General Dynamics UK win FRES-SV competition
Following a competition between BAE Systems, Global Combat Systems and General Dynamics UK, the UK MoD selected the latter company as the preferred bidder to provide the British Army with its much needed Future Rapid Effect System - Specialist Vehicle (FRES-SV) family of tracked vehicles. Recce Block 1 includes FRES – Scout
Negotiations are now underway and it is expected that a contract will be awarded in the near future for the demonstration phase of the FRES-SV under which a number of prototype vehicles will be built and tested.
When fielded, FRES-SV will replace the
current Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) family of light armoured vehicles that entered service with the British Army in 1973. These have since been upgraded on numerous occasions but are now well overweight and in urgent need of replacement. Under current plans the first element of FRES-SV to enter service will be Recce Block 1, which is expected to be worth up to GBP 2 billion and cover the supply of up to 600 vehicles. Total FRES-SV requirement is for up to 1,200 vehicles worth up to GBP 4 billion, but this could well change following the UK General Election.
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armed with a 40 mm Cased Telescope Armament System (CTAS), armoured personnel carrier (to replace current Spartan) and equipment support repair and equipment recovery (to replace currently deployed Samson). Of the 600 units in Recce Block 1 about 245 will be the Scout version to replace the Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle that entered service with the British Army in 1974. This is armed with an unstabilised 30 mm RARDEN cannon.
If all goes to plan first production FRES - Scout vehicles would be completed in 2014 followed by an in service date of 2015 but this is a very tight development/ production schedule. For the FRES-SV requirement General Dynamics UK has developed a Common Base Platform (CBP) which is a new generation of the ASCOD (Austrian Spanish Co-Operative Development) infantry fighting vehicle
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