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MILITARY VEHICLES MILITARY VEHICLES Aitegrn N Al Approach anNTE I GRAL APPROACH MILITARY VEHICLES MILITARY VEHICLES AI N NTEGRal APPROACH A CASE IN POINT THE CV9035NL INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE At TNO, we are well aware of the difficulties − Protection: mine protection qualification connected with the acquisition of advanced test for accurate assessment of the load military systems. By this we mean any on the human body in case of a mine system, like the next generation Infantry attack. Fighting Vehicles. For one thing, this will − Firepower: target definition, munitions require you to look ahead, sometimes for lethality analysis, munitions develop- the next three or more decades. Which is, ment, and firing doctrine determination TNO.NL of course, a complicated matter. TNO has in connection with the gun system At TNO Defence, Safety and A military vehicle is always a compromise. been acting as a strategic partner to the calibre. Security more than 1,000 scientific A few extra inches of armour will provide Netherlands MoD for many years now. This − Mobility: operational analysis of mobility TNO researchers, engineers, IT and more safety. But it also means more weight is one of the reasons why we are confident requirements to support tracked or TNO is an independent innovation organisa- and less mobility. The ideal military vehicle operations research specialists and that we will be able to help you solve any wheeled solutions. tion that connects people and knowledge should always be custom-made for its problem in connection with protection, − Command & Control: 10 years of in order to create the innovations that countless other experts daily work anticipated mission. This calls for a design firepower, mobility, command and control, development and testing of the BMS for sustainably boost the competitiveness of on military research projects in e.g. that includes an intelligent mix of various observation and system performance use on vehicles for quicker, easier and industry and wellbeing of society. system engineering and integration, expertises. It also requires an integral improved decision-making. human factors, logistics, weapon approach to design and development. And As part of the Replacement Armoured − Observation: selection of IR cameras for TNO focuses its efforts on seven themes systems and effects, munition, this is where TNO comes in. We don’t Vehicles YPR and M557 programme the any conceivable operational conditions. including Defence, Safety and Security: actually build military vehicles, but we will mobility, protection, and C4I and Netherlands DMO organisation placed an − System Performance: QFD sessions to TNO works on a safe and secure society by help you create the optimal design, so that order with BAE Systems Hägglunds AB for a define the operational requirements for creating innovations for people working in observation systems. What makes these vehicles will do what they were made total of 184 multi-purpose CV9035 Infantry the replacement of the YPR. defence organisations, the police, TNO unique is the ability to com- for. Carry out their mission. Fighting Vehicles (150 PRI Infantry and 34 emergency services and industry. bine this knowledge into a single PRCO Commander). Together with the and integral approach to military Leopard 2A6 Main Battle Tank the CV9035 CONTACT vehicles, including protection, will form the core of the mechanised firepower, mobility, command and armoured brigades. During the CV9035 Rogier Kalkhoven MSc acquisition phase and afterwards, TNO control, observation and system supported the Netherlands MoD in more E [email protected] performance. than one way: P +31 888 66 1197 MILITARY VEHICLES AN INTEGRAL APPROACH 1 4 2 4 OBSERVATION industry and the Netherlands MoD: metal/ Observe and not be observed, while composite, hybrid including spall liners as maintaining maximum situational aware- well as (re)active armour and DAS. If your ness. Not exactly easy driving a large vehicle concept has any weak spot not military vehicle in rough terrain and under complying with STANAG 4569, our threat. It’s all about radar, IR and signature Vulnerability/Lethality tool TARVAC will find management, including camouflage, it. concealment, deception and obscuration (CCDO). Or about the latest in observation Together with five other user nations TNO systems, including ATR, depending on your developed the new mine protection kit as requirements. TNO has the knowledge and part of the Leopard 2A6 Main Battle Tank 3 expertise to help reduce the vehicle upgrade. signature and to maximise the chance of seeing the enemy before he sees you. TNO 6 MOBILITY will subject your vehicle design to thorough Military mobility is hot. But will it be 5 radar and EO/IR simulations. Field tests conventional, hybrid or all-electric? In any will tell us whether the measures you case, your military vehicle design will be propose - e.g. mobile camouflage, coatings needing a reliable powertrain. Not just for and multi-spectral nets - actually improve life-saving speed and manoeuvrability, but your design. also to power the auxiliary systems. The 6 simulation and rapid control prototyping TNO investigated the impact of the MCS tools developed in-house by TNO will help (Mobile Camouflage System) on the you make the right engineering decisions at detectability of the Fennek Reconnaissance the earliest possible design stage. If need Vehicle. This test included the effect of a be, we will then build you a prototype and 1 COMMAND & CONTROL 2 FIREPOWER 3 SYSTEM PERFORMANCE desert climate on the crew compartment test it under the most extreme conditions IT has brought overall situational aware- TNO will provide you with the perfect match Buying a military system is one thing, temperature as well as on the operating imaginable. To us, mobility also includes ness within reach, at all levels. However, between vehicle concept, the human factor keeping it in the field at an acceptable cost temperature of the sensor suite. optimal vehicle ergonomics. Decades of apart from the purely technical point of and both man-operated and autonomous is quite another. TNO supports the research have taught us that soldiers view - a C4I or Battlefield Management weapon systems. A match that will be acquisition, operation, maintenance and 5 PROTECTION feeling comfortable will perform better. System has to be 100% reliable and robust reliable and cost-effective. Our solutions disposal of any type of military vehicle, Nowadays our work seems to revolve - there is the human factor. Do we really are on thorough military research - theoreti- giving you an estimate of the Life Cycle around the asymmetric threat, i.e. the As part of an EDA project TNO investigated need continual 1 on 1 contact between the cal, simulated and through live experi- Cost as well as analysing the impact of all protection against mines, IEDs and RPGs. what may be gained by developing a vehicle crew and a UAV 10 miles down the ments - on weapon and munition systems, the so-called factors of influence. Military But that’s only part of it. In fact, our European All Electric Vehicle. We then road? TNO approaches this issue from all fragmentation, penetration, lethality and vehicles are designed to last for decades, knowledge and expertise are based on designed a demonstrator using state-of- angles. We have worked with all C2, C4I firing doctrines. Our approach takes into meaning that both Operational Analysis decades of armour research, including the-art technology, including silent watch, and Battlefield Management Systems account the entire vehicle concept, the and Midlife Upgrade Analysis form an CBRN protection. At the TNO facilities we skid steering, electric armour and pulse available today, on the ground, in the air tactical requirements and the latest integral part of what we call system perform live tests on all known (and power weapons. Maybe one day we will and at sea. We can tell you what system military technology. This allows us to tell performance. unknown) armours by order of the defence even help build a prototype. will be best for your design and how to you if the firepower solutions you proposed implement it (system integration), but we will actually work. TNO conducted an in-depth analysis of the will also point out the dangers of an possibilities for an overall midlife upgrade IN THE AREA OF MILITARY VEHICLES TNO HAS EXECUTED PROJECTS RANGING information overload. After all, Command & The acquisition of the CV9035NL IFV to extend the operational life of the FROM APPLIED RESEARCH, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND CONSULTANCY, TO Control is all about the human factor. included the choice of calibre for the gun Leopard 2A6 NL Main Battle Tank. TESTING AND EVALUATION FOR THE FOLLOWING CLIENTS: system. TNO conducted an extensive For the past 10 years, TNO has been programme - target definition, munitions Alcan, BAE Systems Land Systems Hagglunds, CMI Defence, CSIR, DEW, DSM, DuPont, working on the development and optimisa- lethality analysis, munitions development EDA, General Dynamics European Land Systems, General Dynamics Land Systems tion of the Battlefield Management System and firing doctrine - that led to the decision Canada, Hatehof, IBD, IVECO, Kraus Maffei Wegman, LMT, M2I, Medical Collega of for use in vehicles. This e.g. included a to select a 35 mm gun. Serious firepower. Winsconsin, Michigan Engineering Services, Ministry of Defence Netherlands, Ministry definition of the architecture and the of Defence Belgium, Ministry of Defence Canada, Ministry of Defence Denmark, operational requirements, as well as field Ministry of Defence Germany, Ministry of Defence Norway, Ministry of Internal Affairs tests at battalion level and the analysis of Netherlands, MKU, NATO, Plasan Sasa, Rafael, Rheinmetall Landsystems, Royal the use of the BMS during peacekeeping Netherlands Army, Roshield, RUAG Land Systems, Ruukki, RWMS, Scanfiber, SGL operations in Bosnia. Carbon, TASS, Ten Cate, UROVESA, Van Halteren Metaal..
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