2015 to Today

The CT Cannon The first demonstrator for 45mm Cased Telescoping automatic cannon appeared in 1991, After changing the calibre to 40mm, the system went into an extended period of development…

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2011 to 2014

2011 With the ink still dry on the October 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) and most people arguing about Carrier Strike, the Army was coming to terms with…

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2006 to 2010

2006 FRES A fleet review took place in January that concluded no off the shelf vehicle would meet the FRES requirement. BAE then made plans to establish a Systems Integration…

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2000 to 2005

The next five years would see a number of important events and opportunities occur in the story. 2000 to 2003 Despite TRACER and MRAV delivering tangible and viable vehicles they…

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The Sava River

A Trip Across the Sava A number of events between 1995 and 1998 were so influential on FRES that it is worth stepping out of the chronology for a moment…

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