Das Projekt zielt auf eine Subventionierung durch den European Defence Fund der EU ab. Beteiligt sind Frankreich, Belgien und "mehrere andere europäische Staaten" ("plusieurs autres pays européens"), die Ende 2020 einen Letter of Intent unterzeichnet haben.
Quelle des Artikels von Forces Opérations ist die folgende Anfragebeantwortung im Sénat des französischen Parlaments:
- Remplacement des véhicules blindés légers
Question écrite n° 20287 de Mme Hélène Conway-Mouret
http://www.senat.fr/basile/visio.do?id= ... jl&afd=cvn
- Das Véhicule blindé léger (VBL) und das Véhicule blindé léger long (VB2L) MKI sind in den 1980er-Jahren entwickelt worden. Derzeit stehen 1470 Fahrzeuge dieser Typen im aktiven Dienst. Die VBL MKI weisen einen gewissen Schutz gegen Bedrohungen auf dem Gefechtsfeld auf und ab Sommer 2021 ist die Lieferung von 100 VBL mit einem Zusatzpanzerungskit vorgesehen. Dies geschieht u.a. weil die Beschaffung eines "Off-the-shelf"-Fahrzeugs ("véhicule sur étagère") zur Entsendung in den Auslandseinsatz noch im Jahr 2021 nicht machbar gewesen ist.
- Die Beschaffung des Véhicule blindé d'aide à l'engagement (VBAE), mit dem das VBL ersetzt werden soll, befindet sich derzeit in der Studienphase, im Rahmen der Arbeiten zur Anpassung des Loi de Programmation Militaire 2019-2025.
- Das Projekt FAMOUS soll Technologiebausteine zur Entwicklung des VBAE untersuchen. Das Vorhaben wurde als Antwort auf den Call for Proposals des EDIDP (European Defence Industrial Development Programme) von 2020 entwickelt und soll vom EDF (European Defence Fund) finanziert werden.
https://ec.europa.eu/research/participa ... 020_en.pdf1.8. Call EDIDP-GCC-2020 – Ground combat capabilities
The evolving operational environment requires the development of next generation and the upgrade of current armoured platforms with improved robustness, agility, versatility and interoperability with next generation systems and future unmanned systems. A comprehensive combination of land systems should contribute to the capability of land manoeuvre in the joint operational environment to gain positional advantage in respect to the adversary.
Proposals are invited against the following topic
EDIDP-GCC-2020: Development of next generation and upgrade of current armoured platforms, including those able to operate in extreme climates and geographical environments.
Budget
The Union is considering a contribution of up to EUR 9 000 000 to support proposals addressing the above-mentioned topic and its associated specific challenge, scope, targeted activities and main high-level requirements.
Several actions may be funded under this call.
Specific challenge
The evolving operational environment requires the development of next generation and the upgrade of current armoured platforms with improved robustness, agility, versatility and interoperability with next generation systems and future unmanned systems.
Scope
The proposals must address the upgrade of current or the development of next generation armoured platforms, in particular addressing Main Battle Tank (MBT) or Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) or Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) or other light armoured vehicle, or developing and integrating modern and upgraded systems, subsystems or sensors into existing platforms and/or payloads improving significantly their performance.
Targeted activities
The proposals must cover the study of the proposed solutions, not excluding downstream activities. The targeted activities could in particular include:
- the collection anddefinition of concept of operations (CONOPS);
- a feasibility study for the possible concept and technical solutions which fulfil the given high level requirements, includinga Detailed Requirements Review (DRR);
- the detailed system specification (i.e. SSS [Sub-system specification] and SSDD [Sub-system design description.]);
- the high-level design of the selected concept;
- the detailed design of the system, including a System Requirement Review (SRR), a Preliminary Design Review (PDR) and Critical Design Review (CDR);
- the elaboration of a demonstrator;
- the benchmarking/testing of the demonstrator platform against the requirements.
The proposed solution should fulfil the following requirements:
- all systems and subsystems should have a system of systems approach including open architecture concepts (e.g.NATO Generic Vehicle Architecture (NGVA));
- systems should improve logistic footprint and security of supply;
- cyber security should be implemented in all layers of hard and software control functions.
- systems should provide a substantial improvement of mobility including possibility to combine high level tactical and operational mobility with minimum performance degradation due to extreme environmental condition and type of terrains as defined in the relevant standards (i.e.NATO STANAG 2895);
- the system should be capable of performing their missions, by day, night and under chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear(CBRN) conditions;
- the system should be optimized to carry out different role tasks according to their specific performance criteria (e.g.troop carrier or firepower);
- the system should comply with the maximum acceptable weight and overall dimensions mandated by transportability requirements and constraints of EU roads, railways, tunnels and bridges; air transportability/drop should also be taken into account; system should also have the capability of crossing water obstacles;
- systems should have high modularity, different versions from one base platform, modular protection levels and taking into account relevant future threats within the operating environment;
- the system should enable low total cost of ownership, including acquisition and lifecycle costs; systems efficient operational lifecycle for new systems should be at least 30 years;
- system should enable payloads capability, low detectability and low signature;
- systems should be prepared for unmanned/optionally manned operations and should be based on innovative and efficient environmental/logistic footprint reducing dependence on fossil fuel.
- state-of-the-art system, with modern and intuitive user interfaces (yet compatible with the existing best practices in the field) allowing a fast learning curve;
- system should substantially increase situational awareness of platforms;
- systems should minimize detection and response time to toward entities/potential threats and/or enhance main weapons’ effectors (e.g.through the use of sensors);
- system should also support effective use of communications, covering also tactical levels. The system should operate in a full IP communication network that should be able to seamlessly use any available transmission mechanism.
- Rebuild a credible deterrent in terms of land combat capability, by introducing in the shortest time a significant number of advanced armoured combat vehicles;
- Introduce new innovative (spin-offs) vehicle technologies and capabilities that can be adopted to other vehicles/platforms/layouts;
- Increase EU industry capability to produce new highly innovative vehicle systems;
- Provide solutions that solves future capability needs of several Member States with maximum commonality and modularity;
- Provide vehicle solutions, which have a reduced environmental/logistic footprint;
- Establish European business consortium able to offer competitive solutions for global market;
- Decrease dependence from non-EU technologies and products.
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Ende des Sommers sollen 30 VBMR Griffon des 3e régiment d’infanterie de marine (3e RIMa) zur Opération Barkhane nach Mali entsandt werden:
Prêts pour le grand départ (29. März 2021)
https://www.defense.gouv.fr/terre/actu- ... and-depart
Gestern gab es auch Neuigkeiten zur Generalüberholung des Kampfpanzers "Leclerc". Die Structure intégrée du maintien en condition opérationnelle des matériels terrestres (SIMMT) hat mit NEXTER einen Supportvertrag, den MSS2, für den "Leclerc" und den Bergepanzer Dépanneur char LECLERC über zehn Jahre mit einem Gesamtwert von über 1 Mrd. EUR abgeschlossen. Dieser löst einen 2010 abgeschlossenen Wartungsvertrag (MSS1) ab. Der MSS2 beinhaltet auch ein Mid-Life Upgrade des LECLERC, u.a. Obsoleszenzbeseitigung und Integration in das System SCORPION. Insgesamt sollen 200 Kampfpanzer modernisiert werden, von denen 122 bis 2025 geliefert werden sollen:
Communiqué_Le ministère des Armées notifie le renouvellement du marché de soutien du char Leclerc
https://www.defense.gouv.fr/salle-de-pr ... ar-leclerc