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[Harald]

   

Oshkosh Wins $942M Stryker Upgun Contract, Unseating GDLS     (  over flatgebouw gesproken... jemig ziet er niet uit )

https://breakingdefense.com/2021/06/oshkosh-wins-942m-stryker-upgun-contract-unseating-gdls/

[Sparkplug]

Die strykers gingen er toch uit?

De Stryker Mobile Gun System (MGS) met het 105 mm kanon gaat eruit.

[Huzaar1]

Die strykers gingen er toch uit?

[Harald]

US Army chooses winner to build its new Stryker gun system

The U.S. Army has chosen Oshkosh Defense to build its new Medium Caliber Weapon System — a 30mm, unmanned turreted auto-cannon — for the Stryker combat vehicle.

The first delivery order covers 91 vehicles valued at roughly $130 million. The Army could build up to six Stryker Brigades with the MCWS version so the potential contract value is roughly $942 million over six years, according to a June 3 Army announcement.

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https://www.defensenews.com/land/2021/06/03/army-chooses-winner-to-build-its-new-stryker-gun-system/

[Huzaar1]

Het is gewoon bijna knap hoe slecht ze hun materieel projecten aanpakken. Alsof er een rus als hoofd DMO zit ofzo.

Bizar. Maar juiste conclusie imo..

[Huzaar1]

Typisch brits weer. In lijn met alle andere zooi die ze in de loop der tijd bij het Britse  leger hebben kunnen dumpen.

AL-TIJD ontwerpfouten .. catastrofale.

[pz]

Meer info over AJAX programma in de Engelse media.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/09aa2608-c3d6-11eb-8601-6a2ece3e4634?shareToken=68231bd0c3aa5eaad939a4ce2c7f898a

A £5.5 billion programme to deliver 589 light tanks to the army appears to be "unachievable", a leaked government report discloses.

The project is facing "major issues" that limit the amount of time the crew can spend in the vehicle, the paper says.

The document, by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority, which reports to the Cabinet Office, says that the problems with the Ajax vehicle do not seem to be manageable or resolvable within the agreed costs and timescale.

As it stands, the crew testing the vehicle is operating under "stringent limitations of use", which means that members' time inside is limited to 90 minutes and the tanks cannot exceed 20mph.

The report, published internally in April, says that there is a "real risk" that members of the Household Cavalry involved in the trials could have their confidence in Ajax "undermined".

The army chose the light tank in 2010. A contract signed four years later required the first vehicles to be delivered in 2017 but the programme hit delays.

The vehicles have cost £3.2 billion so far despite only 14 being delivered — all without a turret and of odd sizes.

Troops have suffered hearing damage and become ill after testing them.

Design flaws in the tanks, made by General Dynamics in Merthyr Tydfil, south Wales, mean that excessive vibration has prevented cannon being fired on the move. Noise-cancelling headsets are being tested but there are fears the issue might never be solved.

To the report said: "Successful delivery of the programme to time, cost and quality appears to be unachievable. There are major issues which, at this stage, do not appear to be manageable or resolvable within the current business case."

The report added the prospect was raised of greater costs and further delays. In a speech at the Royal United Services Institute think tank yesterday, General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith, the head of the army, said that Ajax was part of army plans to modernise. Francis Tusa, a defence expert who circulated details of the damning report, said: "You've just had the chief of the general staff saying Ajax is central for its modernisation programme and a report five weeks ago said in its current form it is undeliverable. It could be another five to six years before you have a fully operationally vehicle. I've not seen a report as damning as this."

Tobias Ellwood, chairman of the defence select committee, said that the vehicle's weight had ballooned to 42 tonnes after many redesigns. It was now "heavier than any tank during the Second World War", he said.

The army said that it did not comment on leaked reports.

A Ministry of Defence official said that it was committed to the programme, which would "form a key component in the army's modernised warfighting division", and that the plan now was for "initial operating capability" to be scheduled for this summer.

[Huzaar1]

Met CV90 ook last van gehad. Met name op verharde ondergrond. Beton..asfalt. rubberen tracks moesten eronder.

[Umbert]

Tanks 

Nou ja, moderne journalisten zullen we maar zeggen, dan zal onze CV90 wel in de zware tank klasse vallen bij hun 

[StrataNL]

TANKS NO THANKS

Tanks 

[pz]

TANKS NO THANKS New tanks which cost army staggering £5.5billion have trials halted after troops fall sick and damage hearing

NEW tanks which cost the Army £5.5billion were grounded after making troops sick and damaging their hearing.

Crews suffered nausea, swollen joints and tinnitus from the din and vibrations inside the Ajax armoured vehicles.



Trials were halted for the four months to March and test crews are now limited to 105 minutes inside, a source said.

All soldiers who has been in one must have a hearing test.

Only 14 of the 589 vehicles have so far been delivered. They are the Aries variant which has no turret.

Suspension troubles mean turrets on the others cannot fire when the tank is moving. The tanks are being made in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales.

The ordered — the biggest for armoured vehicles in more than 20 years — was made with General Dynamics.

An Army source said: "It's a complete shambles.

"The entire fleet has been out of action because of problems with the suspension and noise issues.

"Soldiers who ride in the Ajax complain their hearing has been affected. Taxpayers' money is being wasted on this scheme which isn't working."

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/15123499/tanks-army-staggering-5-5billion-trials-halted-troops-sick-damage-hearing/

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Render of Rheinmetall Lynx KF41 with Rheinmetall ADS (StrikeShield in US) APS modules on the side. Likely a good impression of the US OMFV progrmame bid vehicle.

https://twitter.com/JonHawkes275/status/1394782083957075971?form=MY01SV&OCID=MY01SV

Kan het niet helpen, maar telkens zie ik een achterspoiler (alsof de Lynx KF41 extra downforce nodig heeft) 

[pz]

Waar gaat al dat geld dan naartoe??

https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/5081/documents/50325/default/

Conclusies en aanbevelingen : Pagina 54/55 punt 11 - 12 -13 behandelt AJAX :

11. The first vehicles were originally due to be delivered to the British Army in April
2017, however this was delayed. In May 2020 it emerged that the delivery of the
first batch of Ajax vehicles was to be delayed further as they were found not to
be ready to be accepted into service. It is not exactly clear what caused this delay
but, in its evidence to the inquiry GDLSUK stated that delays had occurred in
agreeing requirements and challenges with the integration of the 40mm weapon
system mandated by the Ministry of Defence - similar to the issue on the Warrior
programme. (Paragraph 50)

12. The Ajax programme, which is now also seriously delayed, is yet another example
of chronic mismanagement by the Ministry of Defence and its shaky procurement
apparatus. This is particularly worrying, as Ajax is fundamental to the establishment
and deployment of the Army's new Strike Brigades, which are intended to be a keypart
of its future order of battle. As the Ministry materially contributed to delays to
both Warrior and Ajax—by insisting on a complex, new generation 40mm cannon,
when other tried and tested alternatives were available—they should now publicly
justify why this decision was taken and by whom in Main Building, on the Army Board
or at DE & S and what urgent action is now being taken, to mitigate its obviously
deleterious effect. (Paragraph 51)

13. We note that difficulties with the Ajax programme have again arisen in part as a
consequence of the Army's desire to develop a bespoke vehicle capability (albeit
one based on an existing but modified ASCOD 2 hull), with a plethora of complex
requirements, and the need to integrate a novel weapon system technology.
We welcome the assurances from General Dynamics Land Systems UK that
the challenges facing the Ajax programme have been largely resolved and look
forward to these new advanced vehicles being delivered to frontline units as soon
as possible. The Ministry of Defence must ensure that there are no further delays
to this expensive programme. We also note that there may be potential synergies
between Ajax and a revised requirement for an armoured infantry fighting vehicle.
The Ministry of Defence must ensure that there are no further delays to this expensive
programme. We also note that there may be potential synergies between Ajax and
a revised requirement for an armoured infantry fighting vehicle. In the event that
the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme does not proceed the Army should
explain how that Infantry Fighting Vehicle role would be fulfilled and if a further
AJAX variant may be a potential candidate, with the associated benefits of in-service
support. (Paragraph 54)

[Huzaar1]

Er was nog een project waar vermelding van werd gemaakt waarbij er rond de 1.5 miljard was uitgegeven en het enige wat was gebeurd waren een paar schiettesten op staal. 

[StrataNL]

Waar gaat al dat geld dan naartoe??