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Asa cum se stie, Rheinmetall si KMW au castigat contractul pentru programul australian Land 400 Phase 2 cu IFV-ul/TBT Boxer.

Ce optimisti erau pe vremuri:

Australienii le-au cumparat blindatele insa nu chiar in echiparea la care s-ar fi asteptat germanii. De identificat diferentele:

Sursa: defence.gov.au

Rheinmetall, printr-o alta colaborare, de data asta cu IBD, produce sistemul de protectie activa hard-kill ADS (cunoscut mai demult drept AMAP-ADS) pentru care are vise mari, mai precis de a fura ceva din piata dominata autoritar de Trophy si Iron Fist. E oarecum logic ca ADS sa aiba prima sansa pentru dotarea Boxerilor australieni, chiar si numai pe motiv de PCR (n-am gasit alta rima). Dupa cum se vede si mai sus, germanii l-au promovat intens.

Australienii insa n-au iertat nimic:

The Australian Defence Force has asked Rheinmetall Defence to evaluate Israel’s Iron Fist Active Protection System (APS) developed by Elbit Systems’ IMI. Brigadier Greg McGlone, Australian Army Director General, Armored Fighting Vehicles, broke the news at the International Armoured vehicles 2019 conference (#IAVevent) in London today. According to Brig. McGlone the evaluation will include only the Iron Fist as it was the only mature APS that meets the Boxer’s weight requirement (38.5-ton combat weight)

Sursa: defense-update.com

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