NEW STUDY - PART 1

CURRENT FIGHTING VEHICLES OF THE WORLD

Very much has changed in a short space of time !

Please remember that this study is only a "snapshot in time" (2020 to 2022).

In order to cover everything, I have presented this subject in two parts.

(So don´t miss Part 2 ! ) - "the bat"

VEHICLES INCLUDED IN THIS STUDY

(In order of appearance on this page, from Top to Bottom)

1. LAV - 25, COYOTE                   - Great Britain.
2. BISON                                       - Australia
3. SUPACAT                                  - Great Britain.
4. FNFS   "PARS"                         - Turkey.
5. BOXER                                      - Great Britain.
6. TIGON                                      - South Korea.
7. ASLAV (Bison)                         - Australia.
8. GRIFFON                                  - France
9. K1A1 - Main Battle Tank       - South Korea
10. "HUNTER " AFV                      - Singapore.
11. TERRIER, TRITON, TROJAN.  - Great Britain.
12. K21 MBT.                                  - Korea
13. CV90                                          - Sweden
14. CV120                                        - Sweden.
15. CENTAURO                               - Italy
16. SPRUT                                        - Russia
17. TYPHOON                                 - Russia
18. AMPV "BRADLEY"                    - USA
19. AJAX                                            - Great Britain.
20. WINGMAN                                - USA, Sweden.   
21. URAN 9                                      - Russian Federation.
22. EMARV                                       - USA
23. SPIRAL 1 - Robot                      - Great Britain.
24. DRAGON                                    - Spain.
25. RCV-M                                         - USA
26. OVERWATCH                              - Great Britain
27. PATRIA                                         - Finland.
28. ARJUN                                          - India
29. BALE BUGGY                              - Australia
30. FUCHS (Fox)                               - Germany
31. PUMA                                          - Germany
32. BMO "T"                                     - Russian Federation.
33. MASTIFF                                      - USA/GB
34. WOLFHOUND                            - USA/GB
35. RIDGEBACK                                - USA/GB
36. WARRIOR                                    - Great Britain
37. CHALLENGER                             - Great Britain
38. STRYKER                                      - USA/GB
39. DRAGOON                                  - USA/GB
40. PANDUR                                      - Austria.
41. SHILKA                                         - Russian Federation.
42. MITSUBUSHI "Type 10"           - Japan.
43. ARIETE                                         - Italy. 
44. "NAKPADON" (Conv.) APC     - Israel.
45. STORMRIDER                              - Israel 
46. SANDCAT                                    - Israel 
47.                                

"SUPACAT"

Open Chassis Version of Coyote

for Long Distance SF Patrols (Deep Penetration, Extraction, etc.) 

Crew of 6 - United Kingdom & Others.

(Film shows 4X & 6X wheeled versions)

Another from the "SUPACAT" Series - on the  6 wheel "Coyote" Chassis.

Mech. Engineer, Recovery & Repair vehicle. - Mineproof.

FNFS “PARS" (Panther)

THE TURKISH EFFORT, A COPY of BOXER ? Modular, Multi-Role System.

("Pars" is the Turkish word for “Leopard or Panther”)

"BOXER"

British Design Origin. - Multi-Role, Modular, Wheeled, Sytem.

Now also built on many Licenses - UK, Germany, Australia, Lithuania,

Netherlands, Algeria, Slovenia (& many many unlicenced copies !)

Boxer variants are currently proposed for the UK's Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) requirement, these being Mechanised Infantry Vehicle Protected Mobility (MIV-PM) - Mechanised Infantry Vehicle Command and Control (MIV-CC) - Mechanised Infantry Vehicle Ambulance (MIV-A) - Boxer Mechanised Infantry Vehicle Repair & Recovery (MIV-REC) - Engineer - Bulldozer/Crane (MIV-ENG) - (MIV-MIN) Minesweeper

There is however, also a multitude of further adaptions by the other purchasing nations.

"BOXER" - International

Many Joint Ventures with Rheinmetal - Many variations.

Australian Defence Force (ADF) takes "BOXER" on board

for $5.2 Million Aus. Dollars. - 211 Vehicles - Oct 2021

Joint Venture : Rheinmetal & Thales (Aust)

BOXER II

Upgrade of Turret & Weapon Systems for Role Adaption.

FURTHER (ordered) LOCAL VARIATIONS OF "BOXER"

from another perspective.

"TIGON" - Multi Role AFV Modular System.

Fully Amphibious

Built in South Korea (Hanwa Ltd.)

ASLAV "BISON" Personell Carrier & Modular Fleet.

8 wheeled - for Australian Forces.

(Modelled & based on the Canadian Modular System "BISON")

VMBR - "GRIFFON"

Armoured APC & Command

France

The new Korean "K1A1" - Copy of US Abrams ?

"HUNTER"

A new AFV from SINGAPORE.

A  real "State of the Arts" Armoured  Personnel Carrier

& Modular Fighting Vehicle Concept. - A fully digitalised Fighting Platform - 2021

"Beam me up, Scotty"

"TERRIER", "TITAN" & "TROJAN"

  The smaller Workhorses of the British Sappers.

on "AFV 432"Chassis.

K21 (IFV) 

Infantry Fighting Vehicle 

South Korea

"REDBACK"

 (Named after the Australian poisonous spider)

Department of Defence Australia

New Australian  AFV Personell Carrier

     with 30 mm Bushmaster Canon. - This vehicle is built and supplied from the South Korean firm   HANWHA DEFENSE.

Looking VERY similar to the British AJAX ! and the Korean K21.

(Endless Rubber tracks appear to be "IN" !)

This appears a good piece of kit - I fear we (UK) may be badly lagging behind "

Four (4) Videos from Promotion & Sales.

The 3rd video here is in Korean Language - I apologise !

CV90 & CV120 - Armoured Fighting Vehicles - Sweden

Although a British product, the CV90 was considered unsuitable for British service & "AJAX" & "BOXER" became the preference - BAE (UK) retains the contracts for all upgrades, etc, - (Also, successfully sold to many other countries)

CV90 - Updated Version - Sweden - 2021.

"CENTAURO" - Italy

"SPRUT" - Russia (for the PT76)

"TYPHOON"  Armoured Truck (Airborne) - Russia

AMPV "BRADLEY"- USA (Relieving Fleet M113/114)

"AJAX"  - the current family of AFV` s - Great Britain

AJAX -In trouble ! - Sept. 2021

"RCV-M WINGMAN" 

Part of new robot strategy - MILREM USA

("BEAM ME UP, SCOTTY !")

RCV (Remote Controlled Combat & Transport Vehicle) -

Joint Venture : Nordic Robotics Sweden.

Looks a bit like a Dinky-Toy - but BEWARE, very dangerous, 30mm Auto-Canon !

2.500 lb Diesel-Electric Hybrid.

"URAN" 9 (UGV) Unmanned Robot Ground Vehicle

Missiles + Rockets + Canon ? - Russian Federation.

"EMARV" Robot - USA

"SPIRAL 1" Robot Patrol Vehicle

& unmanned load carrier - Great Britain

DRAGON - Spain

"OVERWATCH" - Brimstone 3 on Ajax (ARES) & on 2 other Robots. 

Great Britain

"PATRIA" - Finland

"ARJUN" - India

"FUCHS" (Fox) - Germany - Proven in Afghanistan.

"PUMA" - Germany - 3 Slides

"PUMA" AFV with 30mm (Smooth Bore) Canon

"PUMA" - Cutaway - Germany

"THE PUMA"- A FINAL GLANCE

(In the morning mist !)

BMO - "T" - A/Tk crew APC - Russian Federation

"MASTIFF" - Great Britain & USA. 

ONLY A NEW YANK TRUCK OR WHAT, BOSS ?

The wheeled Multi-Role, Carrier & Fighting Vehicle of the British Army, 

"MASTIFF 3" is a cousin of the US "WOLFHOUND" & the "RIDGEBACK"

"WARRIOR" FV510 

Discontinued - Great Britain

               (Currenty being replaced by AJAX, & BOXER)                     

"CHALLENGER Mk 3" - Greatly Improved Version

UPDATE. - Mk 2` s now being converted (2021) - Great Britain

THE US ARMY´ s NEW, 8 WHEELED, ALLROUNDER. 

 “STRYKER“

Armoured Fighting Vehicle - USA & Great Britain.

Renamed "COYOTE"- (APC) & "BISON" - (Turretless Version)

in the Canadian & Australian Army versions.

Renamed "DRAGOON" with OSHKOSH 30mm Canon Turret.

         Many different task variations, as part of a Modular System.

 Armoured Personell Carrier & Multi-Role Combat Vehicle,

already adapted for a multitude of roles, by USA & many other countries.

It uses an exchangeable rear "Pod" system (Modular), capable of

changing the vehicle` s role quickly, when necessary. - Including :-

1) Inf. Section APC - 2) Command APC (All levels)

3) Ambulance (Transport) - 4) Ambulance (OP)

5) AA Missile Carrier - 6) AA Laser Canon - 7) A/Tk Missile Carrier

8) A/Tk Gun Carrier - 9) Medium Howitzer Carrier (Arty)

10) Heavy Mortar Base-Plate 120 (Arty) - 11) Mortar Baseplate 88 (Inf) 

12) Electronic Intelligence Sentry - 13) NBC & Recce 

14) Veh. Recovery (Crane) - 15) Load Carrier (Resupply) - etc,

"STRYKER" with Laser Canon (DEMSHORAD) - 3  Slides

Directed Energy Manoeuvre - Short Range - Air Defence. 

STRYKER (DRAGOON) 

Later Oshkosh Update, with Samson Turret

"STRYKER" -  AFV Version "Command"

(Advanced Radio Comms).- German Army.

"STRYKER" - Variant: Tank-Hunter.

with 105mm (Rifled) Tank-Gun.

"STRYKER"

Armoured Anti/Tank ATGM Fighting Vehicle.

Steered by SHOWRAD Radar - Missiles= TOW, LAW, etc

"STRYKER" with Advanced Electronic Suite.

(Extremely Sneaky Beaky) - USA

PANDUR

Versions 1 - 6 Wheeled & Version 2 - 8 Wheeled.

Modular AFV Concept from Austria.

The old ZSU 23 X 4 "SHILKA" has again, been modified !

...and is still in use in many countries after 57 Yrs. in service  !

Today, State of the Art, with "HOT SHOT" Radar Tracking Fire Control.

(See Video)

CIO 1 "ARIETE"

The New MBT of the Italian Army. 

Iveco Fiat has carried out the development of the tank and Oto Melara, the development of the turret and weapon systems.-  C1 Ariete is in service with the Italian Army.

The first tank was delivered in 1995 - Final delivery of the 200 tanks ordered, Aug. 2002.

"STORMRIDER" & "SANDCAT"

 4x4 - Light Armoured Patrol Vehicle (LAV)

from Plasan Ltd. - ISRAEL - 2021

END of PART 1

(Further vehicles on PART 2, following)