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| Marines with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, assault a trench during an assault course as part of Exercise Chosin, a squad-level training evolution, at Range 410, Aug. 26, 2015. Each squad within Company E executed an assault on the range. |
Paratroopers in south Russia to test Kornet anti-tank systemGeez.
September 6 - Airborne troops will test the advanced Kornet antitank guided missile (ATGM) system during the Slavic Brotherhood exercises near the south Russian city of Novorossiisk prior to its service entry with the Russian Airborne Force, a defense ministry spokesperson said.
"An antitank platoon will fire the Kornet ATGM system that has not entered service yet," the spokesperson said adding that the Kornet features an extended range and an improved guidance system over the Fagot system currently used by airborne troops.
The Wolverine-M Concept managed to raise the maximum weight to swim with the current 22.5 tons to more than 23.5 tons (and ultimately planned to get more than 24 tons with an increase in displacement from the current approx. 2 tons) for the DMC vehicle 26 tons. Displacement of the car was increased thanks to additional module / board filled with special foam on Disc is the front lower hull and an optional filler foam in the space between primary and secondary armor.Interesting. I always thought that the Havoc would be the superior land performing with the BAE/IVECO SuperAV probably winning because it was the best swimmer. Seems like some major work was done on the Havoc/Wolverine's swim ability and the gap probably closed. Read the entire article and use BABELFISH to get the best translation, but I found this part intriguing...
Finns (based mainly on the Polish experience) have developed a new variant of the vehicle marked AMV2 Havoc, who only visually resembles our Wolverine and is offered in the program to obtain new transporter floating Marine Personnel Carrier for the USMC in consortium with the company Lockheed Martin. It is a vehicle bigger, which is 32 tonnes GVW. Changed everything about it - from the drive after the new rear ramp landing craft.What the hell does this mean?
Hey Solomon,
Saw the comments from DTR Sept post and thought I’d respond:
Andrew Benghazi
The last sentence on page 36 of that article mentions upgrading the armor to STANAG 4569 LEVEL 6.Is this something new? I thought STANAG 4569 only went to level 5. Does anyone know what the standard for level 6 would be?
EDITOR DTR:
For Land 400, meeting STANAG 4569 Level 6 requires protection against 30mm armour-piercing discarding sabot (APDS) rounds over the frontal section of the CRV, 90° left and right at best or 30° left and right at worst. So at 90° this not just the traditional ‘frontal arc’ that needs to be covered but also the turret and hull flanks.
Either way, meeting STANAG Level 6 is an extreme demand, and requires inches of armour and a huge increase in weight; adding 10mm thick sheets of fancy composite appliqué won’t do it. No surprise then that GVM of these vehicles will be the highest ever seen in a wheeled AFV competition.
There are a few comments here that Boxer will be too big and expensive for Australia. I think they are being made without understanding the requirement, particularly that for protection and how that will drive up the size, weight and cost of the vehicles. But least of all Boxer. Here’s why:
All the contenders will be big and heavy, perhaps heavier than their original designs intended. Except Boxer. It has the requisite motive power and running gear to cope with the weight (due to its already very high protection levels) out of the factory – no add-ons required. The others – AMV35, GD’s offering and Terrex II – will need upgrades to their powertrain, suspension etc to cope. This adds both risk and cost.
random reader
The AMV 35 looks interesting. Too bad that they only have photoshops of it...
EDITOR DTR:
Both the advertisements from BAE (see inside front cover) and our own representations of the vehicle in the cover story are artist impressions. Doctored. That’s because the AMV35 as a real put-together-vehicle does not yet exist. So far, only the Boxer CRV actually exists as a fully integrated hull/turret solution. Nothing from GD yet, nothing from Elbit-STK yet and unsure when the real AMV35 will appear.Good info here.
That’s because the AMV35 as a real put-together-vehicle does not yet exist. So far, only the Boxer CRV actually exists as a fully integrated hull/turret solution. Nothing from GD yet, nothing from Elbit-STK yet and unsure when the real AMV35 will appear.That’s because the AMV35 as a real put-together-vehicle does not yet exist. So far, only the Boxer CRV actually exists as a fully integrated hull/turret solution. Nothing from GD yet, nothing from Elbit-STK yet and unsure when the real AMV35 will appear.
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| Marines from 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade and soldiers from 1 Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment embark amphibious assault vehicles in the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) during Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015 (DB-15). DB-15 is a scenario-driven exercise designed to train the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps in operations expected of an amphibious task force while also building U.S. and coalition operational interoperability. The exercise will test staffs in the planning and execution of amphibious operations in a series of live training events at sea and ashore. |
“From 2011, when we rebased the program to now, we are making some pretty slow but some good progress,” Bogdan said. “We are at a point now in the program where because of that progress, we are no longer slow and steady. We are past the slow and steady progress; we are now growing and accelerating rapidly on this program.”Well this part is typical bullshit, but check out this part...
“We will do everything we can to give the Air Force everything they need,” Bogdan said. “If we fall through, the responsibility falls on me. But I need you to also do your part as well. This program runs on two things; money and trust. If people can’t trust what JPO or myself are doing, the program will crumble. So the key is integrity.Did he really say that? Did he say that the key is integrity? Really? Seriously? Just plain wow. But wait it gets better. In walks a person named Rose. What she does with the program isn't detailed, and neither is her title but she reverts to the usual bullshit (I'm guessing a Lockheed Martin drone assigned to dress up this ugly pig)...
“People love to criticize the F-35,” Rose said. “The reality is usually far different, as someone who has been involved in the F-35 program since 2009, the airplane is actually quite impressive, the capability that it brings is awe inspiring, we need to be patient, we need to work hard and we need to work hard to make it into the airplane we need it to be.”People criticize the airplane because its body slamming the defense budget. Not a quick death but a long, torture filled, bloody, gore fest that has basically damaged the Marine Corps and will do the same to everyone else thinking about buying the airplane.
New concept Rosomak-M vehicle increases payload, firepower and amphibious capability..I've been digging all morning to try and get info on this vehicle. No joy though. It sounds like the work that Lockheed Martin and Patria did on the USMC Amphibious Combat Vehicle project is not going to waste.
