera - Vandaag om 17:58
Ollongren: per direct ruim €200 miljoen extra voor acute steun aan Oekraïne


Nederland draagt meer dan €200 miljoen bij aan nieuwe initiatieven voor snelle levering van extra luchtverdediging en artilleriemunitie voor Oekraïne.

Dat kondigde minister van Defensie Kajsa Ollongren vandaag aan tijdens een ingelaste online vergadering van de NATO-Ukraine Council. Hierbij waren NAVO defensieministers met hun Oekraïense collega bijeenkomen.

Ollongren: "Luchtverdedigingsmiddelen en artilleriemunitie zijn keihard nodig in Oekraïne. De situatie dreigt kritiek te worden. De middelen waar Nederland nu aan bijdraagt bevinden zich al op het Europese continent en gaan zo snel mogelijk naar Oekraïne. We moeten nu met z'n allen alle zeilen bijzetten om Oekraïne te steunen."

Luchtverdediging
Nederland trekt 150 miljoen uit voor een bijdrage aan het Duitse 'Immediate Action for Air Defence' initiatief. Dit is bedoeld om snel luchtverdedigingsmiddelen voor de lange afstand te leveren, samen met partners. Daarnaast schaft Defensie voor 60 miljoen luchtverdedigingsmiddelen voor de korte afstand aan. Hiermee zijn onder meer drone-aanvallen te bestrijden.
 

Artilleriemunitie
Nederland draagt bij aan het Estse initiatief om uit bestaande voorraden snel artilleriemunitie aan Oekraïne te leveren. Dat is hard nodig om de toegenomen Russische druk op het front tegen te gaan. Eerder maakte Nederland al bekend dat het € 250 miljoen bijdraagt aan een soortgelijk Tsjechisch plan om snel meer granaten te leveren.

https://www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieuws/2024/04/19/ollongren-per-direct-ruim-%E2%82%AC200-miljoen-extra-voor-acute-steun-aan-oekraine
#8
KL / Re: Groene baretten verhuizen ...
Last post by Ace1 - Vandaag om 17:21
Citaat van: Zander op 18/04/2024 | 22:26 uurBeetje een vreemde opmerking.
Hoe kom je bij die wijsheid eigenlijk?

Lees Postings #849 en #868 in het Klimaatakkoord.

https://www.defensieforum.nl/Forum/index.php/topic,20464.135.html

https://www.defensieforum.nl/Forum/index.php/topic,20464.120.html
#9
Europa / Re: Rusland's Expansie
Last post by Parera - Vandaag om 16:36
Citaat van: Huzaar1 op Vandaag om 09:36De Oekrainers hebben, bevestigd, voor het eerst een TU-22 bommenwerper uit de lucht geschoten. Een TU-22M3 (backfire) om precies te zijn.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/s/coP4IB6kkn

https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/s/bqjAqWm8mQ

Oei deze doet pijn voor de Russen, niet alleen een verlies op gebied van belangrijke bommenwerpers maar ook omdat de locatie op ruim 400 km afstand van Marioepol.
#10
KL / Re: Groene baretten verhuizen ...
Last post by Parera - Vandaag om 16:30
Ja Woensdrecht is natuurlijk ook een prima alternatieve keuze mocht het in Nispen op niet uitlopen.

Voordeel aan een vliegbasis is natuurlijk dat de SOF vanuit eigen kazerne zonder al te veel op te vallen kan vertrekken op missies. Ik weet alleen niet of er op/rondom Woensdrecht nog uitbreidingen mogelijkheden zijn om een hele KCT kazerne te plaatsen.

De huidige kazerne is +/- 130.000 m2, een nieuwe locatie zal dus (aanzienlijk) groter moeten worden.