The Future Rapid Effects System (FRES) was the project name for a class of medium weight armoured vehicles that were intended to replace a number of legacy British Army vehicles such as CVR(T) Scimitar and FV432. FRES has been called the poster child for all that is wrong with the Ministry of Defence and the British Army; hundreds of millions of Pounds and many years frittered away for no value.
Based on a previous Think Defence project, this is a substantial re-write, bringing the story up to date.
The story of FRES, what went before and what came after;
From Scorpion
To Ajax
