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10-30-2008, 02:25 PM
New Armoured Vehicles for Afghanistan
(Source: UK Ministry of Defence; issued Oct. 29, 2008)
Defence Secretary John Hutton has announced a package worth £700 million today, which will pay for some 700 new armoured vehicles to further improve the safety and protection of troops on operations in Afghanistan.
The Protected Mobility Package announced by Mr Hutton today, Wednesday 29 October 2008, includes provision of £350 million for 400 brand new armoured support trucks which will be used to accompany patrols and carry essential supplies such as water and ammunition.
The three distinct categories of Tactical Support Vehicles (TSV) are:
Wolfhound: TSV (Heavy):
Heavy armoured support trucks - supporting and re-supplying Mastiffs in the highest threat areas. These vehicles will have the highest levels of mine blast protection;
Husky: TSV (Medium):
Medium armoured support trucks - carrying out the support roles in lower threat areas and where heavy vehicles, like Mastiff, cannot be used;
Coyote: TSV (Light):
Light armoured support vehicles - supporting Jackals across the harsh terrain of Afghanistan.
Other vehicles which will be paid for out of the £700 million include:
-- Over 100 brand new cross-country vehicles called Warthog which, with greater protection levels, will replace Vikings in Afghanistan, and
-- Over 100 more Jackals, the extremely agile all-terrain vehicles which include high-levels of off-road mobility and firepower.
£96 million from the package will also be used to develop a specialist route clearance system known as Talisman, which will provide a new high-tech way of dealing with the IED (Improvised Explosive Device) threat. Among the Talisman vehicles to be developed will be the Buffalo mine-protected vehicle and the Engineer Excavator.
Announcing the new vehicles, Defence Secretary John Hutton said:
"Getting the right vehicles and equipment to our Armed Forces has always been an absolute priority. Today's multi-million pound package shows that we are responding to new and changing threats on the ground and will provide our serving personnel with the highest levels of protection and mobility that technology will allow.
"I have seen first-hand the difference our Mastiff and Jackals are already making to our troops in Afghanistan; the arrival of 700 new vehicles will improve even further their ability to move cross-country and provide vital support with the utmost protection to our existing vehicle fleets."
In addition, new vehicles, and upgrades and modifications were also announced today. 30 base Cougar vehicles will be purchased, a mixture of 4x4s and 6x6s, which will be modified to boost our training fleets for Mastiff and Ridgback.
The new Panther vehicle has been modified and upgraded to prepare for its arrival in Afghanistan and a new variant of the Snatch has been developed, known as the Snatch-Vixen, which, especially designed for Afghanistan, has been given extra power and payload which enhances the mobility and protection of the vehicle.
Today's announcement builds on previous measures that are already making a difference in Iraq and Afghanistan including the introduction of the hugely successful Mastiff with its superior levels of protection and the Jackal with its impressive firepower and speed, allowing troops to get off the tracks and roads and strike hard at the enemy from all directions.
Mastiff's smaller brother Ridgback, due to arrive on operations early in the new year, will also add to these measures, delivering protection levels close to that of the Mastiff in a package that gives better access to urban areas.
£500 million of the funding for the Protected Mobility Package has been allocated from the Treasury Reserve while Defence will fund a part of the package in acknowledgement of the longer term benefit to core defence capability these vehicles offer beyond our current commitments.
£700m for New Vehicles for Operations
(Source: UK Ministry of Defence; issued Oct. 29, 2008)
Defence Secretary John Hutton announced today over £700M for an extra 700 vehicles to further improve the safety and protection of our troops on operations in Afghanistan.
The £700M announcement included;
-- £350M for over 400 new armoured support trucks to accompany our existing patrols carrying the essential supplies such as water and ammunition. The three distinct categories of Tactical Support Vehicles (TSV) are:
*WOLFHOUND: TSV (Heavy): Heavy armoured support trucks - Supporting and re-supplying our Mastiffs in the highest threat areas. These vehicles will have the highest levels of mine blast protection;
*HUSKY: TSV (Medium): Medium armoured support trucks – Carrying out the support roles in lower threat areas and where heavy vehicles, like Mastiff, cannot be used;
*COYOTE: TSV (Light): Light armoured support vehicles – supporting our go-anywhere Jackals across the harsh terrain of Afghanistan;
*WARTHOG: Over 100 brand new cross-country vehicles with greater protection levels, replacing Vikings in Afghanistan;
*Over 100 more Jackals, extremely agile all-terrain vehicles, with high-levels of off-road mobility and firepower.
*Development of a specialist route clearance system including the Buffalo mine protected vehicle, at a cost of £96M, giving us a new high- tech way of dealing with the IED threat.
Secretary of State for Defence John Hutton said:
“Getting the right vehicles and equipment to our Armed Forces has always been an absolute priority. Today’s multi million pound package shows that we are responding to new and changing threats on the ground and will provide our serving personnel with the highest levels of protection and mobility that technology will allow.
“I have seen first-hand the difference our Mastiff and Jackals are already making to our troops in Afghanistan; the arrival of 700 new vehicles will improve even further their ability to move cross-country and provide vital support with the utmost protection to our existing vehicle fleets.”
In addition, new vehicles, upgrades and modifications were also announced today:
-- Buying 30 base Cougar vehicles, a mixture of 4x4 and 6x6 which will be modified to boost our training fleets for Mastiff and Ridgback;
-- Panther – offering excellent mobility and impressive levels of protection for its size. The new vehicle has been modified and upgraded to prepare for its arrival in Afghanistan;
-- Snatch-Vixen – a new variant specially designed for Afghanistan. The vehicle has been given extra power and payload which enhances the mobility and protection of the vehicle.
Today’s announcement, builds on previous measures that are already making a difference in Iraq and Afghanistan - the hugely successful Mastiff with its superior levels of protection, the Jackal with its impressive firepower, speed allowing troops to get off the tracks and roads and strike hard at the enemy from all directions.
Mastiff’s smaller brother – Ridgback – due to arrive on operations early in the new year will add to this and deliver protection levels close to that of Mastiff in a package that gives better access to urban areas, increasing the survivability of troops in these roles.
BACKGROUND NOTES
1. A WMS was laid in the house on 29 October 2008.
2. WOLFHOUND TSV(H) and COYOTE TSV(L) will come as one variant; a utility flatbed vehicle used to transport combat supplies. HUSKY TSV(M) will come as 3 variants; utility, ambulance and command post.
3. Snatch-Vixen - Snatch’s running gear, chassis, engine, and other automotive components have been modified to give the vehicle more power and the ability to carry a greater load.
4. Panther – a recent Defence procurement offering excellent mobility and impressive levels of protection for its size. Panther will be modified with a few theatre-specific alterations in order to field it to Afghanistan. With a full communications capability, it will offer a capable addition to the options available in certain roles
5. Alongside Mastiff and Ridgback, increasing the Jackal fleet, procuring Tactical Support Vehicles (TSVs) and the development of a Viking replacement will bring the total number of new protected vehicles we are procuring for operations to over 1200.
Link (http://www.defense-aerospace.com/cgi-bin/client/modele.pl?session=dae.42459684.1225390217.ZKNHI38AAAEAAD8HIGcAAAAr&cat=3&prod=99249&modele=release)
I'm guessing the "Warthog" is this ? Hagglunds Designs New Viking (http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=3776471)
(Source: UK Ministry of Defence; issued Oct. 29, 2008)
Defence Secretary John Hutton has announced a package worth £700 million today, which will pay for some 700 new armoured vehicles to further improve the safety and protection of troops on operations in Afghanistan.
The Protected Mobility Package announced by Mr Hutton today, Wednesday 29 October 2008, includes provision of £350 million for 400 brand new armoured support trucks which will be used to accompany patrols and carry essential supplies such as water and ammunition.
The three distinct categories of Tactical Support Vehicles (TSV) are:
Wolfhound: TSV (Heavy):
Heavy armoured support trucks - supporting and re-supplying Mastiffs in the highest threat areas. These vehicles will have the highest levels of mine blast protection;
Husky: TSV (Medium):
Medium armoured support trucks - carrying out the support roles in lower threat areas and where heavy vehicles, like Mastiff, cannot be used;
Coyote: TSV (Light):
Light armoured support vehicles - supporting Jackals across the harsh terrain of Afghanistan.
Other vehicles which will be paid for out of the £700 million include:
-- Over 100 brand new cross-country vehicles called Warthog which, with greater protection levels, will replace Vikings in Afghanistan, and
-- Over 100 more Jackals, the extremely agile all-terrain vehicles which include high-levels of off-road mobility and firepower.
£96 million from the package will also be used to develop a specialist route clearance system known as Talisman, which will provide a new high-tech way of dealing with the IED (Improvised Explosive Device) threat. Among the Talisman vehicles to be developed will be the Buffalo mine-protected vehicle and the Engineer Excavator.
Announcing the new vehicles, Defence Secretary John Hutton said:
"Getting the right vehicles and equipment to our Armed Forces has always been an absolute priority. Today's multi-million pound package shows that we are responding to new and changing threats on the ground and will provide our serving personnel with the highest levels of protection and mobility that technology will allow.
"I have seen first-hand the difference our Mastiff and Jackals are already making to our troops in Afghanistan; the arrival of 700 new vehicles will improve even further their ability to move cross-country and provide vital support with the utmost protection to our existing vehicle fleets."
In addition, new vehicles, and upgrades and modifications were also announced today. 30 base Cougar vehicles will be purchased, a mixture of 4x4s and 6x6s, which will be modified to boost our training fleets for Mastiff and Ridgback.
The new Panther vehicle has been modified and upgraded to prepare for its arrival in Afghanistan and a new variant of the Snatch has been developed, known as the Snatch-Vixen, which, especially designed for Afghanistan, has been given extra power and payload which enhances the mobility and protection of the vehicle.
Today's announcement builds on previous measures that are already making a difference in Iraq and Afghanistan including the introduction of the hugely successful Mastiff with its superior levels of protection and the Jackal with its impressive firepower and speed, allowing troops to get off the tracks and roads and strike hard at the enemy from all directions.
Mastiff's smaller brother Ridgback, due to arrive on operations early in the new year, will also add to these measures, delivering protection levels close to that of the Mastiff in a package that gives better access to urban areas.
£500 million of the funding for the Protected Mobility Package has been allocated from the Treasury Reserve while Defence will fund a part of the package in acknowledgement of the longer term benefit to core defence capability these vehicles offer beyond our current commitments.
£700m for New Vehicles for Operations
(Source: UK Ministry of Defence; issued Oct. 29, 2008)
Defence Secretary John Hutton announced today over £700M for an extra 700 vehicles to further improve the safety and protection of our troops on operations in Afghanistan.
The £700M announcement included;
-- £350M for over 400 new armoured support trucks to accompany our existing patrols carrying the essential supplies such as water and ammunition. The three distinct categories of Tactical Support Vehicles (TSV) are:
*WOLFHOUND: TSV (Heavy): Heavy armoured support trucks - Supporting and re-supplying our Mastiffs in the highest threat areas. These vehicles will have the highest levels of mine blast protection;
*HUSKY: TSV (Medium): Medium armoured support trucks – Carrying out the support roles in lower threat areas and where heavy vehicles, like Mastiff, cannot be used;
*COYOTE: TSV (Light): Light armoured support vehicles – supporting our go-anywhere Jackals across the harsh terrain of Afghanistan;
*WARTHOG: Over 100 brand new cross-country vehicles with greater protection levels, replacing Vikings in Afghanistan;
*Over 100 more Jackals, extremely agile all-terrain vehicles, with high-levels of off-road mobility and firepower.
*Development of a specialist route clearance system including the Buffalo mine protected vehicle, at a cost of £96M, giving us a new high- tech way of dealing with the IED threat.
Secretary of State for Defence John Hutton said:
“Getting the right vehicles and equipment to our Armed Forces has always been an absolute priority. Today’s multi million pound package shows that we are responding to new and changing threats on the ground and will provide our serving personnel with the highest levels of protection and mobility that technology will allow.
“I have seen first-hand the difference our Mastiff and Jackals are already making to our troops in Afghanistan; the arrival of 700 new vehicles will improve even further their ability to move cross-country and provide vital support with the utmost protection to our existing vehicle fleets.”
In addition, new vehicles, upgrades and modifications were also announced today:
-- Buying 30 base Cougar vehicles, a mixture of 4x4 and 6x6 which will be modified to boost our training fleets for Mastiff and Ridgback;
-- Panther – offering excellent mobility and impressive levels of protection for its size. The new vehicle has been modified and upgraded to prepare for its arrival in Afghanistan;
-- Snatch-Vixen – a new variant specially designed for Afghanistan. The vehicle has been given extra power and payload which enhances the mobility and protection of the vehicle.
Today’s announcement, builds on previous measures that are already making a difference in Iraq and Afghanistan - the hugely successful Mastiff with its superior levels of protection, the Jackal with its impressive firepower, speed allowing troops to get off the tracks and roads and strike hard at the enemy from all directions.
Mastiff’s smaller brother – Ridgback – due to arrive on operations early in the new year will add to this and deliver protection levels close to that of Mastiff in a package that gives better access to urban areas, increasing the survivability of troops in these roles.
BACKGROUND NOTES
1. A WMS was laid in the house on 29 October 2008.
2. WOLFHOUND TSV(H) and COYOTE TSV(L) will come as one variant; a utility flatbed vehicle used to transport combat supplies. HUSKY TSV(M) will come as 3 variants; utility, ambulance and command post.
3. Snatch-Vixen - Snatch’s running gear, chassis, engine, and other automotive components have been modified to give the vehicle more power and the ability to carry a greater load.
4. Panther – a recent Defence procurement offering excellent mobility and impressive levels of protection for its size. Panther will be modified with a few theatre-specific alterations in order to field it to Afghanistan. With a full communications capability, it will offer a capable addition to the options available in certain roles
5. Alongside Mastiff and Ridgback, increasing the Jackal fleet, procuring Tactical Support Vehicles (TSVs) and the development of a Viking replacement will bring the total number of new protected vehicles we are procuring for operations to over 1200.
Link (http://www.defense-aerospace.com/cgi-bin/client/modele.pl?session=dae.42459684.1225390217.ZKNHI38AAAEAAD8HIGcAAAAr&cat=3&prod=99249&modele=release)
I'm guessing the "Warthog" is this ? Hagglunds Designs New Viking (http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=3776471)