PROGRAMMES AT A GLANCE: MAY 2018 • 18 Programmes updated
Sponsored by:
www.soldiermod.com SoldierMod 27 PROGRAMMES AT A GLANCE MAY 2018
Country Programme Schedule Contractor Recent Procurement Notes Name Team Activity
Australia Land 53 Procurement of L-3 L-3 awarded a contract worth night vision goggles, $208 million by the Australian helmet mounts and Defence Force under Phase other equipment 1BR of the programme in approved. mid-November 2016. It will UPDATED provide a range of systems, such as binocular night vision goggles and miniature laser rangefinders. The equipment is set to be delivered between 2017 and 2023, with the final materiel release set for March 2023 and final operational capability to be declared in September of that year. Australia Land 125 Phase 2 completed. Includes Elbit Craig International Ballistics This phase is focused Phase 3 Phase 3 being Systems, has secured a major long- on an upgrade of the acquired; 3A C4I, Harris, Thales term contract under Land 125 Austeyr F-88 bullpup 3B Soldier Combat & Selex. Phase 3B to supply advanced assault rifle to EF-88 Ensemble and 3C is protective body armour to the specification overseen Enhanced Austeyr Australian Defence Force. by Thales, which is and STA. The contract involves the now in the process of manufacture of around 20,000 selecting suppliers for sets of body armour for the a range of accessories Australian Army at a value of that must fit the approximately $49 million. The weapon’s STANAG 4694 contract is for four years with a rail system. three year extension option. The delivery of rifles and ancillary devices to North Queensland under phase 3C has been completed, and deliveries were scheduled for South Queensland for the second half of 2017. Australia Land 125 To be managed TBC All personnel in Land 125-4 will Strategy has not been Phase 4 (Army by Diggerworks. already have L53-1BR - Night fully scoped. Cost High Priority Equipping the Fighting Equipment technology estimated at A$500m- Capability Gaps soldier after 2020. re-fresh L125-3B – Survivability $1500m although - Next Soldier Programme likely to – the Soldier Combat Ensemble expected to be towards Enhancement) be renamed. (Protection, Platform, Pouches, the lower end. $7.5 Packs) L125-3C – Enhanced F88 million of Phase 4 with ‘open architecture’ Army funding allocated to Minors, Force Protection Review, new DMTC to develop Sustainment – F88SA2 and 3, new technology. 7.62mm MG, 7.62mm Marksman Rifle.
28 Volume 21 Country Programme Schedule Contractor Recent Procurement Notes Name Team Activity
Australia Land 200 LAND 200 Tranche Elbit Systems LAND 200 Tranche 2 was LAND 200 will undergo 1 was endorsed endorsed by Government its greatest challenge LAND 200 is made by Government in in August 2013 and will between 2013 and 2018 up of phases from November 2009. New continue with PMV and in delivering a holistic three projects: Land radios and systems G-Wagon installations, Land Networking solution 125, Land 75 and JP commenced delivery as well as installation of to two Army formations, UPDATED 2072. across Defence in radios and systems into enabling Brigades, training May 2011. the M113AS4s, LAND 121 establishments, Special LAND 200 Tranche Medium Heavy Trucks, Forces and other Services. has reached and PMV-Light. LAND 200 Tranche 3, full operational planned for 2017 – 2021-22, Invisio S10 v and S60 will complete deliveries to capability with the ordered. Thales MBITR final delivery of all the remainder of Defence and Harris Falcon II and and provide technical equipment. Under 111 ordered. this Tranche, Army refresh of equipment will receive digital previously delivered in Battle Management Tranche 1 and 2. Systems for the soldier, Protected Mobility Vehicles, Unimog and G Wagon. Austria Soldat der Zukunft 90 Million Euro Elbit Systems Glock P80 Pistols investment. New ordered. OPS-Core Sentry visor system to be XP mid cut helmets evaluated. ordered. Radio Conrad PNR 500. UPDATED
Austria Soldat 2018 Combined with Elbit Systems Madritsch delivered first Soldat der Zukundt batch of its AG77 A1/ procurement. ML40.
UPDATED
Belgium BEST Fielding is planned Elbit Selected Elbit Systems The first joint purchase to begin in 2017. Smart Vest System. under agreement between Combined Budgets Benelux countries has of €150 million. been made for under USD150 million contract UPDATED for the provision of Elbit’s Smart Vest systems for the Benelux nation’s future solider programmes. These are Belgium’s BEST programme, the Netherlands’ VOSS programme, and Luxembourg’s COMPASS. Brazil Combatente The project is AMBINDE $14m award for Harris The contract involves the Brasileiro (COBRA) expected to continue Systems Falcon II&III radios in supply of radios to the until 2021. The Integrator RF-7800V in Feb. 2011. Brazilian army´s center system will influence First 86 VBTP-MR Guarani for communications and the decisions but 6x6 IFVs delivered electronic warfare. Both UPDATED will not be copied requirement for 2130. the RF-7800V and RF-7800S 100,000 troops by Impec’s TPP-1400 systems are essential to 2021. ordered. the COBRA modernization program, as they will provide secure voice and high-bandwidth data applications, including video combat chat. There are a number of other types of equipment being supplied in the programme, such as the IA2 assault rifle.
www.soldiermod.com SoldierMod 29 PROGRAMMES AT A GLANCE MAY 2018
Country Programme Schedule Contractor Team Recent Notes Name Procurement Activity Canada Integrated Rheinmetall Rheinmetall Rheinmetall Canada Soldier System Canada awarded is supplying the ISS Project (ISSP) a four-year in cooperation with contract in July Saab AB. The Canadian 2015. government has UPDATED As of July 2017 awarded Rheinmetall the qualification two major orders review for the for army technology, new system whose total volume to ensure it could reach CAD 493 meets army million (about €350 requirements had million). Serving as been completed. prime contractor, The government Rheinmetall Canada exercised its Inc. option for the Harris 7800s Radios production of And Invisio ear the first 1632 protection ordered. systems. Croatia ‘Future Soldier’ EDA/LCG/1 Procurement New uniform and load New sniper rifles demo-ed: participation only for Afghanistan carriage procured. Berta Projekt BP 08 M in .338 on C4I. deployment inc. First 1000 VHS 5.56mm Lapua and .300 Win Mag and Motorola GP300, assault rifle delivered. Agencija Alan’s MACS M4 Kroko ballistic 12.7mm. vest, Sestan Busch helmet.
Czech Voják 21 ‘V21’ V21 2004-6 single VOP-026 led V21 and Plans to acquire 10,000 CZ Republic or Soldier 21 demonstrator ‘Sesedak’. 805 Bren assault rifles, 7,000 Squad level CZ 75 Phantom pistols and ‘Sesedak’ 500 CZ Scorpion SMGs from experimentation 2014-2020. in 2007-9. Denmark ‘Danish Army May procure As equipment. Tenders for CBRN Contracted with Harris for Network systems up clothing, sensor 3500 SPRs with Invisio V60 Enabled Soldier’ to 2020. Hard sytems for handheld, ancillaries. (DANES) systems by late headworn and weapon 2018. mounted optics, hand UPDATED launched UAVs. Finland Now known as The system TP2010 includes Tactical Headgear SAVOX has begun delivery Warrior 2020 should be fielded Savox as integrator for Operational of THOR Headgear for by the end of and Millog, Nethawk Requirements (THOR) FDF. The initial order is for 2019. and Insta. has been adopted by an undisclosed number the Finnish Defense of THOR tactical combat UPDATED Elbit Systems has been selected to Forces as the helmet headgear systems destined supply “soldier component of their for the FDF. These units will systems” to Soldier Modernization go into acceptance testing Finnish infantry Program: Warrior 2020. and approvals. The initial commanders.. A multi-year contract delivery is part of a rolling This acquisition is was recently let by contract, which will see a the first phase of the Finnish Defense steady ramping up of volume a comprehensive Forces Logistics towards mass production ISTAR (Intelligence, Command, with initial later this year, with further Surveillance, Target deliveries being used options continuing for an Acquisition and for acceptance testing. undisclosed number of Reconnaissance) Savox is the prime years. The FDF procurement program known as contractor of the has been handled by the STAR. consortium behind FDF’s joint procurement THOR, along with organisation, the Finnish industry partners, Defence Forces Logistics Millog Oy (night vision) Command, which manages and Fy-Composites Oy all contracts for the Finnish (ballistic protection). Air Force, Army and Navy.
30 Volume 21 Country Programme Schedule Contractor Recent Procurement Notes Name Team Activity
France FELIN The programme Safran FELIN V.13 is being (Fantassin à is subject to an delivered. Equipements upgrade with et Liaisons more modern Intégrés) equipment. UPDATED
France Arme Procurement Heckler & Koch The tender called for a The bid request required the Individuelle for new assault total of 90,000 weapons to AIF standard to be integrated Future (AIF) rifle. be purchased, comprised with the other aspects of of 45,000 assault rifles France’s FELIN future soldier and 45,000 carbines, all system modernisation chambered in 5.56 mm programme. x 45 NATO ammunition. Heckler & Koch’s HK416F was Under France’s Military selected in September 2016 Programming Law 2014- to fulfill the requirement. This 19, more than 100,000 marks the first time that a weapons – with the France will acquire a standard- associated accessories, issue rifle from a foreign ammunition and services manufacturer. – will be delivered. A first batch of 400 rifles was received in May 2017. Germany ‘Gladius’ Rheinmetall Rheinmetall New Equipment to Looking to equip a further 70 IdZ-2/ES formally reduce weight to 3.9kg infantry platoons. transferred by removing INS, new its new IdZ-ES integrated tablet and future soldier squad leader display and UPDATED system to upgrading C2 software. the German New 30% more battery Bundeswehr on capacity. 7 March 2013. IdZ-ES is also known as the “Gladius”. India F-INSAS Phase 1 2012 BEL expected to Ordnance Factory Board After many false starts, (Futuristic weapons, body be prime. (OFB) is reportedly problems, and budget cuts, Infantry Soldier armour, clothing in the process of The Indian Army has decided As a System) and individual developing a weapon with to junk the Future Infantry equipment interchangeable barrels Soldier As a System (F-INSAS) Phase 2 ISTAR that would be capable of program in favor of two 2015. Phase 3 firing 5.56mm, 7.62mm separate projects. C4I 2020. and 6.8mm caliber The new program will have ammunition. two components: one arming The project is ongoing. In the modern infantry soldier January, it was reported with the best available assault that the army had issued rifle, carbines and personal Requests for Information equipment such as the helmet (RFIs) on software-defined and bulletproof vests and radios. the second component is the Battlefield Management Systems (BMS).
www.soldiermod.com SoldierMod 31 PROGRAMMES AT A GLANCE MAY 2018
Country Programme Schedule Contractor Recent Procurement Notes Name Team Activity
Israel Israeli First deliveries of Elbit Systems Elbit Systems’ Dominator No new updates to IAS, Advanced ‘Dominator’ system in prime contractor. scored a considerable however, Soldier / 2009. success as some of its Israel’s Defense Ministry ’Shakhar’ components are now part announced that it had (Dawn) of programmes not only in signed a $100 million, Israel, but Finland, Australia 15-year contract with and soon to be India. Motorola Solutions The key element of the new that will see the Israeli system is the Raptor, an all- defence forces being in-one wearable computing equipped over the unit specifically designed next several years with for soldier use. Weighing encrypted smartphones. only 285 grams the Raptor These small, hand- features a 4.3-inch 800×480 held devices will offer resolution resistive touch not only the ability for screen that can be operated individual soldiers to with gloves and be read in make encrypted calls sunlight up to 600 cd/m2. and receive emails, It runs on an ARM Cortex but they will also come A8 720MHz CPU and has equipped with a built-in a 512MB DDR2 SDRAM, GPS system and be storage coming in the capable of sending form of a 16 GB SD card. and receiving digital The Raptor supports both media (the phone will Android and Linux operating have an eight-mega- systems. It features a built-in pixel camera) as well as GPS and a digital compass navigation information. while two USB ports are available, radio interface being provided by two RS-232 synchronous and asynchronous ports. Italy Soldato Testing completed Leonardo, Beretta The Italian Army’s Pinerolo After being stagnant for Futuro of the ‘Precursor & AeroSekur brigade was picked to test a while, Italy recently systems’ new technologies, under the announced movement programme, while Selex is in its Future Solider leading an Italian consortium Programme. the UPDATED of firms developing new kit, Army started testing including Iveco, Oto Melara components of the and Beretta. Future Soldier program at Lecce. The Army’s new standard rifle, the Beretta ARX-160, was deployed successfully in Afghanistan. Japan ACIES Evaluation complete. Hitachi prime; Delivery of first HMD by system in 2012-2019. Shimadzu, NEC IR camera and Brentronics UPDATED power solution. Jordan ‘Future Soldier Completed Phase Led by Army and Selecting which items can be System’ I studies. Entered KADDB. Selex and developed produced locally Phase II. Sagem amongst or sourced internationally. international Trialled weapons optics partners. from Aselsan and Jels Polly & Norinco, Night Optics and STS. Also trialled gunshot location systems from QinetiQ, Raytheon and Ultra.
32 Volume 21 Country Programme Schedule Contractor Recent Procurement Notes Name Team Activity
Malaysia Soldier Advanced Study phase Sapura has SAKTI – section exercise Kombat unfunded made proposal. in November 2012 Technology programme. Supporting as part of a wider Integrated (SAKTI) May be SAPURA in the exercise. A new uniform included in development with fractal geometry Network Centric of SAKTI is the designed to replace the Operations KEMENTAH’s current Harimau Belang Phase 1B in next Science and pattern is also being Five Year Plan Technology developed by STRIDE as programme. Research Institute part of the program. May be for Defence included in better known as Network Centric STRIDE. Operations Phase 1B in next Five Year Plan. Netherlands VOSS (Improved Pre-Study Phase Smart Vest, please see Belgium for Operational completed late power Supply, updates. Soldier System) 2010. Study Load Carriage Phase passed and Protection. in 2011 RFP for UPDATED Smart Vest in Dec. 2011. Netherlands VOSS 2 Scoping Includes please see above Requirements. enhancement for SF requirements.
UPDATED
New Zealand Soldier Includes, BAE Incorporates Australia’s Land survivability Elbit Systems, 125 Phase 3B contracts, programme of Harris, Thales & which have been awarded equipment (SSPE) Selex. to Bendigo-based Australian Defence Apparel (ADA) for the supply of load carriage equipment, including ballistic plate carriers, packs, basic pouches and equipment bags. Norway Nordic Combat Uniform A number of The NCU is a joint Uniform deliveries are contractors are procurement between aimed to begin believed to be Denmark, Finland, Sweden in 2021 interested in and Norway, with the latter the contract, serving as lead nation attending a in the project. It is aims meeting with to provide an all-service representatives combat uniform system for from the four male and female soldiers. countries in June While this will be a joint 2016. procurement, it is expected that differences will remain between the nations, in camouflage patterns for instance. Norway NORMANS Thales, Teleplan COMPLETED Norwegian and Kongsberg. Modular Arctic Network Soldier
www.soldiermod.com SoldierMod 33 PROGRAMMES AT A GLANCE MAY 2018
Country Programme Schedule Contractor Recent Procurement Notes Name Team Activity
Pakistan Concept TBC TBC but inc. POF Not part of “Future Soldier” phase on lethality. Program, however, in July 2013, QinetiQ North America in Waltham, MA received a $7.8 million sole-source, firm- fixed-price Pakistani contract for Talon IV robots external link, spares, and training. The Talon IV is used by US military EOD (explosive ordnance disposal technicians), using their remote cameras and robotic arm to investigate potential land mines. Philippines ‘Future Procurement Various suppliers. Under the programme Soldier’ under AFP Recently in March 2014, sources Modernization procured new confirmed a purchase of Law and Battalion GPS, Comms, 63,000 new Remington M4 of Excellence EOD Bomb Suits, carbines and plans call for all programme. AFVs and LMGs. M4s issued to rifle platoons to be fitted with infrared laser aiming devices, and soldiers to receive image- intensified monocular devices that work with the lasers, plus handheld radios. The assault rifle procurement closely followed an order for 400 US-built Airtronic RPG-7 rocket launchers to replace obsolete M18 and M67 recoilless rifles. On the survivability front, an order for a reported 44080 force protection equipment sets is in the offing, each comprising a ballistic vest, plate inserts and a soft ballistic panel and weighing between six and seven kilograms (13–15 lb). Poland Tytan/Polish Three-phase R&D Led by Bumar Will use R35010 personal Individual stage began in Group includes radio and MSBS-5.56 Battlesystem 2011. FB Lucznik, PCO, weapons family. PSO Maskpol, A new NBC protection mask Radmor, CNPEP purposely developed for the Radwar, OBRSM Tytan programme has been Tarnow, WB developed by Maskpol. Electronics and ZM Tarnow. Portugal Soldado do TBC Futuro
Romania Romanian Initial trial with TBC Integrated with Romanian C4I Harmonised with Individual demonstrator. systems based on RF-7800S, EDA CEDS. Using the Fighting M, R5800V& H. Quandtum3D Expedition DI System (RIFS) systems with VBS2.
34 Volume 21 Country Programme Schedule Contractor Recent Procurement Notes Name Team Activity
Russia RATNIK Pursuing own Russian Total of over Added the new assault Ratnik, Russia’s “soldier Technology after 80,000 units to rifles, the AK-12 and the of the future” system considering FELIN be deployed by AK-103-4, Kalashnikov is expected to include 2019 Concern. about 40 items, including KRET is developing a weapons, protection, battlefield identification sighting, communication, UPDATED system as part of the navigation, and targeting Ratnik combat equipment equipment. The second system. The new system generation of the has been designed to system is currently being completely eliminate the delivered to the armed possibility of friendly fire. forces in large numbers, The army will be fully while work is underway equipped with the second on the third generation. generation of the system by 2020, according to reports. Serbia Vojnik Demo Phase. Yugoimport M21BS-v10 5.56mm& M77 In June 2013, Serbian Buducnosti-10 SPDR product/ 7.62mm weapons, new Yugoimport SPDR (Future Serbian MoD. PBB VB-10 body armour Company offered Soldier-10)/ M21 and uniform. Azerbaijan direct sale or joint production of VB-10 equipment. Currently the Azerbaijani military is studying this system. Singapore Advanced Singapore reports ST Engineering, Combat Man three battalions fully ST Electronics, System (ACMS) equipped with the ST Kinetics and Advanced Combat DSTA. Man System (ACMS). Slovakia Prokrocily Last ten man squad PIBS Programme in limbo Individualny trials in 2009. Funding due to budget concerns. Bojovy System halted after Concept (PIBS) Development and Experimentation Phase. Original plan was to equip brigade from 2012. Slovenia 21st Century Pre-study phase 1998. Various Not Participating in EDA Warrior or Study phase 1999- suppliers. work. Slovenian 2005 procurement Warrior from 2002. South Africa African Warrior Requirement TBC No progress due to Operational Capability budgetary concerns. was approved in 1999 Functional User Requirement Statement and the Logistic User Requirement in 2003 Project Study Report and the Customer Selection 2004. Now phased procurement.
www.soldiermod.com SoldierMod 35 PROGRAMMES AT A GLANCE MAY 2018
Country Programme Schedule Contractor Recent Procurement Notes Name Team Activity
South Korea Future Soldier Concept and ADD led Applied DSM Dyneema has International R&D co- development Research Phase; been named to provide operation sought in Energy phase. June 2009-Dec. the ballistic protection Supply, Sensor Fusion and Acquisition from 2011. Concept material and key solution Virtual Simulation. 2016 to field in phase led by for enhanced lightweight 2020. Samsung Thales. armor for the Republic of Korea (South Korea) Army Multi-purpose Body Armor Program. The Multi-Purpose Body Armor Program is part of South Korea’s efforts in soldier modernization, seeking to equip defense personnel with lightweight armor that provides enhanced protection over a large area of the body, thus increasing protection and survivability. Spain Combatiente Airbus (formerly Operational trials of Futuro (COMFUT) Cassidian) prime prototypes started at the contractor plus end of September 2011 Indra Sistemas, and May 2012. Due to Iturri, Amopack Spain’s economic woes, the SL, Fedur and programme is currently in GMV. limbo. Sri Lanka Special Infantry Various Requirement for Operations Team suppliers. additional NV sights and (SIOT) navigation equipment per Team and two new under barrel GLs per team. Sudan Future Soldier The Sudanese military has selected the Chinese QBZ-97 bullpup for their Future Soldier System. The Sudanese military has been using Chinese weaponry for some time now including: Type 96 main battle tank, HJ-8 anti-tank missile, Type 56 and Type 81 rifles, CQ rifle (copy of the M16A1), QJZ-89 50-cal heavy machine gun, M99 50-cal sniper rifle and the QLZ- 87 automatic grenade launcher. Sweden MARKUS Plans finalised in TBC Acquired AeroVironment RFIs submitted in for Markstridsutrustad 2010. Integrated Puma AE SUAV in June. Sweden’s IGR programme, Soldat (Swedish Capability for New small arms family replacing/supplementing IGR Project for MARKUS V1 planned from 2017. 1 the PRR, Motorola LMR and Development and from 2014. New IGR 2 Harris 7800 SPR. The Acquisition of small arms IGR comprises 17,000 group Equipment for Foot family from radios and 8,000 platoon Soldiers) 2017. radios.
36 Volume 21 Country Programme Schedule Contractor Team Recent Notes Name Procurement Activity Switzerland IMESS Airbus won a contract for In July of 2014, Airbus The next stage of the (Integriertes the prototype phase of Defence and Space project will see the Swiss Modulares the IMESS project from has announced it Army conduct field trials of Einsatzsystem defence procurement has completed the IMESS over two years, with Schweizer Soldat) agency Armasuisse in development of the Airbus Defence and Space 2007, then received a Swiss Army’s planned providing logistical support CHF20 million (USD22 new future soldier for the test phase. million) advanced system and it is now Subsystems of the IMESS production engineering ready to enter serial system include: the contract from it in 2011, production. Kongsberg TacLAN tactical which was completed high-capacity radio system on schedule in 2014. (including the SR600 hand- The latter contract also held and vehicle-mounted included an option for VM600 short range series production of radios); and Sagem optics, IMESS, valued at around including the Sword T&D USD160 million. (Thermal and Day) weapon sight, as used in the French FELIN system. Thailand SFT 21 Concept TBC phase.
United Future Integrated DC3 Thales PCMO for FIST 1a- COMPLETED Kingdom Soldier completing Assessment Phase. FIST Technology (FIST) Commanders IA equipment sourced 1a/ DCC Inc 1 Lightweight from ELCAN, Shield, Radio Qioptiq, Uniscope, (CLR) and Vectronix, Olympus and Commander’s Istec. Locating Beacon (CLB) being deployed. United DCCS/FIST 2 New home for Currently Thales PCMO. Major R&D thrust on Kingdom FIST 1b from burden reduction 2015. Goal to reduce burden to 40Kg by 2020 In mid-March 2013 Roke Manor Research Ltd, part of the Chemring Group, was awarded a three-year research contract under the Dismounted Close Combat Sensors (DCCS) Research Programme. Roke is leading a team that also includes SEA (Systems Engineering & Assessments) and QinetiQ to assess, mature and integrate innovative sensor technology for the dismounted close combat infantry soldier.
www.soldiermod.com SoldierMod 37 PROGRAMMES AT A GLANCE MAY 2018
Country Programme Schedule Contractor Team Recent Notes Name Procurement Activity United FIST 3/DCC Inc 3 Continuing Meggitt secures FIST enhancements to 59 Kingdom Procurements £13 million UK MoD of the MoD’s 154 DCCTs and Contract small arms simulator include three simulators: an awards. upgrade. underslung grenade launcher sight, a thermal sight and a commander’s target locator, for which Meggitt will provide associated ballistics and round effects for SA80/UGL rifle simulators, modifying them to accommodate new thermal sights. United States Marine Continuing Looking at deploying The Gruntworks Squad Expeditionary Soldier as up to 20,000 units by Integration Facility showcased Rifle Squad a System end of 2018 its latest initiatives to lighten (MERS) AKA - approach. and streamline the individual Gruntworks loads Marines carry into UPDATED combat during the Navy League’s 2015 Sea, Air, Space exposition in mid-April. On display was an advanced 3-D body scanner, a sophisticated computer simulation program, and a state-of-the art medical device commonly used by professional sports teams to measure performance and stress on joints. United States Nett Warrior System ADS Provides PEO Delivery of 7000 currently comprises Approved Soldier PM GS ensembles delivered; chestmounted Samsung ongoing assistance futher 10,000 in Galaxy S5 EUD; data power and support for Nett production cable; prc-14 RIFLEMAND Warrior radio, DAGR ; Central UPDATED ADS is a Prime on processor and conformal the DLA SOE TLS battery. Additonaly Squad Contract, allowing power manager 5590 us to provide PEO Soldier PM GS with much of the C4ISR equipment they require to increase mission readiness. United States Land Warrior Development COMPLETED complete.
United States Air Warrior COMPLETED
38 Volume 21 Country Programme Schedule Contractor Recent Procurement Notes Name Team Activity
United Air Soldier Strategy changed in TBC Air soldier goals: Reduce Operational and Limited States Dec 2011. Changed bulk and weight. User Tests led by from three to two Integrate Aviation Life Operational Test Command; increment approach. Support Equipment. UH-60M and CH-47F aircrews RFP issued in March Improved operations from the 25th Combat 2012. Currently in EMD in degraded visual Aviation Brigade evaluated phase, procurement of environments. Increase the Air SS including: LCE; Sub-Inc 1a in FY2014 operations in full Improved flight helmet; and Sub-Inc 1b in MOPP and extreme Helmet Display and Tracking FY2017. temperatures. System; Day/Night Helmet Mounted Displays; Enhanced HMD Symbology United PM Soldier R&D and On-Going. TBD The Maneuver Center Status Soldier Protection States Protection of Excellence and U.S. System (SPS) Soldier PEO Soldier and Individual Army Natick Soldier Protection System (SPS) Equipment Research, Development replaces the capability of and Engineering Center, multiple current systems and are working together to has achieved a 10% weight find “evolutionary and reduction. revolutionary” approaches to lightening the Soldier load. United Warrior Web The Wyss Institute for Wyss Institute will receive up States Biologically Inspired to $2.9 million to continue Engineering at Harvard development of its soft DARPA University announced exo-suit that it has been awarded a first-phase $2.9 million follow-on contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to continue development of its Soft Exosuit. United Joint Effects On Going. General Dynamics States Model (JEM) Information Technology Increment 2 was awarded the Joint US Space Effects Model (JEM) and Naval Increment 2 contract Warfare by the Space and Systems Naval Warfare Systems Command Command (SPAWAR). JEM is the U.S. Department of Defense’s primary system for modeling the effects of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) material releases. The cost plus fixed-fee award has a potential value of $23.5 million over five years if all options are exercised.
www.soldiermod.com SoldierMod 39 PROGRAMMES AT A GLANCE MAY 2018
Country Programme Schedule Contractor Recent Procurement Notes Name Team Activity
United Armored Multi- On going BAE Systems The initial $382 million At AUSA Global Conference, States Purpose Vehicle award, granted in 2015, April, Col. Mike Milner, (AMPV) December 2015, called the AMPV program manager, for BAE to deliver 29 said he expects 180 vehicles a vehicles in five variants in year from BAE. That’s enough a 52-month engineering, vehicles to modernize 1.3 manufacturing and armored brigades a year. development phase that With 12 such brigades in the will lead to a contract to Army, the last would replace replace all of the obsolete its M113s in the “late 2020s”. 2,897 M113 vehicles in the BAE rolled out the first Army’s Armored Brigade prototype AMPV to the US Combat Teams (ABCT) Army in December 2016, the company stated United Enhanced Night The fully integrated BAE Systems The U.S. Army has BAE Systems and DRS States Vision Goggle ENVG III/FWS-I awarded BAE Systems a Technologies began III and Family solution is being five-year contract worth providing the U.S. military of Weapon developed and up to $434 million for the with the Enhanced Night Sight-Individual manufactured at the company’s integrated Vision Goggle III (ENVG III) (ENVG III/FWS-I) company’s recently night vision and thermal technology in summer 2015 completed 47,000 targeting solution, which The long term-plan is to have square foot state- improves the speed and 18 soldiers per platoon with of-the-art facility accuracy of targeting by the FWS-I and 24 soldier in Hudson, New dismounted soldiers. per platoon with ENVG Hampshire The new offering helps IIIs, over the course of the troops to rapidly and programme covertly acquire targets in all weather and lighting conditions. In October 2016 BAE Systems was awarded a $13.5 million order to begin producing the sights, which will cover 100 units United M88A1 The U.S. Army needs BAE Systems The U.S. Army has Work on the contract is States HERCULES to modernize the awarded BAE Systems expected to begin in August Upgrade 36 M88A1 recovery a contract modification by the existing workforce vehicles to the M88A2 worth $109.7 million and will take place primarily Heavy Equipment to convert 36 M88A1 at the company’s York, Recovery Combat recovery vehicles to the Pennsylvania, and Aiken, Utility Lift Evacuation M88A2 Heavy Equipment South Carolina, facilities. Systems (HERCULES) Recovery Combat Utility Deliveries were set to begin configuration Lift Evacuation Systems in November 2017 and (HERCULES) configuration continue through August 2018 United Positioning POSYDON aims BAE Systems Under DARPA’s POSYDON Other members of BAE States System for to replace current program, a BAE Systems- Systems’ POSYDON team are Deep Ocean navigational led team will create a the University of Washington, DARPA Navigation methods that pose positioning, navigation, the Massachusetts Institute (POSYDON) a detection risk for and timing system of Technology, and the undersea vehicles designed to permit University of Texas at Austin forced to surface vehicles to remain periodically to access underwater by using the space-based multiple, integrated, long- Global Positioning range acoustic sources at System (GPS), which fixed locations around the cannot sufficiently oceans penetrate seawater. In addition, access to above-water GPS may be denied by hostile signal jamming
40 Volume 21