Though worked on first, it'll be last, so ends the news blitz as all presented today and tomorrow (?) should close out the items I'll be submitting and tracking for the upcoming 2012/2013 Campaign after a short break for some game time that I haven't had since last fall.
Any "Tail End Charlies will be posted up to 1 June. Have a Great Summer!!
1. USA assessing existing systems foe their GCV Program. Evaluations started just over a week ago. The new PUMA I see isn't being evaluated
now it was being considered in an earlier maturation of the GCV Program. This is I believe the third restart for the program.
http://www.army-guide.com/eng/article/article_2441.html
http://www.defpro.com/news/details/35775/
http://www.armyrecognition.com/armie...m_2305122.html
FYI AND TRACK.
2. Norway buys more CV9030 MKII APCs.
http://www.army-guide.com/eng/product264.html
http://www.defpro.com/news/details/34701/
http://www.army-technology.com/news/...ifvs-from-bae/
FYI.
3. UK MOD committed to AFV SV Program.
http://www.army-guide.com/eng/article/article_2436.html
FYI AND PROGRAM TRACK.
4. More on Austria as this has already been posted earlier. The retirement of weapons systems to include armor to be completed by 2014, this date has remained unchanged from when first posted several months ago from different sources. This is more specific regarding other named systems then previous posts were.
http://www.army-technology.com/news/...oured-vehicles
http://www.defpro.com/news/details/34696/
MODIFY UNIT END DATES AS ETHIER DEC 2013 OR JUN 2014.
5. More from Canada, this again sounds like the USA GCV Program but, it's their CCV Program. See we're really not so different after all!?!
http://www.army-technology.com/news/...oured-vehicles
http://www.army-technology.com/news/...ccv-programme/
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/...anistan-05190/
FYI AND TRACK PROGRAM.
6. Ukraine mounting new ZTM-1 30mm onto it's BTR-3U/BTR-3E. Don't know up front if I'll get to this or not. I'll try to find more info on this weapon.
http://www.defpro.com/news/details/33954/
MODIFY UNITS.
7. Argentina wants to purchase Brazil's VBTP-MR (Now add GUARANI.).
The first ref is better detailed info on the unit. Also we have pictures to use now where we didn't when first submitted.
http://www.armyrecognition.com/brazi..._pictures.html
http://www.armyrecognition.com/may_2...s_2205121.html
TRACK
8. Indonesia asks "Can I have another sir!" and orders more
BMP-3F's for their Marines.
http://www.dmilt.com/index.php?optio...asia&Itemid=56
http://www.army-technology.com/news/...donesian-army/
FYI.
9. Columbia is shopping for new armored vehicles (And other equip.) because of their very busy neighbor to the south...Venezuela.
So let's start there first as this is a tale of two countries whose stories are linked together along with Brazil and a couple of others.
http://www.armyrecognition.com/may_2...s_2305121.html
http://www.armyrecognition.com/may_2...m_2505121.html
http://www.dmilt.com/index.php?optio...rica&Itemid=58
So Columbia is reacting by...AND REMEMBER IF YOU HAVE TO BE #1, THIS ISN'T A BAD WAY TO START. Reportrd on this a couple of years ago but politics got in the way then concerning MERKAVA.
http://www.armyrecognition.com/may_2...a_2405122.html
http://www.armyrecognition.com/april...e_2504121.html
TRACK.
10. Are you ready for a new BOXER? Germany is LANCE.
http://www.armyrecognition.com/weapo...1805125_2.html
TRACK.
11. Submitted for 5.5 or 6.0 the RTA is more then happy with their Ukrainian purchase. This is representative of reports made at the time from my other sources.
http://www.army-technology.com/news/...cha-singa-2012
FYI.
I believe this is it for the APC's. Meant to have had this posted many hours, but a little nasty storm named
BERYL radically altered my plans for today. To those in Jacksonville FL. I've seen on here I hope you and yours made it through alright. It'll be our turn overnight with 45-65mph with gusts to +70 winds and inches of much needed rain. Sorry Don it's been decades for an event like this here.
Happy Memorial Day! Don't forget about the one's who served that are no longer with us.
Regards,
Pat
