CVR(T) – The Sequel

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Jane’s are reporting that the MoD are in negotiation with BAe to re-manufacture CVR(T) hulls.

WTF

When I looked at the history of the CVR(T) I described how the programme had its inception in the 1960 Armoured Vehicle Reconnaissance project which turned into Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance. First prototypes were produced in 1967 and accapted into service in 1970.

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CTA 40mm Canon Information

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The CTA 40mm Canon as specified for FRES and Warrior has generated some discussion in our article comments so here is some further information.

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Quick, Spend It Now

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So, General (BOWMAN) Dynamics have been named as preferred bidder for the demonstration phase of the Specialist Vehicle Recce Block 1. The Common Base Platform will also form the basis for a range of other variants.

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FRES Scout – Spot the Difference

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Sorry for the length of this post, it’s difficult to summarise a topic that is so detailed.

Put the kettle on and bear with me.

You don’t see them these days but spot the difference competitions used to be very common in newspapers and magazines, so in a nod to nostalgia, I thought it would be a good idea to resurrect the idea.

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FRES Scout – Is the GD ASCOD the Winner?

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The FT are reporting this morning that General Dynamics has won the competition to fulfill the FRES Scout requirement, winning against a shortened BAe CV90

How true this is remains to be seen but if so, one only hopes that the design and industrial issues that scuppered the General Dynamics FRES Utility competition in a blaze of acrimony and hundreds of millions of wasted pounds, have been resolved.

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BAe FRES Scout Vehicle (SV) Contender

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BAe have released a promotional video of their FRES SV proposal, a shortened CV90 with one less road wheel and a common turret/weapon as the Warrior Lethality Improvement Programme

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