Raivo Tamm kirjutas:Ja miks ei taha keegi kommenteerida Norra enda lolli otsust moderniseerida 150 tükki M113/M577 platformi ja väga kapitaalselt?
Enne UKR sõda ja VF ohu järsku tõusu kogu Euroopas olid asjad Norras nii
Norway signs $1 billion armoured vehicle contract
Press release | Published: 2012-06-21
The project includes both new and upgraded vehicles and has an overall budget of NOK 10 billion/USD 1.6 billion. Today Norway initiated this effort by signing a contract worth nearly NOK 6 billion/USD 1 billion with main supplier BAE Systems Hägglunds.
When the contract between the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation (NDLO) and BAE Systems Hägglunds was signed, it initiated the next phase of the renewal of the Army's combat capabilities and its continuing modernisation.”
The project is the largest acquisition project within the Norwegian Army since the end of the Cold War, and is essential for realizing the force structure recommended in the new long-term defence White Paper for the Armed Forces.
Sweden also operates the CV90, and has nearly 20 years of experience with the system. “This acquisition is a good example of how Nordic defence cooperation remains strong and active, and of the fact that the Nordic countries are manufacturers of high-end military equipment,”
This is one of the largest investments ever made in the Army. Delivery will take place between 2015 and 2017, and forms an important part of our overall modernisation efforts and will provide the Armed Forces and the Army with the capabilities they need to carry out future operations both domestically and internationally. The new armoured vehicles will among other things provide significantly better protection and surveillance equipment for our forces,” says Rear Admiral Morten Jacobsen of the NDLO.
Norwegian industry has a key role in the modernization of the CV90. Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, Thales Norway and Vinghøg are major subcontractors in areas such as computers, communications and armaments.
Facts about the project:
• Today’s contract announcement follows the introduction of the Norwegian defence White Paper on 23 March 2012, and the announcement of the selection of BAE Systems as the prime contractor on the 20th of April 2012.
• The Army currently has 103 CV-90 Infantry Fighting Vehicles. The vehicles were acquired from the mid-1990s onwards, and have proven both reliable and dependable while in service with the Norwegian Army.
• However, the development of combat vehicles continues and there is a requirement to provide the CV90-fleet with new capabilities in the form of increased mine protection, network integration (including command and control systems), self-protection in the form of remotely controlled weapon stations and rubber band tracks for improved mobility.
• Furthermore, there is a need to improve the standardisation of the Army’s fleet of armoured vehicles to help reduce maintenance and logistics costs. The new CV90 fleet is therefore intended to replace some of the existing M113 vehicles in support roles.
• The procurement will be a combination of new CV-90 hulls, upgraded and redesigned existing CV90s from the current fleet of 103, and upgraded turrets.
• The project will deliver a total of 144 remanufactured / new CV-90s. In addition, it will include unmanned ground and aerial vehicles, various ground sensors and communications systems (comment edited Febr 27 2014: Correct number of CV90s are 144, not 146. We apologize for the error).
• The project will deliver a total of 74 Infantry Fighting Vehicles, 15 Command Vehicles, 16 Combat Engineering Vehicles, 16 Multi-Role Vehicles, 21 Reconnaissance vehicles and 2 vehicles for training purposes (not 4 as earlier stated). The Multi-Role Vehicles will serve in various different roles, including mortar carrier and logistics vehicle.
https://www.regjeringen.no/en/aktuelt/n ... /id686633/
2014 veebruar.
Work on Canada’s CCV competition has spinoff effects in Norway, and Afghanistan. Soucy International in Quebec makes armored vehicle tracks whose pads are rubber, instead of standard all-steel tracks. BAE Systems has already worked with Soucy to outfit M113 and BvS10 APCs, and both types have been deployed to Afghanistan. Now Norway has built on work BAE had done to prepare its Canadian CCV bid, and extended those track replacement efforts from its deployed M113s to the much heavier (28t) CV90.
BAE Systems qualified the system in full-scale trials, and determined that track life should be comparable to steel tracks. Trials by the Norwegian Army in late 2010 were so positive that the 2 vehicles were sent to Afghanistan before the planned schedule was completed, and the tracks have received positive reviews in theater. No wonder – they reduce vehicle weight by more than 1,000 kg, cut noise by 10dB (50%), and reduce vibration levels by 65%, which helps prolong the life of interior electronics and optics. Once they’re back in Norway, they’ll also do better on ice and snow.
Heavier up-armored CV90 trials at 35 tonnes will take place through 2011, along with mine blast trials to assess the effect of blast and fragments on the tracks.
Juuni 2014
Norway’s Storting (parliament) approves a significant increase in defense spending, with the F-35 fighter purchase playing a central role. The country will also be making investments in modernizing and adding CV90 tracked armored vehicles, and purchasing UAVs.
Overall, Norway will see a budget increase of 7% by 2016. Monies spent of the Afghan deployment will be continued and redirected, while “significant” supplementary funds will be added for the F-35 purchase.
Norway signs the contract with BAE Systems, who will up-armor the vehicles for improved protection against weapons and mine blasts, add rubber band tracks, create special variants like the modern CV90 Reece vehicle with its new sensor systems, and improve the vehicles’ surveillance and communication capabilities.
The program’s exact structure isn’t clear from the releases, but talking to the participants revealed that about 100 new CV90 chassis will be built. Some existing chassis will be retired, while the existing turrets will be removed for upgrades. Once that’s done, they’ll be fitted back into to new or refurbished hulls, except for variants like the multi-role that don’t use turrets. This process will push total CV90 deliveries over 1,200, including vehicles for Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, and Switzerland.
September 2015
When the initial contract is done, Norway’s 103-vehicle CV90-30 fleet, which has served since the mid-1990s will become 144 vehicles serving with the Telemark and Armoured battalions: 74 modernized Infantry Fighting Vehicles, plus 21 reconnaissance, 16 multi-role (mortar carrier or cargo), 15 command & control, 16 engineering vehicles, and 2 driver training models. Delivery is expected between 2015 and 2017.
The upgraded vehicles will incorporate lessons learned from Norwegian operations in Afghanistan, and new internal and external technologies from Norway’s Kongsberg.
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/tru ... ion-07439/
The two new programs are intended to reinforce defense readiness and overall capability, and will be used to add firepower to Norway's defensive systems.
The two programs, costing a total of $478 million, center on the Norwegian Defense Forces' project to build Norway's first anti-aircraft battery. The cost of this project is around $120 million.
The anti-aircraft battery will be stationed with, and operated by, the Brigade North Battle Battalion. The fully integrated air-defense system will also include the Norwegian advanced surface-to-air missile system (NASAMS) and the IRIS-T air-to-air missile.
The military is currently developing a self-propelled anti-aircraft system, combining IRIS-T missiles fired from existing NASAMS II-launchers mounted on a lengthened M113 armored personnel carrier chassis. Delivery is set for 2015.
http://www.defensenews.com/story/defens ... /26661873/
Mina saan aru nii, et Norra võtab M113 (M113A1 ja M113A2) kasutusest vaikselt maha ja asendab need CV-90 laadsete projektidega. Ainuke M113 platvorm, mida järele aidatakse ja moditakse, on pikendatud kerega M113G4 või siis M113G3+ (sisuliselt M113 A4 või siis A3+, mida me oleks võtnud, aga mida ei pakutud) NASAMS II masinatena.
Kas ma sain õigesti aru ?
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