חדשות צו"ב ומאמרים מארה"ב.

צלפי המארינס מקבלים רובה חדש.

צלפי המארינס יקבלו רובה חדש שנקרא "מרק 13 דגם 7". הרובה החדש יחליף את הרובה הישן שנקרא "אמ-40" שנמצא בשירות ממלחמת ויטנאם.

The Marine Corps has confirmed they will soon carry the MK 13 Mod 7 sniper rifle after decades of using different versions of the M40 rifle.

The Mk 13 Mod 7 fires a .300 Winchester Magnum, or Win Mag round, and has a range that pushes beyond 1,000 yards, former snipers told Marine Corps Times.

The Marines plan to purchase 346 Mark 13 Mod 7 rifles for $4.3 million. The rifles are built by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane division, in Crane, Indiana.

MK 13 MOD 7

תחמושת לרובים ומקלעים חדשה.

על הרובה החדש תותקן משקפת חדשה:

The Mark 13 uses the Night force ATACR rifle scope with Horus Tremor3 reticule. The reticule features marks for quickly estimating range to target, compensating for bullet drop and accounting for wind shift.

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Nightforce Optics 5-25x56 ATACR ZeroStop Riflescope

READ MORE

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/ne...w-mk-13-rifles/

https://www.popularmechanics.com/mi...w-sniper-rifle/

הרובה החדש הוא התוספת האחרונה למשפחה שקיימת כבר כמה שנים. הנשק מיוצר במפעל הנשק של חיל הנחתים בבסיס NSW Crane שאחראי לייצור ודיגום כל הנק"ל של חיל הנחתים וגם מייצר עבור הצי (למשל Mk 18 "המקוצרר האמריקאי" והשיפורים לקולט M1911). הנשק בנוי על שילוב קנה ומכלול של Remington 700 long action עם מעצה (גוף) של Accuracy International.



הדגם החדש הוא הראשון שחורג מהקו הזה, והמעצה שלו בנוי על חליפת מתאמי KeyMod - חורים מיוחדים שעליהם מחברים מסילות פיקטיני קצרות שחוסכות משקל משמעותי.

גם כשלא היה הרבה, היה לנו הכל

צלפי הכוחות המיוחדים מקבלים רובה חדש

הכוחות המיוחדים יחליפו את רובי ה- 7.62 מ"מ שברשותם ברובה וכדור חדש שיכפיל את סיכוי הפגיעה ב-1,000 מטר, יגדיל את הטווח האפקטיבי ב-50%, יקטין את אפקט הרוח בשליש, יהיה עם פחות רתע והכדור שיעשה את כל זה יהיה בקוטר 6.5 מ"מ.

INDIANAPOLIS ― Top special operations snipers will replace their 7.62mm sniper rifles with a caliber that doubles their hit probability at 1,000 meters, increases their effective range by nearly half, reduces wind drift by a third and has less recoil.
What caliber is that might you ask? The 6.5mm Creedmoor.

But while they are building an entirely new platform, starting somewhat from scratch in an effort that is expected to see a rifle that’s fielded in 2022, special operations snipers will see barrel changes and modifications to their sniper support rifles fielded beginning next year, said the command’s ammo expert.

לכל המאמר ומאמרים נוספים בנושא זה ראה קישורים למטה:

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your...ound-next-year/

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...ult-machine-gun

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/...s-sniper-rifle/

USA-Army’s Powerful New 7.62mm Service Rifle Is Officially Dead

The Buzz-Task and Purpose-Jared Keller December 2, 2017

The Army has officially canceled its search for an off-the-shelf 7.62mm Interim Combat Service Rifle (ICSR) meant to replace the standard-issue M4 carbine — a major setback in the branch’s search for a new infantry rifle to augment soldier lethality

M-110A1 CASS

הצבא האמריקאי ביטל את החיפוש לרובה בקליבר 7.62 מ"מ מהמדף והעביר את התקציב לפרוייקט שנקרא:

Next Generation Squad Weapon -NGSW

פרוייקט זה אמור להחליף את הרוס"ר אמ-4 והמקלע אמ-249, שני כלי הנשק יורים כדור בקוטר 5.56 מ"מ. אחת הסיבות לרצון להחליף את הרובה והמקלע, לדברי מפקד צבא היבשה, נובעת מאי יכולתם של כדורי ה-5.56 לחדור את מיגון הגוף החדש שמיוצר ע"י רוסיה וסין. עוד הוסיף המפקד שהצבא פיתח כדור 7.62 מ"מ חדש שיכול לחדור את מיגון הגוף החדש.

לכל המאמר ראה קישור:

http://nationalinterest.org/blog/th...fficially-23472

Army Plans to Field HK G28 as New Squad Marksman Rifle

Mar 2018. By Matthew Cox

הרובה HK-G28

קלעי הצבא האמריקאי יקבלו את הרובה הגרמני של חברת HK בקוטר 7.62 מ"מ שנקרא G-28. רובה זה יחליף את הרובה M-110. הרובה החדש יהיה קצר יותר ולא יזהה את החיל כקלע ולא יעמיד אותו כמטרה ראשונה לצלפי האוייב. הרובה החדש יסופק לצבא האמריקאי לקראת סוף שנה זו.

נקודה מעניינת שהוזכרה בדברי

Lt. Gen. John Murray, deputy chief of staff for Army

היא שהכנסת רובה הקלעים לכיתת החי"ר, היא רק השלב הראשון בתכנית שתבטיח שלחיילים יהיה רובה שיחדור את שריון הגוף החדשני. השלב השני הוא החלפת המקלע הכיתתי M-249. בנוסף לרובה החדש בקליבר 7.62 מ"מ, מפותח כרגע גם כדור חדש בקליבר 7.62 מ"מ שיבטיח את חדירת שריון הגוף מטווחים ארוכים יותר מהכדור הנוכחי. הכדור החדש יכנס לשירות בשנת 2019.

Equipping squads with a new 7.62mm SDMR is the first step in a two-phase effort to ensure units have the capability to penetrate enemy body armor.

Then in early February, Murray told members of Congress that the new SDMR is a phase one; phase two would be to field a more powerful replacement to the M249 squad automatic weapon, which is chambered for 5.56mm.

A senior Army modernization official said that the service's new Squad Designated Marksman Rifle (SDMR) will be the 7.62mm Heckler & Koch G28.

https://www.military.com/kitup/2018...sman-rifle.html

אני סקפטי. מדברים על "איום קרוב של אויב עם שריון גוף קרמי" מאז שנות ה-80'.
פעם הפתרון הוא M855 (עם ליבת ברזל).
פעם הפתרון הוא רימונים מיתכנתים
פעם הפיתרון הוא XM8
והפעם הפתרון הוא.. רובה 7.62! בדיוק כמו בשנות ה-50'!

הבעיה שהפיזיקה של הנק"ל לא השתנתה כבר ~100 שנה; קליע כבד וחודר=רתע גדול, קצב ירי איטי וסיכוי פגיעה פחותים בטווחים קצרים, ופחות תחמושת נישאת.

אפילו אם מסתכלים על סין ורוסיה- אין להם אוגדות על אוגדות של רובאים ממונעים על BTR שצריך להרוג; הם פועלים בכוחות משולבים עם נגמ"שי לחימה, טנקים, נ"ט וכו'; כך שהתפקיד העיקרי של מחלקת הרובאים האמריקאית יהיה לסייר, לאבטח, לסחוב תחמושת לנשק נ"ט ומסייע, לכוון ארטילריה וסיוע אוירי וכו'.

ארה"ב נלחמת ~17 שנה ברציפות נגד אויב עם קלאצ'ניקוב שלא חודר את שריון הגוף המתקדם של חייליה; האם זה היה שיקול מכריע באיזשהוא קרב? כשמארב פותח עליהם באש, האם החיילים האמריקאים נשכבים ומשיבים באש או מסתערים מיד- "כי הם ממילא חסינים"?.. גם הסינים והרוסים יישכבו כשירו עליהם צרורות של 5.56.

לכדורי ה-5.56 ישנם 2 בעיות: 1. יכולת נמוכה בחדירת מיגון גוף מהדגמים החדשים. 2. טווח קצר.
בעיית הטווח נהייתה ברורה בלחימה באפגאניסטן ובה צלפי המוגאדין מצויידים ברובה צלפים רוסי (SUV אאל"ט ) פגעו בכוחות האמריקאיים מטווחים רחוקים. התשובה של האמריקאיים הייתה הרוב"ץ
MK-14 EBR ורכש מזורז של קרגו-84 מ"מ שיש לו טווח של 1,200 מטר.
לדעתי הבעיה עם ה-5.56 מ"מ קיימת ועדיין לא נפתרה. המחשבה כרגע היא שלא הקליבר הוא החשוב אלא האנרגיה שמגיעה למטרה. הפיתרון הזה יגיע עם ה-LSAT שכרגע קיבל שחקן חיזוק בדמות רובה בקליבר 6.5 מ"מ וכדור "טלסקופי".

בהמשך למה שכתבתי במאמר הקודם אני מעלה את דברי סגן מפקד הצבא האמריקאי: Lt. Gen. John Murray, deputy chief of staff for Army

השינוי שנערך בנק"ל של הצבא האמריקאי יהיה בן 2 חלקים: החלק הראשון כולל את ניפוק רובה הקלעים לכיתת החי"ר שמבוסס על הרובה הגרמני G-28, וגם כדור חדש שיבטיח חדירות טובה יותר של מיגון גוף מטווחים רחוקים. כדור זה יכנס לשירות בשנה הבאה.

החלק השני בתכנית כולל את החלפת המקלע הכיתתי M-249 וגם כפי הנראה את הרובה M-4.
למטה דברי סגן מפקד הצבא:

That is what we see as a replacement for the M4 in the future

Murray added that "It probably won't be a 7.62mm; it will probably be something in between Case-Telescoping round, probably polymer cased to reduce the weight of it.

Murray also confirmed that the Army already has a science and technology demonstration weapon, made by Textron System.

The working prototype has evolved out Textron's light and medium machine guns that fire 5.56mm and 7.62mm case-telescoped ammunition developed under the Lightweight Small Arms Technology (LSAT) program.

Over the last decade, the Army has invested millions in the development of the program, which has now been rebranded to Textron's Case-Telescoped Weapons and Ammunition.

"It's too big; it's too heavy," Murray said. "We have recently opened it up to commercial industry for them to come in with their ideas. We have offered them some money to come in a prototype it for us that type of weapon."

Murray said that such as weapon "can achieve weights similar to the M4's 5.56mm ammo -- the weapon will probably weigh a little bit more, the ammo will weigh a little bit less and we can get penetration on the most advanced body armor in the world well out beyond even the max effective range of the current M4."

The Army had planned on fielding a the new Next Generation Squad Weapon by 2025-2026, but the service has now accelerated the effort to have some kind of initial capability by 2022 or 2023 at the latest, Army officials maintain.

זה לא יהיה המכרז ה1253 בעניין זה? כמו כל האחרים בטח שוב יגיעו למסקנה שבעצם אין שיפור משמעותי מול ה M4 הקיים בשביל להצדיק את העלות, אחרי ששוב שרפו כמה שנים ומילארד כדורים ודולרים במדבר.
אם רוצים להחליף קליע, לא יותר קל להתאים קנה חדש ל SCAR, M27 וכו' שכבר נבדקו ונבחרו בעבר?
הדרישה הזו גם מוזרה. מלבד רוסיה, איזה אויב הם צופים שפתאום יחל להשתמש בשיריון קרמי מתקדם?
אני בספק אם רוסיה פתאום תמצא מילארדים להשקיע דווקא בחיילי הח"יר במצבה הכלכלי הנוכחי והנראה לעין. סין - יותר זול לה לשלוח חיילים גם בלי מיגון בכלל...לא חסר חיילים ולא סינים.
ג'יהאדיסטים למינהם - לא שמים שום מיגון.
רוב הטענות כנגד ה 5.56 הן דווקא בטווח ויכולת עצירה, לא כושר חדירה.

הצבא האמריקאי רוצה לקבל מקלע חדש

By Kyle Mizokami May 10, 2018

הצבא האמריקאי החליט להתקדם עם הפרוייקט שנקרא Next Generation Squad Automatic Rifle (NGSAR)

במסגרת הפרוייקט הנ"ל הצבא היה רוצה לראות מקלע חדש שיחליף את המקלע הכיתתי M-249 (קליבר 5.56 מ"מ), והוא בוחן את האפשרות לשדך קליע בקוטר 6.8 מ"מ ב"תרמיל טלסקופי". נראה שפרוייקט ה"LSAT" קם לתחייה.

בתמונה מצד ימין למעלה נראה הקליע כאשר הוא שקוע בתוך תרמיל מפלסטיק ומוקף באבש"ר, בתמונה מצד משמאל למעלה נראית שרשרת של כדורי מקלע, יתכן 5.56 מ"מ, בתוך תרמילים פלסטיים.

Unlike traditional brass casing technology, Cased Telescope technology seats a bullet inside a polymer shell casing, fully enclosing it in plastic. The use of polymer results in a 35 to 40 percent weight reduction. Another benefit is that the overall length of the polymer encased round is approximately 30 percent shorter than the brass-encased round

את הכדור הטלסקופי ואת הנשק שיורה אותו מקדמת חברת "טקסטרון" שהציגה מקלעים ורובים שמתאימים לכדור הטלסקופי. עד כה החברה הציגה כדורים טלסקופים בקליבר 5.56 מ"מ ובקליבר 7.62 מ"מ ולאחרונה הצטרף כדור נוסף בקליבר 6.5 מ"מ. בתמונה למטה ניתן לראות את הכדורים הטלסקופים. בנוסף החברה החליטה להציג רובה שיחליף את ה-M-4, הרובה החדש הוא בקוטר 6.5 מ"מ ונראה למטה.

כדורים טלסקופיים יחסית לכדור 7.62 מ"מ

A prototype squad automatic weapon developed by Textron that uses a cased telescope cartridge

למידע נוסף ראה קישורים למטה:

http://kitup.military.com/2016/09/t...ed-carbine.html

https://www.popularmechanics.com/mi...ased-telescope/

לכל המאמר ראה קישור למטה:

https://www.popularmechanics.com/mi...-sniper-bullet/

ווידיאו על המקלע החדש:

לצפייה במקור באתר YouTube,

לצפייה במקור באתר YouTube, לחצו כאן.......




לצפייה במקור באתר YouTube,

לצפייה במקור באתר YouTube, לחצו כאן.......

א. הפרוייקט מעולם לא מת, הוא מדשדש מסיבות שחלקן טכנולוגיות וחלקן פריפרליות (כסף, פוליטיקה וכו').
ב. יש אשכול ייעודי לנושא הזה, למה אתה לא מעדכן שם?

גם כשלא היה הרבה, היה לנו הכל

USA-Army Tests Mechanical Third Arm to Ease Weapon Weight

Military.com 1 Jun 2018 by Matthew Cox

Army Sgt. Michael Zamora uses a prototype Third Arm exoskeleton to easily aim an 18-pound M249 light machine gun during testing at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, on March 14, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Conrad Johnson)

הצבא האמריקאי שיחרר לאחרונה ווידיאו שמראה חיל רץ, נופל ומחזיק את הנשק שבידו שמחובר ליד מכנית אשר מחוברת למותני החיל כפי שנראה בתמונה למעלה. הרעיון הוא לחלק את משקל הנשק לכל הגוף ולהוריד את המשקל מידו של החיל.

ב-2017 נערכו מספר ניסיונות שהראו שהיד השלישית יכולה לשפר את יכולת הקליעה ולהוריד את המשקל מהיד.

Army Research Lab engineers released a video recently showing a soldier running, diving and handling weapons attached to a prototype mechanical arm designed to help reduce the felt weight of carbines and machine guns

The "third arm" is essentially a multi-joint, stabilizing appendage that attaches to the weapon and the soldier's waist belt to take the weight off the service member's arms and distribute it more evenly on the body, Dan Baechle, ARL mechanical engineer, said in a recent Army press release
.

"It can help stabilize the weapon and take the load off of their arms," Baechle said. "It's made from composite materials to make it as light as possible but also to ensure the range of motion that soldiers need," he said.

During a recent test, a soldier wore the four-pound third arm while aggressively moving with an M4-style weapon at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain site at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

The device also works well with light and medium machine guns, Baechle said.

"We've actually tested it with the M249 and M240B machines guns," he said. "The M240B weighs 27 pounds, and we were able to show that you can take the weight of that weapon completely off of the soldiers' arms."

Army engineers have improved the device from earlier prototypes after soldiers complained that they get into a prone position while wearing the device, the release states.

ARL conducted a pilot study in 2017 that showed the device can improve marksmanship in addition to reducing arm fatigue.

"We're using that small study to motivate a larger study this year with more soldiers taking a look at dynamic shooting scenarios," Baechle said.

"We get comments from soldiers who tell us a different thing about the way it feels on their body ... about the way it redistributes the load," he said. "Some like it; some give us tips about the ways it could be improved. And we're using that input to improve the device and improve the design so that it not only works well, but it also feels good."

matthew.cox@military.co

https://www.military.com/kitup/2018...pon-weight.html

הצבא האמריקאי אמור להכפיל את טווח ההוביצרים שברשותו, בשלב הראשון ישפרו את תותחי ה-M-777 שיקראו M-777A2 והיה והניתוח יצליח יעברו גם לתומ"תים.

USA Army Is About to More than Double the Range of Its Howitzers It's all about keeping up with the Russians

By Kyle Mizokami Mar 1, 2017

The M-777A2

The U.S. Army is closing in on its goal of doubling the shooting distance of its 155-millimeter howitzers, giving it the ability to out-range new Russian artillery systems. It's all part of an effort to refocus the Army away from low-intensity Afghanistan-type conflicts back to fighting a well- funded, highly trained, high-tech "near-competitor" foe. Like Russia.

The M777 howitzer equips most U.S. Army light and medium weight combat brigades, including light infantry, mountain, airborne, air assault, and Stryker brigades. The M777 is a towed weapon, hitched to a truck and driven to a firing position.

This howitzer entered service in 2005 and has seen service in both Iraq and Afghanistan, providing artillery support for ground troops. The M777 has an effective range of 14.9 miles firing regular artillery shells and 18.6 miles firing rocket-assisted shells. That's about average for modern howitzers—or it was until the Russian 2S35, or Koalitsiya-SV, howitzer came along.

The Koalitsiya-SV is Russia's latest self-propelled howitzer. Koalitsiya-SV consists of a 152-millimeter howitzer encased in a turret and fitted to a tank-like tracked chassis. It has a maximum firing range of 70 kilometers (43 miles). Early versions of the howitzer actually had two guns, one mounted on top of the other, doubling the vehicle's firepower.

2S35 Koalitsiya-SV self-propelled artillery system

The threat of being out-sticked by Russian artillery and forced to operate within their range is not appealing to American artillerymen. As a result, the Army is developing the M777ER, or Extended Range, which should be able to shoot beyond 70 kilometers. Tests conducted late last year at the U.S. Army's Picatinny Arsenal research and development facility have led officials to believe they're on the right track.

The upgrades add another 94 inches to the length of the M777's barrel, increasing projectile velocity and, as a result, range. The other two main ingredients leading to a longer range are the XM1113 rocket-assisted projectile, which uses a rocket motor to power the shell at the expense of explosive payload, and the XM654 supercharge. Other improvements include an autoloader and a new fire control system.

XM-1113 Rocket-Assisted Projecttile

The improvements are calculated to add no more than 1,000 pounds to the M777. Picatinny Arsenal is paying careful attention to weight changes, as the longer barrel already looks like it will tip the howitzer over (even though Army officials say it won't). That much extra steel does change the howitzer's center of gravity, though, and the Army has to be mindful of exactly how much.

The Army also has to keep track of the amount of powder, and force, the howitzer uses. The forces involved in containing a small explosion in a large steel tube exert a tremendous amount of heat and pressure, contributing to barrel fatigue. The power unleashed in shooting a 155-millimeter howitzer shell is a new frontier. The new howitzer may have a shorter barrel life than its predecessors. A worn-out barrel may lead to less accuracy and even present a safety hazard to friendly troops on both ends.

Tests of the M777ER package will continue through 2018. If successful, the new barrel and technologies will be extended to the Paladin self-propelled howitzers equipping the Army's heavy brigade combat teams. The Army-wide upgrades will add much more capability to existing systems at a fraction of the cost of buying new ones.

Source: Janes.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/mi...ange-howitzers/

https://warisboring.com/the-u-s-arm...howitzer-range/

USA Pentagon Reveals Start for Its New Low Yield Nuclear Russia Deterrence

© AP Photo / Charlie Riedel

Military & Intelligence 05.06.2018

Commander General John Hyten stated in a testimony before the US Congress in March 2018 that the Pentagon needs low-yield nuclear weapons as deterrence, particularly against Russia.

The Pentagon has completed draft plans for its upcoming low-yield missiles, Warrior Maven, a military weapons news outlet, reported. According to the US military, the new missiles will be both ship- and submarine-launched.

"The Nuclear Weapons Council has met and approved the draft plan moving forward. The NWC agreed to allow the National Nuclear Security Administration to begin developing scope, schedule and costs for this activity," Pentagon spokeswoman Michelle Baldanza said.

Warrior Maven went on to note that the new low-yield weapons will give the US military more options "to deter attackers" than it has with the existing arsenal. According to the media outlet's sources in the US military, the new missile will be based on existing Trident II D5 long-range missiles, with their warheads changed for W76-2s.

The new warhead will, in its turn, be based on 100-kiloton old ones, with the secondary part of the nuclear explosive package comprised of uranium and lithium-deuteride removed. W76-2 will only contain a primary trigger, which equals to only 5-6 kilotons. Hans Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project, pointed out in an interview with the news outlet, that such an approach is less costly than creating a brand new missile and warhead.

US Commander General John Hyten of the United States Strategic Command explained to Congress in his testimony in March 2018 that the Pentagon requires low-yield missiles as a "deterrence weapon" that can help to "respond to the threat that Russia in particular is portraying."

https://sputniknews.com/military/20...ow-yield-nukes/

תודה על הבאת הידיעות. אני מוצא אותן מאד מעניינות ומחכימות.

שלום דוד,
שמחתי לשמוע והרבה תודות. אשתדל להעלות מידע נוסף ומקווה שתהנה.

US hypersonic cruise missile will only have Lockheed prototype by 2022

Brian Wang | June 6, 2018

The US Air Force skipped having competitive hypersonic cruise missiles prototypes and only has Lockheed for its $1 billion hypersonic cruise missile development contract.

There was not enough money for multiple prototypes. Lockheed is to deliver hypersonic missiles with early operational capability by 2022. The Air Force will have competition among possible component suppliers for the hypersonic conventional strike weapon through the use of standard interfaces.

The USAF received statements of capability from 12 companies in developing a hypersonic missile in June 2017. The hypersonic conventional strike weapon programme office deemed only five to be viable vendors: Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon Missile Systems and Orbital ATK. Only four of the five viable vendors submitted bids.

https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/...pe-by-2022.html

Modernization Reborn, Army Pushes for Total Overmatch

By: Jen Judson   October 11, 2017

הקונגרס האמריקאי תחת הנהגתו של הנשיא טראמפ הגדיל את תקציב הביטחון של ארצות הברית לשנת 2018 והעמיד אותו על סך של 639 מיליארד דולר שזו הגדלה של כ-10% יחסית לשנה הקודמת

תקציב זה מאפשר למשרד הביטחון האמריקאי להציג תוכנית מודרניזציה של הצבא. במטרה להשגיח על תוכנית זו הוקמה יחידה חדשה שהציגה בתאריך 3.10.2017 תוכנית בת 6 סעיפים שקבעה את הקדימויות של צבא היבשה לגבי היצטידות במערכות הנשק החדשות. ששת הסעיפים הם

1. Long-range precision fires.

2. Next-generation combat vehicle.

3. Future vertical lift.

4. The network,

5. Air-and-missile defense.

6. Soldier lethality.

“This reorganization will establish unity of command and effort by consolidating the modernization process under one roof,” the spokesman said. “This realignment of responsibilities is not additional force structure, but rather a streamlining of work which will serve to overcome the bureaucratic inertia and stove-piping found in the Army’s current construct.”

It’s also a crucial time to ensure modernization is geared toward the Army’s new focus on its multi-domain battle construct, to prove the concept isn’t just a paper tiger by bending metal into real capability that aligns with the way the Army envisions operations now and in the future.

“We will do what it takes to build an agile adaptive Army of the future. We need to listen and learn first from the Army itself and from other services, from our interagency partners and also from private sectors and even our critics,” Maj. Gen. Bo Dyess, the acting director of the Army Capabilities Integration Center (ARCIC), told Defense News in an interview shortly before the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual show.

The Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley’s modernization priorities align well with what Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), in which ARCIC is a part, has identified as capability gaps that need to be filled in order to fight effectively in a multi-domain battle environment, Dyess said.

Here’s a look at efforts underway for each of the top six Army modernization priorities:

פירוט לששת הנקודות אני העלה כתגובה בהמשך.

Long-Range Precision Fires-LRPF

הצבא האמריקאי מתכנן לשדרג ,או לרכוש את שלשת המרכיבים של הארטילריה: תותחים, רקטות וטילים.

1) הצבא רוצה להחליף את תותחי ה-155 מ"מ עם אורך קנה של 39 קליברים, בתותחים חדשים בקליבר זהה אבל אורך קנה 58 קליברים. הטווח של תותחים אלו יגיע ל-70 ק"מ לעומת 30 עד 40 ק"מ של התותחים הקיימים.

פגז חדש שמפותח ע"י חברת "נמו", והוצג בתערוכת הנשק "יורוסאטורי", מונע ע"י מנוע רמג'ט ויגיע לטווח של 100 ק"מ, הקנה החדש יותאם לירי פגזים אלו. בנוסף לקנה ארוך יותר תותקן בתותחים מערכת טעינה אוטומטית שתעלה את קצב האש ל-6-10 פגזים לדקה, לעומת 4 פגזים בדקה הראשונה ולאחריה פגז אחד בדקה, שזהו קצב האש בתותחי ה-M-109 הקיימים.

2) הצבא רוצה להחליף את הרקטות של משגרי ה-M-270 וה-HIMRAS ברקטות חדשות עם טווח של כ-150 ק"מ, שיתבייתו על כתם לייזר.

3) טילים חדשים לטווח של עד 500 ק"מ.

במסגרת הטילים מדובר על החלפת הטיל שנקרא ATACMS שנורה מהמשגר M-270, כאשר בכל משגר יהיו 4 טילים במקום 2 כיום וטווח הטילים יהיה כ-400 ק"מ ויותר.

טיל נוסף שמדובר עליו נמצא כרגע בפיתוח ע"י ראיתיון ולוקהייד מרטין. בחירת החברה שתייצר את הטילים תהיה בשנת 2021. טווח הטילים לא יעבור את 500 הק"מ בהתאם למיגבלות של ה-INF, אבל אם ארה"ב תצא מההסכם (סין לא חתומה על האמנה ורוסיה כנראה מפרה אותו) היא תדאג שהטילים החדשים יגיעו לטווח הרבה יותר ארוך מ-500 ק"מ.

Two companies -- Raytheon and Lockheed Martin — are competing for an engineering and manufacturing development contract — with an anticipated award now expected in the second quarter of 2021.

When asked if it was possible to speed up the LRPF development schedule, Dyess said, “I’ll just say that it’s at the top of our modernization priorities list.”

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Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV)

הסעיף השני בסדר העדיפויות של הצבא האמריקאי הוא ייצור נגמ"ש חדש. מהמידע שמסתובב ברשת ניתן להבין את הדברים הבאים:

1. הצבא יקצה 700 מיליון דולר לתכנון וייצור 2 דגמים של הנגמ"ש החדש, הדגמים יסופקו לצבא עד ל-9.30.2022 והצבא יבחן את הרכבים החל משנת 2023.

2. הנגמ"ש יונע ע"י מנוע בעוצמה של 1,000 כ"ס.

3. מיגון הרכב יהיה מתקדם יותר וקל יותר מהמיגון הקיים ויכלול מיגון אקטיבי.

4. על הרכב יותקן צריח לא מאוייש ובו תותח בקליבר 50 מ"מ.

5. הרכב יופעל ע"י 2 אנשי צוות ו-6 חיילים פורקים.

6.

The Army has mission-enablers it would like to examinesuch as improved closed-hatch driving and identification, improved distributed operations at the squad and platoon level, improved 360-degree situational awareness and hostile fire detection, Thomas said.

7. בן זוגו של הנגמ"ש עשוי להיות רכב לא מאוייש שיופעל ע"י צוות שישב בזלדה רחוק מקו העימות.

TARDEC’s plan is to design a “1.0” prototype and three to four years later bring in other technologies that are ready and aligned with the NGCV into a “2.0” prototype, with the goal to field an NCGV by 2035. 2022 will be a critical decision point for the Army on whether to move forward into a program of record for an NGCV or if it wants to continue to focus on upgrades to the current fleet of vehicles.

למידע נוסף:

https://maps.southfront.org/us-army...combat-vehicle/

https://www.defensenews.com/land/20...efforts-emerge/

הכתבות על הנגמ"ש החדש שארה"ב רוצה לפתח הם מאד מענינות, יש מספר נקודות במאמרים אלו שאני בהחלט מסכים איתם וחבל שהצבא הישראלי לא מפתח/מייצר את הנמרים ונגמ"שי האיתן בהתאם לנקודות אלו. נקודות אלו הן:

1. על הנגמ"ש האמריקאי יותקן צריח לא מאוייש ותותח בקליבר 50 מ"מ. תותח זה נקרא "בושמאסטר-3 35/50", זה אומר שהוא יכול לירות פגזים בקוטר 35 מ"מ ועם מספר שינויים כגון החלפת קנה ועוד מספר אביזרים, הוא יכול לירות פגזים בקליבר 50 מ"מ. למטה תמונה של התותח והפגזים:

אחד היתרונות של פגז ה-50 מ"מ הוא שניתן להתקין בו חיישן מתאים והפגז יתביית על כתם לייזר.

בנוסף הוא יהיה יעיל בירי כנגד כטב"מים, רחפנים, עפיפונים למיניהם וגם ניתן להפעיל אותו כנגד רקטות ופגזי ארטילריה. הרש"ק הנפיץ שלו יהיה יעיל פי כמה מהרש"ק של פגז ה-30 מ"מ. תותח ה-30 מ"מ שנקרא "בושמאסטר-2 30/40" ניכנס לייצור בשנת 1972 כלומר לפני 46 שנים והוא יותר זקן מחלק גדול מהחברים בפורום זה.

2. נקודה נוספת היא שהנגמ"ש יופעל ע"י 2 אנשי צוות ו-6 חיילים פורקים. אני לא מסכים עם הפעלת הנגמ"ש ע"י 2 אנשי צוות לדעתי צריכים יותר, אבל הנקודה המעניינת היא שכיתת חי"ר תנוייד ע"ג 2 נגמ"שים ולא אחד. סידור יתן מצד אחד עוצמת אש רבה יותר, אבל גם יכפיל את עלות הנגמ"שים במסגרת זו או אחרת.

3. על הנגמ"ש תותקן הגנה אקטיבית, אם כי לא פורסם דבר בנושא זה.

4. לא דובר על טילי נ"ט אבל אפשר להניח שטילים בצורה זו או אחרת יותקנו בנגמ"ש החדש.

הנקודה הגרועה ביותר שקראתי היא שהנגמ"ש החדש יכנס ליחידות בשנת 2035 וזה לא יאומן ואם זו תהיה המחשבה אזי לא אתפלא אם הפרוייקט כולו יבוטל.

ונקודה אחרונה למחשבה, אם האמריקאיים יתקינו את הצריח עם תותח ה-50 מ"מ ע"ג הנמר ויתקינו מספר משגרי "אגרוף ברזל " בכל צד של הצריח, הם יוכלו לקבל נגמ"ש בהתאם לדרישותם, הרבה יותר מהר והרבה יותר זול.

הנגמ"ש החדש מעורר עניין מחוץ לארה"ב, וגרמניה כבר הודיעה שהיא תגיש הצעה לנגמ"ש זה.

לרכב הלחימה הגרמני שנקרא KF-41 יש מספר נתונים שיכולים לעזור לו במכרז זה.

1. הרכב מאד מודולרי ומשקלו נע בין 30-44 טון.

2. בצריח של הרכב ניתן להתקין תותח בקליבר של עד 35 מ"מ.

3. הרכב מופעל ע"י 3 אנשי צוות ונושא 6-8 חיילים פורקים.

4. בצידי הצריח מותקן משגר כפול לטילי נ"ט מדגם "גיל".
5. הרכב מונע ע"י מנוע דיזל בהספק של 1140 כ"ס.

"ריינמטל" עם הרכב "בוקסר" זכתה בפרוייקט של אוסטרליה "לנד-400 שלב-2" והרכב KF-41 משתתף בשלב השלישי של "לנד-400". נראה שנגמ"ש זה לא צריך הרבה התאמות לזכות במכרז כאשר הוא יצא.

גם ישראל צריכה ויכולה להשתתף במכרז זה וגם לה יש מספר יתרונות:

1. הנמר כבר מיוצר בארה"ב.

2. המיגון הפסיבי והריאקטיבי של הנמר בשילוב עם מיגון אקטיבי בוודאי יספק את הדרישות של הנגמ"ש האמריקאי.

3. בצריח כבר מותקנים 2 טילי נ"ט ומקלע מקביל.

4. המנוע הוא בן 1,200 כ"ס ובוודאי יתאים לדרישות האמריקאיות.

5. צריך להתאים את הצריח של רפא"ל MK-2 לתותח "בושמאסטר-3" בקליבר 35/50 מ"מ, ואת זה צריך היה לעשות לפני המכרז "לנד-400".
6. צריך להתקין בנמר את המערכת שמאפשרת לחימה עם מדפים סגורים וראייה היקפית.

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Major combat vehicle player won’t play in US Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle race

WASHINGTON — BAE Systems has decided it won’t participate in the U.S. Army’s competition to acquire an Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle, which will ultimately replace the company’s Bradley fighting vehicle in the service’s inventory.

“After careful consideration we have decided not to move forward with OMFV,” Jim Miller, senior business development director for combat vehicles at BAE told Defense News in an exclusive June 7 interview.

“I really want to be clear that we are not making a statement about the viability of the OMFV program or the veracity of the requirements or any of that stuff; this is just a business decision we’ve made,” Miller said.

The Army issued a request for proposals to competitively build OMFV prototypes, a major effort within its Next-Generation Combat Vehicle portfolio, in March, and there was every expectation that BAE would submit an offering.

BAE told Defense News in October at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual conference that it's CV90 Mark IV was a good jumping off point to develop and build the Army’s Bradley replacement.

The Army decided last year that it would cut back on upgrade plans for the Bradley vehicle in order to free up funding to move forward quickly with the OMFV plans.

The OMFV is intended to replace the Bradley starting in 2026 and is designed to better operate in future environments that would allow soldiers to maneuver to a position of advantage and “to engage in close combat and deliver decisive lethality during the execution of combined arms maneuver,” according to an Army statement.

לכל המאמר ראה קישור

https://www.defensenews.com/land/20...le-competition/

הייתי משנה את סוג הצריח שרצוי להתקין על הנמר, במידה וישראל תחליט להשתתף במכרז, בצריח החדש שמשותף לחברות "EOS" ואלביט שנקרא T2000 ותמונתו למטה:

הצריח T2000

הצריח הזה יתכן שישתתף במכרז האוסטרלי LEND-400 -3

USSOCOM places order for four new-build MH-47G rotorcraft

Boeing was awarded an US$80 million order for four new build MH-47G Chinook special operations helicopters, the US Department of Defense announced on June 28, 2018.

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A MH-47G Chinook helicopter and crew from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) approach for a fast rope insertion during rehearsal for the opening exercise of Jackal Sone 10 (Credit: US Army/Sgt. 1st Class Jason Cauley)

Boeing lands new contract for Kuwait Super Hornet fighter jets production

Boeing yesterday landed a further US$1.5 billion contract that provides for the production and delivery of 22 F/A-18E and six F/A-18F Super Hornets in support of the government of Kuwait
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A rendering of the Boeing Block III F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, equipped with new radar
and updated cockpit and communication systems (Credit: Boeing Defense)

Boeing first CH-47F Block II prototype moves to final assembly phase

Boeing and the U.S. Army celebrated a major CH-47F Block II program milestone with the loading of the first engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) helicopter into final assembly on June 27, the aircraft manufacturer said.

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Artist's rendering of CH-47F Block II for the US Army and USSOCOM troops (Credit: Boeing Defense)

Lockheed Martin's JAGM missile approved for LRIP phase

Lockheed Martin's Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) system has successfully passed its Defense Acquisition Board review and achieved milestone C. The signed Acquisition Decision Memorandum approves the JAGM system to enter into Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP).
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Lockheed's multi-mode Joint-Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) has flown more than six kilometers and engaged stationary and moving targets, demonstrating its maturity and production readiness (Credit: Lockheed Martin)

Lockheed Martin awarded US Army contract for ATACMS missiles

Lockheed Martin announced a $364 million production contract for Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles for the U.S. Army and a Foreign Military Sales customer. The program will allow the military services to upgrade their existing Block 1 missiles with new technology and double the range, while extending the missiles' shelf life by more than 10 years and providing warfighters the latest surface-to-surface missile capability

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An M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System fires an MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile into the Sea of Japan, July 5, 2017. (Picture source: US Army)

Kongsberg lands US$85M contract for JSM integration on F-35 fighter jet

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) has signed a contract worth NOK 700 million (US$ 85.4 million) with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency for JSM test missiles for the integration phase on the F-35, the Norwegian defense contractor stated on June 29, 2018.

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An artist's rendering of the JSM being fired from a F-35 Lightning II fighter jet (Credit: Kongsberg)

US completes first B61-12 nuclear bomb qualification flight tests using B-2 bomber

The US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) and the U.S. Air Force completed two non-nuclear system qualification flight tests of the B61-12 gravity bomb on June 9 at Tonopah Test Range in Nevada, the service announced on Friday

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A 509th Bomb Wing B-2 Spirit conducts a fly-by during the Scott Air Force Base 2017 air show and open house June 11, 2017, which celebrates the base’s 100th anniversary (Credit: U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Tristin English)

Bell-Boeing wins US$4.2 bn order for V-22B tiltrotor aircraft production

Bell-Boeing has been awarded a US$4.2 billion contract for V-22B tiltrotor aircraft production, the US Department of Defense announced on June 29, 2018

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A CV-22B Osprey performs an aerial display of its capabilities during the Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford, England, July 19, 2015 (Credit: U.S. Air Force photo/Sgt. Chrissy Best)

USA-Raytheon contracted to conduct flight test demonstrations for the JSOW-ER Phase 3a missile

The Missile JSOW-ER

Raytheon Company Missile Systems has been awarded a $10 million contract to flight test demonstrations for the Joint Standoff Weapon Extended Range (JSOW-ER) low-cost, air-to-surface glide missiles, announced on 19 July by the Department of Defense (DoD)

According to the statement, Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, is awarded a $10,6 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-17-C-0059) to conduct flight test demonstrations for the Joint Standoff Weapon Extended Range (JSOW-ER) Phase 3a development, including hardware and software modifications.

The Joint Standoff Weapon is a family of low-cost, air-to-ground glide missiles that employ an integrated GPS-inertial navigation system and thermal imaging infrared seeker. The JSOW-ER is a powered variant, where “ER” is for extended range

The contract also includes hardware and software modifications with laboratory and ground testing to the existing JSOW AGM-154C-1.

Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona, and is expected to be completed in July 2019.

The extended range version is operated by a Hamilton-Sundstrand TJ-150 engine. The engine can be easily integrated on the back section of the JSOW, and provides an extended range of 300nmi.

JSOW-ER will increase range from 130 to 560 kilometers. The engine engages upon safe separation, and then uses a 100:1 ratio glide to about 15,000 feet. It can also be fired at low altitude, flying over 200 miles at wave-skimming altitudes on full engine power.

https://defence-blog.com/aviation/r...3a-missile.html

F-15SA Bristles with A Dozen AIM 120 Missiles during Star Wars Canyon Run

Saudi Arabia's newest F-15 derivative shows that it can carry more air-to-air missiles than any other operational fighter.

By Tyler Rogoway June 25, 2018

F-15SA with 12 AIM 120 Missiles

Currently, the most advanced F-15 Eagles on the planet belong to the Royal Saudi Air Force which has a decades-long history with the type. In its latest iteration, known as the F-15SA, the mighty Strike Eagle has been vastly upgraded. One of the type's most prominent new features is the activation of the Eagle's long-dormant outer-wing stores stations number one and nine. This was made possible with the help of the F-15SA's new fly-by-wire flight control system.

With this upgrade, the Eagle can fly with a wide array of new weapons configurations, including being able to turn into an air-to-air 'missile truck' of sorts. This unique load out was captured in amazing fashion by aviation photographer Christopher McGreevy as a pair of F-15SA's blasted through Star Wars Canyon on June 12, 2018.

McGreevy's photos are stunning and show a pair of F-15SA's used for testing out of Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, rocketing through the crevasse, one totally clean and the other featuring its current max air-to-air load out of 12 AIM-120 AMRAAMs. This is four more than any other Eagle has been able to carry in the past. The missiles loaded onto the test F-15SA were inert training rounds, but there is nothing keeping live versions off the jet. Pair of drop tanks, LANTIRN navigation pod, Tiger Eyes IRST, and Sniper targeting pod round-out the test jet's configuration.

The Strike Eagle was built for low-level interdiction in any conditions, so a ride through Star Wars Canyon on a sunny day is a particularly normal training operation in the aircraft's intended operating environment. This mission, in particular, was also a fini-flight—a crewman's last flight—for a USAF test pilot that had been working on the F-15SA program. The overall gray jet was piloted by a Boeing test pilot.

As for the F-15's air-to-air missile carrying capabilities, a dozen AIM-120s is very impressive, but with the addition of new launcher-racks called the Advanced Missile and Bomb Ejection Rack (AMBER) that number could end up nearly doubling for the F-15SA and its successors to a whopping 22 missiles in total. Even older F-15 models could be able to lug 16 air-to-air missiles around under the proposed 2040C configuration, which doubles their current missile carrying capabilities. You can read about how such an ability could be used in future combat scenarios here, here, and here.

The next Eagle iteration will be the F-15QA which is destined to Saudi Arabia's less than loving neighbor Qatar. The F-15QA will be even more advanced than the F-15SA and will include new large-screen cockpit displays, a low-profile HUD, and an entirely new internal wing structure among other enhancements. 36 of the jets are on order with an option for another 36 in hand.

Even though an upgrade program continues on multiple fronts for USAF F-15C/D Eagles, their future is now more in doubt than ever, but the service's F-15Es are sure to serve long into the future. They are currently receiving new radars and soon they will get one of the most advanced electronic warfare suites on the planet. But even with these enhancements, they won't compare to the Eagles currently being fielded to Arab states, and it looks very likely that Israel will be putting in an order for similar jets in the very near future.

Author's note: A huge thanks to Christopher McGreevy for sharing his awesome pictures with us, they are some of the coolest shots we have seen from the canyon yet!

Contact the author: Tyler@thedrive.com

The USAF Has Added Large Multi-Function Cockpit Displays to Its F-15C Fleet By Tyler Rogoway Posted in The War Zone

F-15 Strike Eagles Over Saudi Arabia: Then and Now By Tyler Rogoway Posted in the War Zone

Watch This A-10 Fly Right Up Against the Side of Star Wars Canyon By Joseph Trevithick Posted in The War Zone

No, Israel's Interest In Buying New F-15s Isn't A Referendum On The F-35 By Tyler Rogoway Posted in The War Zone

הערה: במאמר המקורי ישנם הרבה מאד תמונות נוספות וניתן לראות אותן בקישור למטה:

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...wars-canyon-run

Hellfire Tank Killer Replacement Enters Production

The Joint Air Ground Missile will launch from helicopters, smash tanks, boats, virtually anything worth smashing.

Jun 27, 2018 by Kyle Mizokami

The U.S. military’s replacement for the Hellfire anti-tank missile has entered production, capping off years of development. The Joint Air Ground Missile (JAGM) will arm U.S. Army and Marine Corps attack helicopters, providing a weapon capable of destroying the heaviest tanks from miles away.

The JAGM replaces the AGM-114 Hellfire missile. First fielded in the early 1980s, Hellfire was designed as a heavy tank-killer to destroy Soviet tanks on the Western European battlefield. Just over five feet long, seven inches wide and weighing approximately 100 pounds, Hellfire could kill tanks at ranges of up to five miles. U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopters carry up to sixteen of the missiles at a time. U.S. Marine Cobra attack helicopters also use the Hellfire to attack armored and ground targets, while U.S. Navy MH-60R “Romeo” helicopters carry the Hellfire to attack enemy ships.

The original Hellfire missile was guided to target by a laser designator, either on the helicopter or on the ground. A later version, AGM-114L, was sent to its target by helicopter-mounted millimetres wave radar. Hellfire was used in both the 1991 Gulf War, 2003 invasion of Iraq, and the war in Afghanistan, often against non-armored targets such as groups of fighters with rifles or munitions bunkers. As a result the services developed new Hellfire with warheads better suited to destroying softer, but still dangerous targets.

JAGM combines both target designation systems into a single missile. An attack helicopter with JAGMs could launch a missile using its laser designator and then allow the missile’s millimetres wave sensor to guide itself to target the rest of the way, giving it a “fire and forget” capability. This increases the survivability of the helicopter, which might give itself away by firing and need to take evasive action

JAGM in many respects is the same Hellfire missile, with the same warhead, motor, and flight control systems as the latest version of the Hellfire, AGM-114R. The warhead, as the U.S. Navy puts it, “provides lethal effects against a range of target types, from armored vehicles, thin-skinned vehicles and maritime patrol craft to urban structures and field fortifications.” It also has a programmable, delayed detonation warhead to allow it to penetrate bunkers or similar targets and then explode inside, instead of exploding outside. JAGM can, as Defense News states, engage targets in bad weather or obscured (think smoke) conditions. JAGM’s range is probably identical to the Hellfire—as a tactical battlefield missile, there isn’t much point in a missile that can strike at more than five miles.

The Pentagon hasn’t said much about JAGM’s new capabilities but one new capability it has that Hellfire lacks is the ability to hit moving targets. Hellfires can hit moving targets but the weapons operator must keep the laser trained on the target until missile impact, something that apparently has just a 35 percent success rate. A moving target capability will also be useful to the Navy, which is concerned about fast-moving swarms of armed speedboats overwhelming the defenses of larger ships. The Navy is staying out of the program for now but future interest is a virtual certainty.

Source: Defense News

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a21969023/hellfire-tank-killer-replacement-enters-production/

LITHUANIA Tested the Vilkas infantry fighting vehicles in Germany

Jul 18, 2018

בוקסר עם צריח של רפא"ל MK-2

On 18 July, Ministry of National Defence Republic of Lithuania has announced that the new Vilkas infantry fighting vehicles take part in intense tests at the German military training areas.

According to the official statement, the manufacturer of Vilkas Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV), ARTEC, is putting two prototypes of IFVS bought by Lithuania, to intense testing at the German military training areas. Both prototypes have been made according to requirements of the Lithuanian Armed Forces; have Israeli-made turrets, 30 mm rapid-fire cannons and Spike LR anti-tank missiles.

“The IFV project is one of the key elements of modernisation and strengthening of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. The Vilkas have been adjusted to the needs of our armed forces and mark a qualitative leap in the modernisation of our forces in providing it with modern equipment and weaponry that brings it to NATO standards and contributes directly to strengthening the security of all of us,” Minister of National Defence Raimundas Karoblis says.

The key task of the prototypes is to assist the manufacturer in identifying the weaknesses in Vilkas IFVs to remove technical deficiencies before mass manufacturing begins thus ensuring high quality and work of all systems. Specialists from the Lithuanian Armed Forces are participating in the testing to gain experience in maintaining and operating the IFVs.

“We call these two IFVs prototypes because these are the first two produced according to the Lithuanian Armed Forces’ requirements with integrated turrets and at this phase are meant for assessment of integration and functioning of all systems.

In comparison to the operator training vehicles obtained last year, these prototypes are significantly more complex, include more and different equipment that turns an armoured personnel carrier into a combat vehicle,” head of the project Lithuanian Major Nerijus Šivickas said on the IFV prototype.

Various tests make IFV mechanical and electronic systems to operate in maximum modes seeking to determine whether the prototype constructed on Lithuania’s order match the requirements of requirements – reliability, safety, functioning of components and modules, etc.

If weaknesses are identified, manufacturing and assembly processes will be adjusted thus preventing the risk of malfunction over the actual operation period.

Once the testing is completed, technical condition of both prototypes will be reset to the manufacturer’s parameters and the IFVs will be returned to the Lithuanian Armed Forces. First Vilkas IFVs are expected to be brought to Lithuania in early 2019.

Also, Lithuania sent a letter of intent earlier in July to join the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) Boxer program for supplying and maintaining the vehicles to ensure a proper logistical provision to the IFVs procured by the Lithuania Armed Forces. Participation in the program would allow access to common central and spare parts storages, service capabilities for major systems, engineer and technical support, etc., over the IFVs operation period.

The 88 IFVs bought for EUR 386 million to the Lithuanian Armed Forces on the basis of the contract signed on 22 August 2016 will be equipped with rapid-fire cannons and anti-armour missiles. The IFVs will be given to the Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas Mechanised Battalion and the Lithuanian Grand Duchess Birutė Uhlan Battalion of the Mechanised Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf.

The combination of firepower, maneuver and crew safety in the Vilkas IFVs match the needs of the Lithuanian Armed Forces and will be perfect for both national defence and multinational deployments. Lithuania agreed with the manufacturer ARTEC that the IFVs ordered by Lithuania will be renamed from Boxer into Vilkas to maintain the link with Lithuania’s history and the traditions of the Lithuanian Armed Forces.

https://defence-blog.com/army/new-l...ts-germany.html

ליטוניה? לא מצאתי באטלס.

ליטא

Lithuania היא אחת מהארצות הבלטיות והיא נמצאת צפונית ל-Belarus, דרומית ל-Latvia, ומערבית ל-Poland ו-Kaliningrad. מקווה שתימצא.

חיפשתי ולא מצאתי.
הארצות הבלטיות הן: ליטא, לטביה ואסטוניה.
ליטוניה? אין חיה כזו.


למי שמפספס: מדובר פה על כבוד מינימלי לשפתנו.

Lockheed Martin and Rafael sign collaboration agreement

Jul 16, 2018

Rafael-SPICE-2000

Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. has signed a collaboration agreement with Lockheed Martin to co-promote of the Smart, Precise Impact and Cost-Effective missile guidance kits.

On 16 July Companies have announced that Lockheed Martin and Rafael signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to evaluate potential markets and customer requirements for Rafael’s Smart, Precise Impact and Cost-Effective (SPICE&#8482 missile guidance kits.

“SPICE is a leading air-to-surface weapon system offering U.S. and international air forces operating Lockheed Martin’s platforms, as well as strategic bomber aircraft, an important complement to their existing operational capabilities,”Yuval Miller, Executive Vice President, Head of Rafael’s Air & C4ISR Division. “SPICE’s unique features greatly enhance the U.S.’ ability to operate in contested environments. We are excited to engage in cooperation with Lockheed Martin to make SPICE available as a U.S.-made system, adapted to fully meet U.S. standards.”

SPICE is a family of stand-off; autonomous, air-to-surface weapon systems, capable of destroying targets with pinpoint accuracy and at high attack volumes in a GPS-denied environment.

Combat-proven and in service with the Israeli Air Force and several international customers, SPICE employs a state-of-the-art electro-optical seeker with unique scene-matching algorithms, navigation guidance and homing techniques to achieve operational missions in adverse weather without GPS.

The MOU covers the SPICE 1000 (453 kilogram / 1,000 pound weight class) and SPICE 2000 (907 kilogram / 2,000 pound weight class) precision guided missile kit variants.

“Lockheed Martin has a long history of successfully providing customers with missiles and missile systems that are affordable, proven and in production,” said Dan Norton, vice president of Strategy and Business Development at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control.

“This partnership will allow us to share our precision guided system and aircraft integration expertise with allies that can benefit from the mission flexibility that the SPICE 1000 and SPICE 2000 offer.”

https://defence-blog.com/aviation/l...-agreement.html

USA-Full speed ahead on the new US Navy frigate

Lockheed Martin's version of the FFG(X)

Correction: A previous version of this commentary misidentified what the acronym FFG(X) stands for.

The U.S. Navy is, by its own admission, in trouble. Over the last several decades, its shipbuilding account has been underfunded and the Navy has too often mismanaged the money it did have.

The Navy has focused too much on high-end ships and has neglected the importance of less expensive, smaller vessels that can perform important combat missions on their own for sustained periods on the high seas, even in contested environments. No one has more respect for the carrier task force than I do, but the Navy needs additional numbers, presence and distributed strike force, and it needs all that as quickly as possible

To its credit, the Navy is moving fast to rectify this problem by fast-tracking the new FFG(X) program.

Frigates are smaller than their more technically advanced counterparts, cruisers and destroyers. The frigate has historically been used for escort duties, low-end “show the flag” naval-presence missions, and limited offensive operations. The Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates were a big part of the Reagan naval buildup, but the last one of those was retired in 2015.

Today the Navy doesn’t have any frigates, aside from the original 220-year-old sailing frigate, the Constitution — and that isn’t going on the high seas anytime soon.

What the Navy does have are littoral combat ships, which, as their name suggests, were designed for missions near shore. LCS can operate in blue water in combination with other ships, but not independently, and it can’t perform anti-submarine or anti-surface missions persistently or with credibility.

Hence the new frigate program. If it succeeds, and succeeds quickly, there’s a chance for significant progress toward President Donald Trump’s 355-ship Navy within the next few years. If it fails, or if it is delayed by long arguments over design or shifting requirements, it will be decades before the Navy has the vessels it needs. So the Navy is fast-tracking the program, chiefly by competing the new ship among contractors who will use existing, or “mature,” designs in order to shorten the development process.

That’s the reason for my concern about a new paper on the frigate by Ron O’Rourke of the Congressional Research Service. O’Rourke is a seasoned hand, and some of what he suggests in the paper is certainly worthwhile. I like the idea of building a bigger “growth margin” into the new frigate, which means pushing the shipbuilders to adjust their existing designs to allow for upgrading the frigate over time with new capabilities.

But the paper also urges Congress to consider directing the Navy to use a clean-sheet design for the frigate, which would mean stopping the program while the Navy designs the ship from the ground up. That’s not necessary or desirable. It will delay production by years and probably add greatly to the estimated cost, which at $850 million per vessel is already more than I had hoped.

Moreover, I doubt that if the Navy is permitted to do its own design, it will be able to resist the temptation to add capabilities that characterize major surface combatants. The Navy likes high-end vessels, but that’s not the purpose of this program. We need a frigate, not a destroyer or cruiser masquerading as one.

Mr. O’Rourke also argues that the Navy has not fully considered the missions to be assigned to the new frigates. Yet, the Navy has been dealing with the mission shortfalls associated with LCS and its dwindling supply of older frigates for the past decade. The Navy knows what it needs precisely because it cannot execute the missions that it would otherwise assign to a frigate.

To be sure, there are issues with the current program. The Navy is only planning to build 20 of the new frigates. The number should be double that if the United States is serious about winning its great power competition with China and Russia. China alone is commissioning two new vessels every month, while typically our Navy acquires about 10 ships each year. Naval competition is in large part a numbers game, and we’re not going to close much of the gap without a lot more smaller ships

Moreover, increasing the total FFG(X) buy would tend to lower the costs per vessel and make it possible to get more shipyards involved in the program. That would strengthen the nation’s defense-industrial base and encourage more downstream parts suppliers.

None of that, however, is a reason to delay the frigate while the Navy meditates on its requirements or argues with itself about a whole new design. We need hulls in the water, and that won’t happen if we make the best the enemy of the good.

In other words, damn the torpedoes, and full speed ahead with the competition for FFG(X).

Jim Talent is a former U.S. senator and representative from Missouri. He served 12 years on the Armed Services committees while in Congress.

https://www.defensenews.com/opinion...s-navy-frigate/

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General Dynamics Receives Delivery Order to Upgrade 100 Abrams MBTs to the state-of-the-art M1A2 System Enhancement Package Version 3 (SEPv3)

July 25, 2018

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich.– The U.S. Army has signed a delivery order for General Dynamics Land Systems to upgrade 100 more M1A1 Abrams MBT to the state-of-the-art M1A2 System Enhancement Package Version 3 (SEPv3) configuration.

The delivery order is part of an Army Requirements Contract signed in December 2017 through which the Army can upgrade up to 435 M1A1 Abrams tanks to the M1A2 SEPv3 configuration. The M1A2 SEPv3 configuration features technological advancements in communications, reliability, sustainment and fuel efficiency, plus upgraded armor.

Work on this delivery order will be performed at Land Systems locations in Scranton, Pa., and Tallahassee, Fla., and at the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center in Lima, Ohio, the only operational tank plant in the country.

Initial pilot M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams tanks were delivered to the Army in October 2017.

Land Systems is a business unit of General Dynamics. G.D.L.S provides innovative design, engineering, technology, production and full life-cycle support for land combat vehicles around the globe. The company’s extensive experience, customer-first focus and seasoned supply chain network provide unmatched capabilities to the U.S. military and its allies.

More information about General Dynamics Land Systems is available at www.gdls.com.

https://www.gd.com/news/press-relea...ams-main-battle

US Office of Naval Research awards QinetiQ contracts for Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) programme

QinetiQ today announces it has been awarded two contracts by the US Office of Naval Research to develop its proprietary hub drive unit electric propulsion system and long travel suspension for use in armoured reconnaissance vehicles.

Read full news at this link...

תמונה של הרכב המעניין עם מנועים חשמליים בגלגלים בקישור למטה

http://worlddefencenews.blogspot.com/2018/10/us-office-of-naval-research-awards.html

תמונה של הרכב

It is Raytheon Vs Dynetics Lockheed For Army 100 kW Laser

Lockheed is as close to an incumbent as you get in the rapidly evolving world of high-energy fiber lasers. Raytheon, by contrast, only recently made a big play for laser weapons, but they can draw on their experience with lower-powered but exquisitely tuned laser sensors.

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on August 10, 2018

Army’s 100 kW laser truck to kill drones and incoming RAM, the HEL-TVD (Dynetics/Lockheed concept)

SPACE & MISSILE DFENSE SYMPOSIUM, HUNTSVILLE, ALA.: The US Army has narrowed down to two teams — with very different approaches — who will build a 100 kilowatt laser to shoot down drones, rockets, artillery shells, and mortar rounds.

Lockheed is as close to an incumbent as you can get in the rapidly evolving world of high-energy fiber lasers. Raytheon, by contrast, only recently made a big play for laser weapons, investing in a new laser lab in McKinney, Texas, but they can draw on their experience with lower-powered but exquisitely-tuned laser sensors, as well as sophisticated targeting optics.

In this High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstrator (HEL-TVD) contest in particular, much of the challenge for Lockheed Martin lies in making their laser weapons smaller while increasing their power. They’re going from the semi-trailer-mounted, 30kW ATHENA testbed, to the massive four-axle HEMTT Army truck used for their current 60 kW laser, to the three-axle FMTV for this 100 kW weapon. (Lockheed’s also developing lasers in the 60-plus kW range for the Navy and Air Force)

RAYTHEON ATHENA 100 KW laser testbed

For Raytheon, by contrast, the challenge is scaling up to “much higher power on a larger truck,” as executive Evan Hunt put it. They’re going to the FMTV platform from their much smaller and lower-powered laser weapons on AH-64 Apache helicopters and Polaris MRZR dune buggies. Hunt sees their experience with laser sensors and optics as highly relevant, arguing that a combat laser will spend most of its time acting as a sensor, only dialing up to its full destructive power when it spots a target.

לכל המאמר:

https://breakingdefense.com/2018/08/its-raytheon-vs-dynetics-lockheed-for-armys-100-kw-laser/

USA Army Rushes 1000 Recoilless Rifles to Troops but what is a Carl Gustaf Anyway?

After more than five years, the service is rushing hundreds of recoilless rifles to troops in Afghanistan and elsewhere.

By Joseph Trevithick October 31, 2017

Carl Gustaf M-4

As the U.S. military works to implement a new strategy in Afghanistan and counter resurgent Taliban insurgents and various terrorist groups, much of the focus has been on a surge of American air power into the fight and talk of thousands more troops heading to the region. In the latter case, any newly arrived U.S. Army personnel, as well as those already in the country, along with U.S. soldiers elsewhere in the world, such as those holding the line in Europe, will likely be making use of something of a forgotten weapon in the service, the recoilless rifle.

In September 2017, the Army revealed it was in the process of signing a deal with Swedish defense contractor Saab Bofors Dynamics for more than 1,100 M3E1 recoilless rifles, also known as the Carl Gustaf. In addition, the service was working on making sure that the weapons would get to units as quickly as possible thereafter.

"The current system that the Army uses is the AT4, which only allows soldiers to fire one shot, and then they have to throw the system away,” Randy Everett, the project manager for Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT) at the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, said at the time. “With the M3E1, soldiers can use different types of ammunition which gives them an increased capability on the battlefield

US Army-A M3E1 recoilless rifle with a computerized sighting system

The M3E1 is an 84mm recoilless rifle, meaning that the weapon allows some of the propelling gasses to escape out of the rear as it fires. These counteracting forces reduce recoil normally associated with bigger guns, though these weapons aren't truly “recoilless.” They also have a significant and dangerous back-blast, which means troops can't fire them indoors without specialized ammunition. At present, there is only one special "confined space" round available for the weapon, which is an anti-tank type.

The weapon, which Saab also calls the M4, uses titanium and other lightweight materials to keep its overall weight at just more than 15 pounds. It’s approximately 6 pounds lighter than the old M3 model. It’s also more compact than the previous version at nearly 3.3 feet in length

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...l-gustaf-anyway

בנוסף לכל הפגזים הרגילים של המטול, לאחרונה פותח לו פגז "רואה כתם" זאת אומרת מתביית על כתם לייזר. למטול הנ"ל טווח של 1,200 מטר וזהו שיפור רציני ביכולות של מערכת זו.

מה שמעניין אותי לפחות זה האם לא מדובר ביכולת שתפורה לרחפנים/כלי טייס מתאבדים כמו ה"רותם"? הרי הם לא שוקלים יותר מדי (בסה"כ כמו רחפן אזרחי עם מטע"ד וחומר נפץ) - ואני מניח שהמחיר לא גבוהה משמעוית מקארל גוסטאב עם מספר פגזים "חכמים", אז במקום להתברבר עם מטול שיורה בכינון ישיר אפשר להפעיל רחפן שגם נותן לך "עיניים" על האויב וכמובן יכול להשמיד אותו בדיוק רב ומכיוונים לא צפויים

יורים על החוליה שלך מאיזה שיח/סלע על ההר באפגניסטן.
אם יש לך קרל גוסטב על הכתף, כרעת ברך/נשכבת, לייזרתה, יריתה, פגעתה...(סליחה על העברית )
אם יש לך רותם על הגב...לך תפתח אותו, תחכה שיקבל נעילת GPS, התאמה לשלט, להטיס אותו למטרה בתקווה שאין רוחות/יורידו אותו/יראו אותו מגיע ויתפזרו ואולי פגעת וגם אז בלי יכולות חדירה של ממש אם הם מאחורי מחסות.
בקיצור ממש לא תחליף ישיר. אם כבר אז הגילון/טאקט/SPIKE SR הם החלופה ויש להניח שגם מול פגזים 'חכמים' הם יקרים בהרבה.

ציטוט:

במקור נכתב על ידי elaadhn יורים על החוליה שלך מאיזה שיח/סלע על ההר באפגניסטן. אם יש לך קרל גוסטב על הכתף, כרעת ברך/נשכבת, לייזרתה, יריתה, פגעתה...(סליחה על העברית )

זהו שזה נשמע אופטימי מדי. הבעייתיות בהתקליות כמו של האמריקאים באפגניסטאן היא זיהוי מקור האש, הטאליבן לא עושים לאמריקאים הנחות - הם יורים מרחוק ולא חושפים את עצמם יותר מדי וגם מנתקים מגע כאשר נהיה מסוכן מדי או שהם מצפים לסיוע אווירי/ארטילרי של האמריקאים. אז לדעתי גם מטול עם תחמושת מדויקת (נניח שבאמת מדויקת למרחק של קילומטר+-) יתבזבז בסופו של דבר על ירי לרתק ולמקומות חשודים.


מאידך עם כלי כמו הרותם אתה יכול לתפעל אותו מאחורי מחסה ועדיין לזהות את מיקום האויב ואז או לתקוף אותו באמצעות הכלי עצמו או לכוון באמצעותו סיוע אש. תאורטית אפשר אפילו לנהל "מרדף" אחרי חוליה שמנתקת מגע אבל זה כבר נשמע מוגזם (גילוי נאותף לא מכיר את יכולות הכלי, אני משער לפי מה שאני מכיר ממוצרים אזרחיים)

מדהים איך כלי שנכנס לשימוש בשנת קום המדינה, עדיין ממשיך לרוץ. אז נכון שיש עוד כמה כאלה, ועדיין...


השוואה בין הדגם המקורי M1 משנת 1948 (למטה) לדגם המתקדם M4 משנת 2015 (למעלה). בכלי המקורי החלקים החומים עשויים עץ ועור, בדגם החדש יותר הם כבר יוצרו מפולימרים מתקדמים.


דגם M2 משנות ה80

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USA Army re launches study for new Active Protection System for Bradley IFV

12.15.18

U.S. Army re-launches the study for a new APS (Active Protection System) for its Bradley tracked armored IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle). On December 11, 2018, the U.S. Government Contracts website issued a draft request from Department of the U.S. Army for proposal to collect information from industry to determine current market manufacturing capability to produce a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6 APS for the Bradley IFV.

Read full news at this link ...

Israeli Company has tested its Trophy Active Protection System mounted on the hull of a Bradley tracked armored IFV Infantry Fighting Vehicle (Picture source print screen Rafael video)

http://worlddefencenews.blogspot.co...new-active.html

USA-Marines want armored robot recon by 2023

Brian Wang | May 14, 2018

The US Marines want an armored robotic scout vehicle that can launch a UAS (Unmanned Aerial System), scout deep, and then use precision fires and electronic warfare.

Wish list but not all of this equipment has to fit on one vehicle.

* The ability to operate for extended periods with minimal resupply, part of the emerging Army and Marine Corps focus on “distributed operations” where units disperse and keep on the move to avoid presenting easy targets for precision strikes.
* Better amphibious performance than the current LAV while remaining as easy to transport on landing craft (four vehicles per LCAC hovercraft).
* An arsenal of medium-caliber automatic cannon (e.g. 30 mm) for lightly armored targets, anti-armor firepower for heavy tanks, long-range missiles (the Israeli Spike) or kamikaze drones (Switchblade) for targets over the horizon, and some means to shoot down enemy drones. (The systems in parentheses were listed in the industry day briefings as examples, not mandates).
* Advanced long-range sensors and a secure communications network to share the data they collect, even in the face of enemy jamming and hacking.
* Electronic warfare capability to detect, classify and jam enemy transmissions, to include downing drones by scrambling their control links.
* Active Protection Systems, like the Israeli Trophy APS now being studied by the Army, to shoot down incoming anti-tank warheads before they hit, as well as unspecified counter-IED (Improvised Explosive Device) defenses.
* Passenger capacity for scouts who can dismount and fight on foot (the current LAV carries six, but the number for ARV is not yet fixed).

https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/...on-by-2023.html

USA Army Wants Armored Turrets Packing 120mm Mortars for Its Strykers and Other Vehicles

The service says it wants better mobile mortars, but it could add suicide drones to the mix in the future, too.

By Joseph Trevithick August 3, 2018


The U.S. Army wants a new turreted 120mm mortar that it can put on various armored vehicles, such as the Stryker and the up-coming Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle. The service is also eying it as an option a variant of the future Next Generation Combat Vehicle and wants the complete system to eventually be able to fire loitering munitions, too.

The Army’s Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey described its basic requirements for such a system in a notice that it posted on FedBizOpps, the U.S. government’s top contracting website, on Aug. 2, 2018. The announcement said the service hoped to find a company to develop the system, formally called the Future Indirect Fire Turret (FIFT), and begin production by the end of 2021.

“The 120mm Mortar FIFT is a 120mm turret that provides protection from enemy counter battery systems and insulates soldiers from the effects of both noise and blast overpressure,” the Army explained. “Additionally, the FIFT shall feature a level of automation, such that physical burden on crew is reduced, while supporting a high rate of fire capability.”

This new system would replace wheeled M1129 Stryker Mortar Carrier Vehicles and tracked M113-based mortar carriers. These existing designs both use 120mm mortars mounted inside the hull of the vehicle and fired through large hatches on the roof that expose the crew to enemy fire and other potential hazards.

The requirements say the turret can be manned or unmanned and needs an automatic loading system that at least moves the mortar rounds from a rack into the weapon itself. The objective goal is to acquire a system that doesn’t require a human to move the ammunition around inside the vehicle at all.

This desire for automation extends to the firing process, as well. The Army wants a gunner to be able to receive a request for a fire mission and respond within 30 seconds with the help of a ballistic computer.

If the vehicle is on the move when it gets the call for support, the service wants the crew to be able to stop, get into position, and fire the first round within a minute. There is a hope that the weapon system might even be able to work without the vehicle having to stop at all. This would make it more flexible and more survivable since it would be harder for an enemy to determine its position and then fire its own mortars or artillery in response.

The entire system needs to be relatively fast, too. The Army wants the turret to be able to lob 16 rounds in a minute if necessary, followed by a more sustained fire of 6 rounds per minute thereafter. The objective is for a crew to be able to get up to 24 rounds in the air in the first 60 seconds and then keep firing 12 rounds every minute indefinitely afterward.

לכל המאמר ראה קישור למטה

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...-other-vehicles

USA Approves Sale of 46000 M1A1 Abrams Tank Ammunition to Egypt for 201Million Dollars

Our Bureau November 28, 2018

The United States Defense Security Cooperation Agency has approved sale of 46,000 M831A1 and M865 rounds and 10,000 APFSDS-T rounds to Egypt for an estimated cost of $201 million.

The DSCA delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale Tuesday.

This notification supersedes and replaces Transmittal No. 18-05 delivered to Congress on September 17, 2018. The descriptions and quantities of all defense articles and services are unchanged. The dollar values are updated with this new transmittal.

The Government of Egypt has requested to buy 46,000 120MM Target Practice – Tracer (M831A1) and 120MM Target Practice, Cone Stabilized, Discarding Sabot – (M865) rounds and 10,000 120MM 4th-Generation Kinetic Energy-Tungsten (KE-W) A4 Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot with Tracer (APFSDS-T) rounds. Also included are 4,500 120MM Insensitive Munitions High Explosive with Tracer (IM HE-T) tank rounds, field implementation, testing inspections, spares and repair parts, support and test equipment, field support publications and technical data, US government and contractor engineering and logistics support services, personnel training and training equipment, quality assurance team support services, preparation of ammunition for shipment, ammunition delivery, component improvement program and repair, other associated equipment and support, and other related elements of logistical and program support.

Egypt will use the 120MM IM HE-T cartridges to maintain a strategic munitions inventory for its M1A1 tank fleet and in support of operations against militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in the Sinai. They will use the target practice rounds to train M1A1 crews in proper crew procedures in a training environment using munitions that cost a fraction of tactical rounds and have nearly zero explosive or penetrating capability.

Egypt has been producing this type of ammunition under an existing co-production agreement for approximately 15 years. Egypt intends to use the APFSDS-T rounds to replace older model 120MM KE-W, KE-W Al, and KE-W A2 ammunition to maintain a strategic munitions inventory for its M1A1 tank fleet. Egypt will have no difficulty absorbing these munitions into its armed forces.

The prime contractor involved in this program is General Dynamics.

http://www.defenseworld.net/news/23...Egypt_for__201M

USA-Lockheed Martin secures $997M contract for Greece F-16s upgrade

Posted On Monday, 24 December 2018

Lockheed Martin recently secured a $996.8 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract for upgrading 84 Hellenic Air Force F-16 jets to the V-configuration, the US Department of Defense said on December 21, 2018.

Lockheed Martin expects to complete the task by Jun 30, 2027. According to The Greek Reporter newspaper, Lockheed Martin official said in September that the first two years will be spent on engineering for the prototype and the registration of the systems. The installation on the Greek fighter jets will take place during the third year of the program, and the Hellenic Air Force pilots will be trained in the fourth year.

Greece’s government council for foreign affairs and defense, chaired by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, in April approved a plan to upgrade 84 F-16 fighter aircraft to the F-16V standard through a potential $1.45 billion contract.

Greece currently employs a mix of 150 F-16s in Block 30, Block 50, Block 52+, and Block 52+ Advanced configurations.

http://www.airrecognition.com/index...6s-upgrade.html

USA-Sikorsky and Boeing roll out SB-1 Defiant helicopter

Posted On Wednesday, 26 December 2018

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, and Boeing provided the first look at the SB-1 Defiant helicopter the companies have developed for the U.S. Army's Joint Multi-Role technology demonstrator program, the helicopter maker said on December 26, 2018.

Sikorsky and Boeing provided the first look at the new SB-1 Defiant helicopter (Credit: Sikorsky-Boeing Team)

The SB-1 Defiant is designed to fly at twice the speed and range of today's conventional helicopters and offers advanced agility and maneuverability. It will help inform the next generation of military helicopters as part of the U.S. Army's Future Vertical Lift program.

The helicopter is participating in the Army's Joint Multi-Role-Medium Technology Demonstrator program. Data from SB-1 Defiant will help the Army develop requirements for new utility helicopters expected to enter service in the early 2030s

This first look happens as the SB-1 Defiant’s first flight is likely to be delayed until 2019 after problems were discovered within the aircraft’s testbed, the FlightGlobal newspaper unveiled on December, 12. A delay to the SB-1 Defiant maiden flight come after its main contender, the Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor, has been flying for about a year and in May achieved a top speed of 352km/h.

http://www.airrecognition.com/index...helicopter.html

USA Air Force Revs Up Production of Precision Bomb Called ‘‘Worlds Largest Sniper’’

By Warrior Maven

The BLU-129 is increasingly in demand because it is capable of quickly tailoring its explosive charge

The Air Force is revving up production of the air-dropped, precision-guided BLU-129 bomb increasingly in demand by warzone commanders - so accurate, lethal and precise; it is called “the world’s largest sniper accuracy.”

The often-requested weapon, described as an adaptable carbon fiber bomb, is specially engineered to control “field effects” and create low collateral damage resulting from air attacks.

“The Air Force is currently producing BLU-129 bomb bodies to address operational demand,” Capt. Hope Cronin, Air Force Spokeswoman, told Warrior Maven.

The BLU-129 is increasingly in demand because, among other things, it is capable of quickly tailoring its explosive charge depending upon the threat, using what’s called “variable yield effects.” Variable-yield effects allow for attackers to adjust the explosive power while in-flight, in some cases enabling extremely effective, yet precise, more narrowly-configured attacks.

“There are limited numbers of this weapon, and we want to hold onto it for those missions that need to have only that capability,” Col. Gary Haase, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), told Warrior Maven in an interview last Fall at an Air Force Association Symposium.

Developing what Air Force engineers call “flight selectability” is an essential element of this, as it will enable dynamic combat-targeting to adapt while an aircraft is airborne. This can be done with a range of technologies to enable improved precision with multi-mode energetics and specialized structures engineered into the warhead,

The BLU 129 is described as having innovations called “adapted effects design” with a contained lethal radius, yet precise and substantial destructive ability. “This allows a much-reduced size of warhead with the same kill capability,” Maj. Gen. Larry Stutzriem, USAF (Ret.) - former fighter pilot and current Director of Research for the Mitchell Institute - said AFA in September of last year. Stutzriem characterized an explosive envelope as a “combination of heat blast and fragmentation.”

There is a compelling needed for a new regime of munitions for expanded effects, according to Haase. Given that combat warfighters discovered more applications for the weapon beyond things it was initially built to do, the Air Force has been restarting production of the BLU-129 weapon.

Accelerated production of the BLU-129 represents a significant element of an ongoing Air Force initiative to build increased attack flexibility within an individual warhead by adjusting timing, blast effect and detonation.

“We want to have options and flexibility so we can take out this one person with a hit-to-kill munition, or crank it up and take out a truck or a wide area,” Hasse told Warrior Maven.

A vendor which makes some of the warhead casing, Aerojet Rocketdyne, provides some technical detail about how the weapon achieves its precision.

"These weapons use carbon-fiber-wound construction of the warhead casing, provided by Aerojet Rocketdyne. A carbon-fiber-wound bomb body disintegrates instead of fragmenting, which adds explosive force nearby, but lowers collateral damage," a statement from Aerojet Rocketdyne says.

Hasse explained “multi-mode energetics” as a need to engineer a single warhead to leverage advanced “smart fuse” technology to adjust the blast effect.

This kind of technical advances, wherein munitions can be adjusted in-flight, is inspiring new thinking when it comes to Concepts of Operations (CONOPS). Newer targeting and explosive yield variation naturally changes the types of attack missions falling within the realm of the possible.

For instance, combat circumstances are very fast-moving, often changing dramatically in minutes - even seconds. For this reason, “adaptable” effects better synchronize attacks with intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance by enabling pilots to quicken the kill chain and make faster decisions while tracking moving targets, senior Air Force weapons developers explain.

Hasse explained that the BLU-129 brings additional elements of attack flexibility, because instead of traveling with both very large, heavier bombs, a pilot can simply drop four BLU-129s on a target to increase blast effect.

Osborn previously served at the Pentagon as a Highly Qualified Expert with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army - Acquisition, Logistics & Technology. Osborn has also worked as an anchor and on-air military specialist at national TV networks. He has a Masters in Comparative Literature from Columbia University.

More Weapons and Technology - WARRIOR MAVEN (CLICK HERE)--

https://defensemaven.io/warriormave...Kkm7C9FXJOoI-Q/

US Military Going Beyond Helicopters

Brian Wang | December 30, 2018

The Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant

The SB-1 Defiant will have a cruise speed of 250 knots (460 km/h). It will initially will have less range due to using the “old” T55 engine. A new engine, the future affordable turbine engine (FATE), will enable it to meet the range requirement of 229 NMI (424 km)

The Bell V-280 Valor

The Bell V-280 Valor is competing for the Future Vertical Lift program. In October 2018, the V-280 reached 250 knots (460 km/h) at 80% prop rotor cruise speed. It was also flown to a 45° bank angle at up to 200 kn (370 km/h), achieved a 4,500 ft/min (23 m/s) climb rate at 160 kn (300 km/h), exceeded 200 kn (370 km/h) with less than 50% torque, and recorded a peak load factor of 1.9g. Its longest flight covered 270 mi (230 nmi; 430 km).

The V-280 is designed for a cruising speed of 280 knots (320 mph; 520 km/h). It will have a top speed of 300 knots (350 mph; 560 km/h), a range of 2,100 nautical miles (2,400 mi; 3,900 km), and an effective combat range of 500 to 800 nmi (580 to 920 mi; 930 to 1,480 km). Expected maximum takeoff weight is around 30,000 pounds (14,000 kg)

https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/...elicopters.html

232Unmanned Ships May Be Key To Countering China and Russia

By Paul McLeary on April 15, 2019

The Sea Hunter, an experimental unmanned submarine-hunter

WASHINGTON: The Navy is scrambling to write its new acquisition and operational playbook on the fly, a decision based as much on what US rivals are doing as it is on what the service hasn’t done in recent decades.

The construction and innovation booms being undertaken by the Chinese — and to a lesser extent Russian — navies, are forcing the admirals at the Pentagon to push new, still mostly theoretical, unmanned technologies into the water as quickly as possible for urgent make-or-break tests.

The biggest gamble — with potentially the highest payoff — is the $3.7 billion worth of unmanned programs the service included in its 2020 budget submission. The spending includes $447 million to buy two large unmanned surface vehicles that can provide a variety of missions from long-range surveillance to offensive operations.

After the 2020 budget, the Navy plans to buy two LUSVs a year until 2024, for a total of about $2.7 billion. The Navy is making plans to buy 232 unmanned platforms of different sizes and configurations over the next several years.

The hulls the the LUSV should be about 200- to 300-feet long, and weigh 2,000 tons and eventually carry vertical launch cells that would give the emerging Ghost Fleet real combat punch, Navy leaders have said.

But most key questions over how these unmanned ships will be controlled, by whom, and if they will deploy independently or as part of traditional strike groups, have yet to be answered.

Announcing these huge investments without a corresponding operational plan is “an expression of the urgency the Navy is attaching to the situation” of trying to stay operationally unpredictable while keeping ahead of the Chinese and Russian, Ronald O’Rourke, the top naval analyst at the Congressional Research Service, told an audience Monday at the Heritage Foundation.

The big spending on unmanned systems before many core questions are answered “is emblematic of where some acquisition may be heading in the coming years — there is a feeling that in the new era of renewed great power competition, we no longer have the luxury of time so we have to move quickly and be prepared to make decisions in the absence of complete or perfect knowledge,” he said.

O’Rourke’s assessment is in line with written testimony Navy leaders submitted to the Senate Armed Services Committee earlier this month.

“China is innovating faster than we are and fielding significant warfighting capabilities,” the statement said. “To address the pace at which they are progressing we cannot continue to develop weapon systems under a procurement acquisition system with its foundations from the Cold War.”

While plans are great, explaining to lawmakers, industry and the public just what those plans might mean to them is more difficult. The Navy “needs to socialize for various audience that we’re going to have failures,” as these programs move forward quickly, and continue to change, said Eric Labs, appearing alongside O’Rourke at Heritage.

“If they don’t do that socialization as part of the acquisition process many people might draw parallels to the LCS program,” which has suffered years of criticism — much of it earned — as it slogged through different operational concepts and technology failures.

That’s something the Navy doesn’t want to see happen to its nascent Ghost Fleet of unmanned ships, which it wants to get into the water quickly — even before it fully fleshes out what it wants to do with them.

https://breakingdefense.com/2019/04...g-china-russia/

Bushmaster 50mm Cannon going on the US Armys Next Generation Combat Vehicle

Posted by Solomon at 4/14/2019

תותח 50 מ"מ בושמאסטר-3

The poster says it has three times the range and eight times the lethality of the 25mm on the Bradley IFV.

It goes on to say that it shoots 200 shots per minute.

The Army is stepping up its armor game in a big way.

They will at least match threat weapons for the foreseeable future if this goes into production.

China will copy it...that's the reality. Whether through theft, buying it from a traitor in our midst or a traitor from one of our allies they'll get the plans. But they'll be playing catch up.

That's fine by me. That's where they should be...struggling to keep pace.

https://www.snafu-solomon.com/2019/...oing-on-us.html

USA warns Egypt over Russian Su 35 fighter jets deal

Apr 9, 2019

SU-35

US senior administration official has warned Egypt against buying a Russian Su-35 multi-role air-defense fighters and air-launched weapons.

“In terms of the expanding Russian influence in the region, that’s obviously something which we are quite concerned. We don’t see a lot of material benefits to engagements with the Russians”, the official said on Monday. “We just would encourage the Egyptians to turn more toward the West, toward the United States”.

According to him, Washington has already faced the same situation with China, India, and Turkey. The official explained that Countering America’s Adversaries through Sanctions Act or CAATSA (the law on countering America’s opponents through sanctions) is in effect in the United States. The document provides for retaliatory measures for those countries that enter into transactions with the Russian defense or intelligence sectors.

“The president views the relationship with Egypt, as he does all of our … relationships with foreign countries … through the lens of America first and what serves our interest,” the official said.

The official said the administration was encouraging Egypt to develop democratic institutions while being mindful of U.S. security interests.

According to media reports in recent weeks, Egypt would buy “over two dozen” Su-35 fighter jets from Russia. Egypt has reportedly signed a $2 billion deal with Russia to buy more than 20 Sukhoi SU-35 fighter jets, as well as weapons for the aircraft. Russian newspaper Kommersant reported on March 18, the acquisition will significantly boost the Egyptian Air Force’s potential alongside deliveries of the MiG-29M/M2, which are ongoing.

Moreover, the United States wants to expand its counterterrorism partnership with Egypt given that terrorism remains a significant threat to that country’s stability, a senior administration official said in press briefing.

“Terrorism is a very significant threat to Egypt’s stability, from Libya, Sinai and the South, so they are kind of uniquely positioned to be responding to a whole range of threats in that theater. For us, it’s a very, very important partnership that we want to expand,” the official said on Monday.

The official noted that Egypt plays an important diplomatic role in negotiating with Hamas, and is working to persuade the Palestinian movement to comply with the conditions that would move them out of being considered a terrorist organization.

https://defence-blog.com/news/us-wa...-jets-deal.html

לוקהיד מרטין הציעה (שוב) את ה- F-16 למכרז ההודי בדמות ה- F-21. המטוסים ייוצרו בהודו כחלק מדרישות ממשלת הודו לבנות יותר ממאה מטוסים בהשתתפות יצרנית מקומית. לוקהיד מרטין ניגשה למכרז בשותפות עם קבוצת טאטא.

בין היתר, גם אלביט הישראלית לקחה חלק בכנס הספקים של לוקהיד מרטין במסגרת פרויקט F-21 של חיל האוויר ההודי. "כספק ארוך שנים של אוויוניקה מתקדמת עבור לוקהיד מרטין, אלביט מערכות בוחנת דרכים לתמוך במאמציה של לוקהיד מרטין למקסם תוכן מקומי ב- F-21 לחיל האוויר ההודי וב- S-76 למסוק חיל הים ההודי", נמסר בהצהרה.

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כמה תובנות..

מעניין.. כי גם הפקיסטנים מחזיקים F16 בארסנל אאל"ט
אני מניח שההודים ידרשו גירסא יותר טובה ממה שיש לפקיסטנים. מה שיעצבן את הפקיסטנים שידרשו לסנדל את העסקה.
אם ארה"ב תמכור גירסא יותר מתקדמת הפקיסטנים ידרשו גירסא יותר מתקדמת מה שיוביל למירוץ חימוש שארה"ב היא הספק העיקרי - כך שהמנצחת הגדולה היא ארה"ב
(או שהודו תישאר עם הגירסא הכי מתקדמת ובשביל שארה"ב לא תמכור לפקיסטנים האמריקאים ידרשו מהודו משהו בתמורה)
אם הפקיסטנים ידרשו לבטל את העסקה ארה"ב גם תדרוש משהו בתמורה כך ששוב האמריקאים מנצחים

ויש את האופציה הטובה לכל הצדדים - והיא תקדים הסכם השלום עם מצרים- אחת הסיבות שנחתם ההסכם היתה בגלל שסדאת נמאס מהנשק הרוסי ועבר לאמריקאים, ברגע שיש שני מדינות במצב מלחמה ששניהן מסופקות ע"י אותה מעצמה ניתן להפעיל עליהם לחץ לבוא לשולחן המשא ומתן

כך או כך בכל תרחיש אפשרי שאני רואה אותו ארה"ב תמיד מנצחת במשחק הזה

ציטוט:

במקור נכתב על ידי מוהנדס במיל מה שיעצבן את הפקיסטנים שידרשו לסנדל את העסקה..

שישתו מים.
לפקיסטן אין כל יכולת להשפיע, או לסנדל עסקה.
ההודים ירכשו (או שלא - כאלופי עולם בביטול מכרזים..) מה טוב בשבילם.
פקיסטן תבחן, ותערך במסגרת אילוצי התקציב שלה.
ההצעה היא לא היחידה.
במסגרת מכרז זה, ההודים קבלו גם הצעה לפס ייצור של F\A-18 Super Hornet.
https://www.financialexpress.com/de...-india/1566055/
זה יתאים יותר לפקיסטן ? ברור שלא.

לפקיסטנים כן יש מנוף לחץ על האמריקאים בגלל כל הג'יהדסטים והטליבאן שמתנחלים בשטחם האמריקאים כבר שנים מנסים ללחוץ על הפקיסטנים לטפל בהם במידה מסוימת של הצלחה (או לא תלוי את מי שואלים). וזה גם אחת הסיבות שאמריקה נותנת להם סיוע כספי.
מעבר לכך יש לאמריקה עוד אינטרסים מפקיסטן כמו הקרבה שלה לאיראן
לכן התרחיש הזה הגיוני

מטוס ה EA-18G Growler של צי ארה"ב, המופעל מהנושאות הגדולות - סידרת נימיץ ומעלה.
משמש באופן יעודי ללוחמה אלקטרונית ותקיפה של מטרות קורנות.
מקבל מארז ל"א חדש ALQ-249 , "הדור הבא" של חברת Raytheon.

מידע נוסף:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_...6&v=1pXI3vYXmt4

מקור:
https://militaryleak.com/2018/08/12...ammer-mid-band/

USA Army brings back Avengers in the face of Russian aggression

December 27, 2019


The U.S. Army brings back its Avenger surface-to-air missile systems mounted on a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, commonly known as the Humvee.

Last year, the Army re-established an active SHORAD battalion in Germany. The 5th Battalion of the 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment was stood up with Avenger systems that mounted on a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, commonly known as the Humvee, modified with a turret on top and two pods of Stinger missiles.

The combined weapon system provides mobile protection against missiles, low-flying aircraft and most recently – unmanned aerial vehicles.

The Avengers were first used by the Army in 1990, but in recent years most had been relegated to the National Guard or stored in depots.

A total of 72 Avengers were pulled out of mothballs last year from Letterkenny Army Depot in Pennsylvania, Holler said. Half are now with the 5-4 ADA and the others are ready for the issue at a pre-positioned equipment depot in Germany.

The shift back to the Avengers is based on the Army chief of staff’s initiative to close the gap in short-range air defense capabilities the United States and its NATO allies suffer from on the European continent, according to the Army. The Army was given a “wake-up call” when it observed the conflict in Ukraine.

The U.S. Army has been laying the foundations to conduct large-scale combat operations against a near-peer adversary like Russia.

In addition to the development of logistics systems and the strengthening of the military power of armored formations, the Army is now standing up short-range air defense units, known as SHORAD battalions.

The Army is now reshaping its capability and capacity to conduct large-scale combat operations against a near-peer adversary like Russia, so SHORAD units are once again needed.

https://defence-blog.com/army/u-s-a...aggression.html

הצבא הוציא את האוונג'ר משימוש אבל מעולם לא ויתר על משימת ההגנה האוירית הטקטית (SHORAD), ולצורך זה הטיל על General Dynamics לפתח גרסה מתקדמת ומוגדלת - Stryker A1 IM-SHORAD - ע"ג נגמ"ש סטרייקר. בגרסה החדשה והמודולרית יותר מותקנים כרגע תותח 30 מ"מ, רביעיית טילי הסטינגר המיתולוגית וגם זוג טילי AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire עם מערך אנטנות שמרחיב את טווח ורזולוציית הגילוי של הכלי המקורי. הדגם החדש כבר נחשף אך עדיין אינו מבצעי, ולכן כפיתרון זמני הוצאו מהנפתלין האמרים שיבצעו את המשימה.

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תמונה יפה ונראה שהגנת הנ"מ לכוחות בקו הקידמי מקבלים דחיפות לאור המספר הרב של רחפנים ודומיהם שהופכים לחימוש מתאבד.
אני מעדיף עוד משגר לסטינגרים מאשר משגרי נ"ט שאני מניח שלא חסרים לכוחות שריון או חי"ר.

לדעתי טילי ההלפייר שהם כאמור מגרסת לונגבוא כלומר בעלי רש"ק מכ"מי יותר רלוונטים לתפקיד הגנ"א קצרת טווח, בניגוד לטילי נ"ט אחרים של כוחות השיריון/רגלים האמריקאים שהם מונחי ראדיו (טאו) או חתימה תרמית (ג׳אוולין). עוד ראוי לציין שמכמי הגילוי הם rps-40/42 של חברת ראדא הישראלית וגם שקיימת גרסת shorad לבראדלי עם אותה קונפיגורציה (פחות או יותר)

ציטוט:

במקור נכתב על ידי OlivStone לדעתי טילי ההלפייר שהם כאמור מגרסת לונגבוא כלומר בעלי רש"ק מכ"מי יותר רלוונטים לתפקיד הגנ"א קצרת טווח, בניגוד לטילי נ"ט אחרים של כוחות השיריון/רגלים האמריקאים שהם מונחי ראדיו (טאו) או חתימה תרמית (ג׳אוולין). עוד ראוי לציין שמכמי הגילוי הם rps-40/42 של חברת ראדא הישראלית וגם שקיימת גרסת shorad לבראדלי עם אותה קונפיגורציה (פחות או יותר)

לא מכיר את היכולות של ההלפייר/לונגבוא כמערכת נ"מ, אבל אני מוכן לקחת את דבריך בנושא זה. אשר לראדא אני מסכים איתך ולמטה תמונה של הברדלי בתצורת נ"מ שגם עליו מותקן המכם של ראדא, אם כי המספר על האנטנה קצת שונה.
אפשר לציין שתותח ה-30 מ"מ הוא ה-M-230LF

USA VIDEO Watch Here Live Fire Demo New Army 50mm Cannon Destroys Targets

כתבה מעניינת על תותח ה-50 מ"מ שיותקן על רכב הלחימה החדש של ארה"ב

Warrior Maven

https://defensemaven.io/warriormave...mqUanXSK_67phqw

U.S. small arms manufacturer SIG SAUER has announced that the company was selected by the U.S. Army Contracting Command for a $10 million firm-fixed priced contract to manufacture the MK 248 MOD 1 and MOD 0 .300 Win Mag ammunition for use in U.S. Military sniper platforms.

Ron Cohen, President and CEO, SIG SAUER, Inc. began, “This award by the U.S. Army is validation of our state-of-the-art manufacturing that has resulted in the highest quality, and most precise, ammunition delivering on target accuracy for snipers in the field.”

The U.S. Military sniper.300 Win Mag ammunition will be manufactured at the state-of-the-art SIG SAUER ammunition manufacturing facility in Jacksonville, Arkansas.

“This is a very exciting development for SIG SAUER, and for the rapidly growing SIG SAUER ammunition division, and we are honored to be recognized by the U.S. Army,” concluded Cohen.

לכל הכתבה

https://defence-blog.com/army/u-s-army-selects-sig-sauer-for-300-win-mag-sniper-ammunition.html

זיג זאואר מציגה מקלע חדש שיתמודד על מכרז המקלע הבינוני העתידי של פיקודי הכוחות המיוחדים בצבא היבשה וחיל הנחתים. SOCOM ו-MARSOC הכריזו כבר לפני שנתיים על הצורך במקלע חדש עם מאפיינים דומים לאלו של MK48 ו-M240 הקיימים אך במשקל קל יותר ועם תחמושת .338 Norma Magnum. המכרז עומד על כמות של 5,000 כלים בקירוב. לפני מספר ימים פרסמה זיג שלאחר שהכלי עבר בהצלחה מבחן בטיחות קריטי היא מסרה כמה כלים מדגם MG 338 יחד עם שרשירי תחמושת ועמעמים תואמים לידי SOCOM עבור מבחנים. הכלי החדש מתאפיין בין היתר במשקל נמוך (9 ק"ג ללא תחמושת), החלפת קנה מהירה במיוחד, קת מתקפלת, התאמה מקורית לעמעם, וכמובן מסילות לאמצעי אופטיקה ועזרים טקטיים.







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