PROGRAMMES at a GLANCE: MAY 2015 • 3 Added • 12 Updates • 3 Completed
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PROGRAMMES AT A GLANCE: MAY 2015 • 3 Added • 12 Updates • 3 Completed Sponsored by: www.soldiermod.com SoldierMod 27 PROGRAMMES AT A GLANCE MAY 2015 Country Programme Schedule Contractor Recent Procurement Notes Name Team Activity Australia Land 125 Phase 3 Phase 2 completed. Includes Elbit Craig International Ballistics Phase 3C, focus on Phase 3 being Systems, has secured a major long- “Lethality” continues. acquired; 3A C4I, Harris, Thales term contract under Land 125 3B Soldier Combat & Selex. Phase 3B to supply advanced This last phase is focused Ensemble and 3C is protective body armour to the on an upgrade of the UPDATED Enhanced Austeyr and Australian Defence Force. Austeyr F-88 bullpup STA. assault rifle to EF-88 The contract involves the specification overseen by manufacture of around Thales, which is now in 20,000 sets of body armour the process of selecting for the Australian Army at a suppliers for a range of value of approximately $49 accessories that must fit million. The contract is for the weapon’s STANAG four years with a three year 4694 rail system. extension option. Australia Land 125 To be managed TBC All personnel in Land 125-4 Strategy has not been fully Phase 4 (Army by Diggerworks. will already have L53-1BR scoped. Cost estimated at High Priority Equipping the - Night Fighting Equipment A$500m-$1500m although Capability Gaps soldier after 2020. technology re-fresh L125- expected to be towards - Next Soldier Programme likely to 3B – Survivability – the the lower end. $7.5 Enhancement) be renamed. Broad Soldier Combat Ensemble million of Phase 4 funding cuts to defence (Protection, Platform, allocated to new DMTC to budget have seen First Pouches, Packs) L125- develop new technology. Pass Delayed by a year 3C – Enhanced F88 with to 2015 and the whole ‘open architecture’ Army Phase 4 programme Minors, Force Protection due to complete in Review, Sustainment – 2023. F88SA2 and 3, 7.62mm MG, 7.62mm Marksman Rifle. In December 2013, Elbit Systems announced a $229 million pair of Australian contract modifications for Risk Reduction Activities, and additional Battle Management Systems. The exercised options and risk reduction survey and quote were separate items, but both fall within the existing contract. Work will be performed over the next 3 years. NO NEW INFO SINCE LAST UPDATE 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 by Government in in August 2013 and will between 2013 and 2018 nomenclature is November 2009. New continue with PMV and in delivering a holistic the combination NEW! radios and systems G-Wagon installations, as well Land Networking solution of the following commenced delivery as installation of radios and to two Army formations, projects/phases: across Defence in May systems into the M113AS4s, enabling Brigades, • LAND 75 Phase 2011. LAND 121 Medium Heavy training establishments, 3.2 & Phase Trucks, and PMV-Light. Special Forces and 3.3. Battlefield LAND 200 Tranche other Services. LAND Command 1 is due to reach full 200 Tranche 3, planned Support System operational capability for 2017 – 2021-22, will (BCSS) in 2014 with the complete deliveries to the • LAND 75 final delivery of all remainder of Defence and Phase 3.4. Battle equipment. Under provide technical refresh Management this Tranche, Army will of equipment previously System – Mounted receive digital Battle delivered in Tranche 1 (BMS-M) Management Systems and 2. • LAND 125 for the soldier, Phase 3. Battle Protected Mobility Management Vehicles, Unimog and System – G Wagon. Dismounted (BMS-D) 28 Volume 15 Spring/Summer 2015 Country Programme Schedule Contractor Recent Procurement Notes Name Team Activity Austria Soldat der Concept Phase TBC The Rheinmetall Group The new modular Gladius System, Zukunft concludes 2011. has been awarded an which provides soldiers with high- Acquisition €84 million (US$112 tech protective gear backed by a The system postponed to now million) contract to networked array of communication – originally begin from 2015. supply a further sixty and navigation equipment, is known as of its Gladius “future currently being used by German “Infanterist Der soldier” systems to the troops in Afghanistan. Zukunft” or German Federal Defense “Future Soldier” Force. NO NEW INFO – is now called SINCE LAST UPDATE “Gladius” (Latin for sword) Austria Soldat 2015 Near term TBC Madritsch delivered first Brigadier General Norbert procurement of batch of its AG77 A1/ HuberHead of Force Development radios, hearing ML40. Division, Austrian Army spoke at protection and The Infantry Weapons and Support head subsystem. Systems 2014 conference, held September 2014 in London, UK. He gave a brief on developments and progress of SOLDAT 2015 to this point, and discussed: • Austrian infantry support systems; shoulder launched munitions now and in the future • Austrian efforts to integrate non- lethal weapons and their potential benefits • The future direction of the Austrian infantry; modernization developments over in the next 5 years NO NEW INFO SINCE LAST UPDATE Belgium BEST R&D and market Sagem The commissioning of Smart vest is approaching final studies. the new modular combat phases, including integrated helmet has been delayed head gear and the E-lighter. The until 2016 and a three- commissioning of the new modular year contract with Fokker combat helmet has been delayed UPDATED Aerostructures for the until 2016 and a three-year contract further development of with Fokker Aerostructures for the the E-lighter was signed further development of the E-lighter in September 2011. was signed in September 2011. Brazil Combatente 2007 Army General TBC $14m award for Harris The contract involves the supply of Brasileiro Staff endorsement. Falcon II&III radios in radios to the Brazilian army’s center (COBRA) R&D and testing RF-7800V in Feb. 2011. for communications and electronic and evaluation First 86 VBTP-MR Guarani warfare. phase until 2013 6x6 IFVs delivered Both the RF-7800V and RF-7800S linked to AFV work. in December 2013, systems are essential to the COBRA requirement for 2130. modernization program, as they NO NEW INFO SINCE will provide secure voice and LAST UPDATE high-bandwidth data applications, including video combat chat. Canada Integrated Project restarted in Companies The successful bidder will By December of 2014, the Canadian Soldier System February 2013, with expressing receive two contracts. government expects to award Project (ISSP) a formal RFP for interest The first will cover a the first phase of a program to new bids reissued include: period of about four purchase a new integrated system in August of 2013. Elbit Systems years and will see the of computers, communications and UPDATED with L-3, delivery of Integrated sensors for individual soldiers. Thales Canada, Soldier Systems (ISS) Rheinmetall for qualification. If the Canada with systems pass review, Saab, General then the government Dynamics will purchase systems in Canada, batches, totalling 1,600 Sagem with in all. Raytheon, DRS Technologies and Selex. www.soldiermod.com SoldierMod 29 PROGRAMMES AT A GLANCE MAY 2015 Country Programme Schedule Contractor Recent Procurement Notes Name Team Activity Croatia ‘Future Soldier’ EDA/LCG/1 Procurement New uniform and load New sniper rifles demo-ed: Berta participation only for carriage procured. First 1000 Projekt BP 08 M in .338 Lapua on C4I. Afghanistan VHS 5.56mm assault rifle and .300 Win Mag and Agencija deployment delivered. NO NEW INFO Alan’s MACS M4 12.7mm. inc. Motorola SINCE LAST UPDATE Program is almost an end, should GP300, Kroko be fully implemented by the end ballistic vest, of 2015. Sestan Busch helmet. Czech Voják 21 ‘V21’ V21 2004-6 single VOP-026 New Ceska Zbrojovka assault Plans to acquire 10,000 CZ 805 Republic or Soldier 21 demonstrator led V21 and rifle postponed in 2011 due Bren assault rifles, 7,000 CZ 75 Squad level ‘Sesedak’’ to funding. NO NEW INFO Phantom pistols and 500 CZ ‘Sesedak’ SINCE LAST UPDATE Scorpion SMGs from 2014-2020. experimentation in 2007-9. Denmark ‘Danish Army Work on integrated As Recent funding of Aimpoint Contracted with Harris for 3500 Network SMP ended equipment. laser light module, ballistic SPRs with INVISIO V60 ancillaries Enabled Soldier’ 2005 in favour eye protection, first aid kit, in October. (DANES) of incremental combat vest and Personal The Royal Danish Army acquisition. May Role Radio. NO NEW INFO announced in March 2014 it procure systems SINCE LAST UPDATE has selected the U.S. Ordnance from 2015-20. M60E6 as its new General Incremental Purpose Machine Gun. The procurement in M60E6 was chosen for the meantime for benefits it holds over the current Afghanistan. M/62 MG3 which has been in use Move to acquire with the Danish Army since 1962. dismounted BMS Additionally, the Danish Army is 2009-14. also in the process of obtaining an optics and sensor package for the new MG, including unspecified daylight optics, thermal optics, red dot optics, tactical lights, tactical lasers, and laser range finders. Finland Now known as Technology TP2010 Tactical Headgear for The ‘future soldier’ program Warrior 2020 Programme 2010 includes Operational Requirements for the Finnish Army known (TP2010) until 2014. Savox as (THOR) has been adopted by as ‘Warrior 2020′ is currently Fielding from 2017. integrator the Finnish Defense Forces conducted on a parallel and Millog, as the helmet component of path, under the Technology UPDATED Nethawk and their Soldier Modernization Programme 2010 (TP2010) Insta. Program: Warrior 2020. framework spanning four years A multi-year contract was of evaluation and development recently let by the Finnish of advanced soldier systems for Defense Forces Logistics the Finnish Army, scheduled to Command, with initial be fielded by 2017. deliveries being used for acceptance testing. Savox is the prime contractor of the consortium behind THOR, along with industry partners, Millog Oy (night vision) and Fy-Composites Oy (ballistic protection).