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Programmes at a Glance December 2014 PROGRAMMES AT A GLANCE: NOVEMBER 2014 • 1 New • 24 Updates Sponsored by: www.soldiermod.com SoldierMod 27 PROGRAMMES AT A GLANCE NOV 2014 Country Programme Schedule Contractor Recent Procurement Activity Notes Name Team Australia Land 125 Phase 2 Includes Elbit In late January 2014 Steyr Phase 3C, focus on “Lethality” Phase 3 completed. Systems, Mannlicher’s SL40 under- continues. Phase 3 being Harris, Thales barrel grenade launcher was acquired; & Selex. selected. Yet an extensive list This last phase is focused on 3A C4I, 3B of equipment remains, most of an upgrade of the Austeyr F-88 UPDATED Soldier Combat which comes under the category bullpup assault rifle to EF-88 Ensemble and of sights and aiming devices. specification overseen by Thales, which is now in the process of 3C is Enhanced The Australian Defence Materiel Austeyr and STA. selecting suppliers for a range Organisation (DMO), which of accessories that must fit the oversees defense procurement weapon’s STANAG 4694 rail in the country, is now putting system. these lethality enhancements through a risk mitigation process See Soldier Mod.com for more and looking to achieve second details! pass clearance in June of 2015, a step on the road to initial and final materiel releases in 2016 and 2020 respectively. Australia Land 125 To be managed TBC All personnel in Land 125-4 will Strategy has not been fully Phase 4 (Army by Diggerworks. already have L53-1BR - Night scoped. Cost estimated at High Priority Equipping Fighting Equipment technology A$500m-$1500m although Capability Gaps the soldier re-fresh L125-3B – Survivability expected to be towards the - Next Soldier after 2020. – the Soldier Combat Ensemble lower end. $7.5 million of Enhancement) Programme (Protection, Platform, Pouches, Phase 4 funding allocated to likely to be Packs) L125-3C – Enhanced F88 new DMTC to develop new renamed. Broad with ‘open architecture’ Army technology. cuts to defence Minors, Force Protection Review, budget have Sustainment – F88SA2 and 3, seen First Pass 7.62mm MG, 7.62mm Marksman Delayed by a Rifle. In December 2013, Elbit year to 2015 and Systems announced a $229 the whole Phase million pair of Australian contract 4 programme modifications for Risk Reduction due to complete Activities, and additional Battle in 2023. 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 Austria Soldat der Concept Phase TBC The Rheinmetall Group has been The new modular Gladius Zukunft concludes 2011. awarded an €84 million (US$112 System, which provides soldiers Acquisition million) contract to supply a with high-tech protective gear The system postponed to further sixty of its Gladius “future backed by a networked array of – originally now begin from soldier” systems to the German communication and navigation known as 2015. Federal Defense Force. NO NEW equipment, is currently being “Infanterist INFO SINCE LAST UPDATE used by German troops in Der Zukunft” Afghanistan. or “Future Soldier” – is now called “Gladius” (Latin for sword) 28 Volume 14 Winter/Spring 2015 Country Programme Schedule Contractor Recent Procurement Notes Name Team Activity 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 protection and at The Infantry Weapons and head subsystem. Support Systems 2014 conference, UPDATED 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 Belgium BEST R&D and market Decision on According to a letter Trials continue for a supplier of studies. joining VOSS in dated November 15th the VOSS Smart Vest System. 2011 for Smart 2013, signed by the Potential suppliers Sagem, Vest. heads of the Ministry Cassidian (part of EADS) and of Defense of all three Elbit / Thales Netherlands have UPDATED Benelux countries, “The been asked to make further three countries have adjustments to their proposals. A the intention to develop requirement for integrated head a more structured protection has been added to the cooperation with regard programme to contributions to the EU Battle Groups and to establish a Benelux led EU Battle Group.” Brazil Combatente 2007 Army General TBC $14m award for Harris The contract involves the supply Brasileiro Staff endorsement. Falcon II&III radios in of radios to the Brazilian army´s (COBRA) R&D and testing RF-7800V in Feb. 2011. center for communications and and evaluation First 86 VBTP-MR Guarani electronic warfare. phase until 2013 6x6 IFVs delivered linked to AFV work. in December 2013, Both the RF-7800V and RF-7800S requirement for 2130. systems are essential to the NO NEW INFO SINCE COBRA modernization program, LAST UPDATE as they will provide secure voice and high-bandwidth data applications, including video combat chat. Canada Integrated Project restarted in Companies New RFP Issued by Public There was no substantive change Soldier System February 2013, with expressing Works and Government in ISSP requirements in the Project (ISSP) a formal RFP for interest Services Canada in April reissued RFP, nor has there been new bids reissued include: 2013. any indication of when Phase 1 in August of 2013. awards will be made. UPDATED Elbit Systems The Request For Proposal with L-3, (RFP) for the ISSP closed There is fear among the industry Thales Canada, on the Government that this oft delayed project, could Rheinmetall Electronic Tendering again be derailed. Canada with System (GETS) on August Saab, General 1, 2013. Dynamics Canada, Sagem with Raytheon, DRS Technologies and Selex. www.soldiermod.com SoldierMod 29 PROGRAMMES AT A GLANCE NOV 2014 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 Though not part of “Warrior The ‘future soldier’ program Warrior 2020 Programme 2010 includes 2020”, Finland recently for the Finnish Army known (TP2010) until 2014. Savox as announced it had signed as ‘Warrior 2020′ is currently Fielding from 2017. integrator a EUR 90 million (about conducted on a parallel and Millog, $123 million) contract for path, under the Technology UPDATED Nethawk and Raytheon’s FIM-92 Stinger Programme 2010 (TP2010) Insta. RMP Block 1 missiles. The framework spanning four years “Stingers” will reportedly be of evaluation and development used to replace Finland’s of advanced soldier systems for current arsenal of Russian- the Finnish Army, scheduled to made SA-16/18 Igla missiles be fielded by 2017. and 23mm “Sergei” (ZU-23, or 23 ItK 95 in Finland) towed guns. 30 Volume 14 Winter/Spring 2015 Country Programme Schedule Contractor Recent Procurement Notes Name Team Activity France FELIN (Fantassin Total of 22,588 Sagem Eight battalions delivered 1st Infantry Regiment à Equipements equipment since end of 2010: 1 battalion Deployed to Afghanistan in et Liaisons sets ordered equipped every 3 months. Dec 2011. Intégrés) est. $1billion 28 battalions due to be In February 2012 the 1st Completing equipped. Company of the 8th Marine fielding in 2015. In February 2013, France’s Parachute Infantry Regiment defense procurement agency deployed to Otterburn for delivered the first FELIN- a combined exercise with capable variant of its VBCI the British Army 5 Scots armored infantry fighting Regiment. The 8th RPIMa was vehicle to the French Army. the fifth French Army unit The VBCI vehicle is produced to receive the system, and by a consortium made up of it was the first time that the Nexter Systems and Renault system was used in such a Trucks Defense.
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