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Desert AS90 - outstanding performance utilising modified systems withstanding the rigours VSEL ofthe desert in temperatures BARROW-IN-FURNESS orsere CUMBRIA UK For further information, telephone: (+44) 1229 873357 [2]Contents How To Use This Book Foreword ‘New Entries in This Edition Entries Deleted From This Edition Abbreviations Armoured fighting vehicle armament ‘Weapons of 20 mm and upward List of coaxial machine guns Vehicle-mounted anti-tank guided weapons ‘Automatic loaders and flick raramers Ammunition ‘Towed and self-propelled artillery upgrades Armoured fighting vehicle protection ‘Armour systems ‘Smoke dischangers, grenades and decoys Laser detectors Fire detection and suppression AFY engines, transmissions and power packs Mobility ‘Tracks Suspensions Torrets AFY turrets and cupolas, Air defence turrets ATGW turrets ‘Weapon control and stabilisation systems Fire control systems AY fire control systems Artillery fire control systems Land navigation systems AFY optics Driver day and sion systems: Laser rangefinders Commanders” and gunners’ day and night observation and sighting systems Muzzle reference systems Addenda Contractors Indexes [3] (9 on 017) 18) 9} 8 85 193 2s 235 251 264 a1 441 481 485 513 534 350 631 633 637 645ADMINISTRATION Publishing Director: Robert Hutchinson Managing Editor: Kathleen Taylor Yearbook Editorial Production Manager: Ruth Simmance Production Editor: Diana Burns EDITORIAL OFFICES Jane's Information Group Limited, Sentinel House, 163 Brighton Road, Coulsdon, Surrey CR5 2NH, UK Tel: 0181 763 1030 International +44 181 763 1030 Telex: 916807 Janes G Fax: 0181 763 1006 International +44 181 763 1008 ‘SALES OFFICES Send enquiries to International Sales Manager: Fabiana Angelini (UK/MoD, Europe) David EatonJones (Middle East, Asia Pacific, Africa, Austria, Germany, Greece, Switzerland, Eastern Europe) Jane's Information Group Limited, UK address as above Tel Enquiries: 0181 763 1030 International: +44 181 763 1030 Fax Enquiries: 0181 763 1006 International: +44 181 763 1006 Fax Orders: 0181 763 0276 International: +44 181 763 0276 Send USA enquiries to: Joe McHale, Senior Vice-President Product Sales, Jane's Information Group Inc, 1340 Braddock Place, Suite 300, Alexandria, Virginia 22314-1651 Tek: +1 703 683 3700 Telex: 6819193 Fax: +1 703 836 0029 ADVERTISEMENT SALES OFFICES. 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Facing Page 496 M MECAR SA B-7 181 Petit-Roeubclez-Nivelles Belgium ... . 16] Perkins Engines (Shrewsbury) Ltd Lancaster Road, Shrewsbury SY1 4DP, UK .......... Facing Insidle Front Cover SIG-Swiss Industrial Company CH-8212 Neuhausen Rhinefalls, Switzerland .... we 7] Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering (VSEL) Barrowin-Furness, Cumbria, UK .. 2] [5]Classified list of advertisers Tre following companies have informed us that they are involved in the fields of manufacture indicated below: AFV fire control systems CelsiusTech Electronics ARV optics CelsiusTech Electronics AFV Turrets and Cupolas KVH Industries SEL ‘Ammunition MECAR SIG-Swiss Industrial Company Armament systems CelsiusTech Electronics Dene! 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The comprehensive Vehicle Inventory section pinpoints the types of vehicles in service with over 120 armies—from Y Afghanistan to Zimbabwe-with a detailed listing covering armoured engineer, recovery and light vehicles, trucks and mechanised bridges. (8) In the Americas and the Caribbean:How to Use This Book In order to help our readers we have added pages at the beginning of this edition, the first being this page on ‘How to use this book’. It gives an overview of what is contained in each section and an explanation of the Entry Tags’ we have added. There are two other new pages, one containing New Entries and another containing Deleted Entries, which will enable the reader to find out quickly what is new in this edition and what has been removed. These new pages and the Foreword, Contents, Glossary and Indexes will be printed on coloured paper from this year to make it easier for readers to find the page they need. Wien using Jane's Armour and Artillery Upgrades the following criteria have been used in the production of an entry (1)Details of a particular system are included if it is currently in production, under davelopment or itis thought that production facilities still exist. The exception to this is the anti-tank guided weapons section as this does include a number of missiles that, although no longer in production, are still widely deployed. (2)Wherever feasible the entries in a particular section are listed in country order which is further subdivided into alphabetical company order. However, in parts of several sectionsin this title the alphabetical listing has not been possible due to the rapidiy changing circumstances caused by company takeovers and hame changes. Every endeavour has been made to ensure that the current manufacturer's name has been assigned to its product In the Armoured Fighting Vehicle Armament section, the weapons are listed in calibre size, largest first, smallest last. If two weapons have the same calibre then the latest weapon is normally listed first. ‘The same applies to the Turrets section, the largest calibre ‘turrets are first and the smallest last. Within the ammunition section, ammunition is listed under manufacturers and in some cases calibres as well. In the latter case the largest calibres are normally first with the smailest last, (3)Where the necessary data is available an entry is split into a number of headings: {a) Development - this is a brief summary of the product's devel- opment and commercial history and, where possible, actual examples of application are mentioned. {b) Description - this is a technical description of the product and usually includes additional information to that given in the following Specification table. It also contains relevant information of variants of the product. Note: Where it has not been possible to place product infor mation under the above two headings, the brief history and technical description are incorporated into a single heading titled Development/Description. {c) Specifications - this is a table listing specific technical and performance paremeters which are considered to be of use to the professional user in an evaluation of a particular product. (d) Status - this gives the current production position of the product and, wherever possible, a list of known users. (4)An Addenda is included because new products are continually being marketed and if, for deadline reasons, they could not be included in the appropriate section then an Addenda entry has been made. (5) When selecting photographs for inclusion, priority is given to those that show the latest appearance of the system and, where feasible, the system in its operational application. 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This edition of Jane's Armour and Artillery Upgrades has 135 new entries and many of the existing entries have been updated to take into account new information. A total of 325 new photographs and drawings are included. {9]South African LIW 15 mm/52 calibre T6 turret on Russian T-72 MBT chassis was taken at the Alkantpan Test Range in South Africa shortly before the turret was sent to India for extensive trials.Foreword What is now being fought for is one of the largest MBT orders still to be placed this century. Although the Royal Saudi Land Forces (RSLF) selected the General Dynamics Land Systems Division M12A2 MBT as its future MBT, it has so far only placed a firm order for 315 out of the planned procurement of 765 MBTs to replace its obsolete 105 mm armed AMX-30 and M60A1 MBTs. Itis now looking increasingly likely that in or around 1997-98 the RSLF will place further orders for an MBT, but in the mean- time, will follow the Saudi custom of not relying on just a single supplier by evaluating the UK Vickers Defence Systems Chal- longer 2 and Giat Industries Leclerc MBTs during 1995 or 1996. Both the Leclere and Challenger 2 MBTs were developed to meet the requirements of their respective armies, but the versions tobe trialled in the Middle East will be different and both will be powered by a German Europack developed under the leadership of MTU. ‘French Git Indstrias Laclere MAT during tral inthe Unvted Arabs Eats which has (ndored 988 of those vehicles In the same area, Qatar is planning to replace its small fleet of AMX-308 MBTs with what is believed to be an order for up to 100 Leclere MBTs in 1995-96. Whenever these orders are placed, the supporting companies that supply the ancillary equipment such as the fire control sys- tems, drivers’, gunners’ and commanders’ sights, thermal imag- ing systems and land navigation systems to the main contractor will have a certain future for a few more years. ‘The preponderance of established name company take-overs in the western hemisphere and the burgeoning effects of new ‘manufacturers with cheaper products from countries that are only just beginning to establish themselves in the armaments world is, aa fact that needs to be closely watched. As the market demands more and more that the products sold are state-of-the-art then itis likely that some defence executives will y to expand their international sales and colluborative ven- tures in order to increase their customer bases and revenues in what would otherwise be a declining market. The effect of decreased defence business has already been seen in a number of countries, namely large lay-offs and pro- duction cutbacks which can ultimately result in plant and com- pany closures. What this effectively means, and not only for the obvious weapon systems such as missiles and aircraft, is a proliferation of advanced land warfare technology such as vehicle sights, fire control systems and night vision systems. A country needs only to produce a system under licence for several years, whilst at the same time investing in its own tech- nology base, to develop an indigenous or modified version of that system, Once such actions are taken then the regional arms race begins in earnest as neighbouring countries are forced down the same road of technological acquisition to maintain the perceived status quo. In many countries, defence equipment manufacturers are at Jong last co-operating rather than competing head to head. In Bel- ium, for example, in the past both Cockerill and MECAR com- peted in the international market place for 90 mm guns for instal- Jation on light tracked and wheeled armoured vehicles. Now the two companies are co-operating with MECAR providing the ammunition and Cockerill the gun and turret system. In Germany, Diehl and Rheinmetall are jointly developing the SMArt 155 mm intelligent projectile with obvious cost savings to the customer. As this issue of Jane's Armour and Artillery Upgrades went to press, it was announced that Rheinmetall was to take over Mauser so bringing all German medium calibre ‘weapons under one roof, If some countries are finding it difficult to keep their pro- duction bases alive in the face of the significant reduction in the size of many armed forces, the same applies to the even more essential research and development base. Some countries still have govemment-owned research and development establishments while other countries are placing ‘more emphasis on the private sector. The latter however are in the defence business for a profit, usually in the short term. Without government investment in the defence research and development base the long-term capability of any country to keep its high-tech hase alive is in serious doubi. Armoured Fighting Vehicle Armament In Belgium, Cockerill Mechanical Industries at last has a launch customer for its Mk 8 gun system which has been developed as a private venture specifically for the export market. Itis understood that the launch customer is the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) with the chassis being the Diesel Division, General Motors of Canada, LAV (8 x 8). This vehicle is the Swiss MOWAG Piranha (8 x 8) built under licence. The standard tank gun of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) remains the D-81 series (2A46) smoothbore gun ‘which is fitted to the T-64, T-72, T-80 and new T-90 MBTs. ‘There have been persistent reports for some years that the CIS hhas developed a larger calibre tank gun with the calibres of 135mm and 140mm being mentioned, This may well be installed in a low-profile turret fitted to a T-80 chassis and is simi- Jarin concept to the US 120 mm armed Tank Test Bed built in the carly 1980s, The new Commonwealth of Independent States 30 mm 2A72 ‘cannon has been fitted in the BMP-3 infantry combat vehicle for some years and has now been fitted to the BTR-80A (8 x 8) vehicle. This 30mm cannon is likely to become the standard medium calibre cannon in the Russian Army. ‘Russian BTR-BOA (6 x 8) APC fitted with Modilar Weapon Stoton armed vith 30 mm 72472 cannon (ChretaoherF Foss)FOREWORD ‘The French Army has decided to upgrade its current fleet of AMX-1ORC (6 x 6) armoured cars in a number of key areas including the installation of the Giat Industries 105 mm 105 G2 rifled tank gun that can fire standard natures of 105 mm ammu- nition including Armour Piercing Fin Stabilised Discarding Sabot (APFSDS) types. Giat Industries of France and Royal Ordnance of the United Kingdom have formed a joint venture company, CTA Inter- national to develop the 45 mm Case Telescoped Ammunition (CTA) cannon and its associated ammunition. While there is no production application yet the 45 mm CTA ‘cannon could well be the main armament of the French VAD (8 x 8) member of the VBM family of wheeled vehicles while in the UK itis a possible contender for the GKN Defence Warrior mi life improvement project and the new Tactical Reconnaissance Armoured Combat Equipment Requirement (TRACER) which is expected to replace the reconnaissance members of the current Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) family of vehicles next century. Work is proceeding on the 140 mm Future Tank Main Arma- ment (FTMA) smoothbore gun and its associated ammunition and the weapon, together with an ammunition handling system, could be installed in a new two-man turret for the next-generation MBT. Rather than develop a new MBT from scratch, it is poss- ible that a new turret armed with the 140 mm FTMA could be fit- ted to an existing M1/Leopard 2 type chassis. LIW of South Africa, part of the Denel Group, has now devel- coped a complete family of armoured fighting vehicle weapons ranging from 20 mm and 35 mm cannon up to 76 mm, 105 mm and 120mm tank guns. These, together with their associated ammunition, are now being marketed worldwide. Oerlikon-Contraves of Switzerland has developed the new 35 mm 35/1000 revolver cannon as a private venture and this was shown for the first time late in 1994, The first application of this ‘weapon will be in the air defence role but it will also be offered for 4 number of other applications including installation in light armoured vehicles. Several countries now have development programmes for Electrothermal Chemical (ETC) weapons but in terms of inyest- ment and prototype systems for a wide range of applications, mainly land and sea, itis the United States that has the lead. Building on its experience in the design, development and pro- duction of the 25mm M252 Chain Gun, McDonnell Douglas Helicopters have developed a complete family of Chain Gun ‘weapons as a private venture The latest Chain Gun to enter production is the 30 mm Bush- master IL which, following extensive trials, was selected by Nor- way to arm its new Hiigelunds Vehicle Combat Vehicle 9030, first production examples of which will be compleied this year, Meanwhile an increasing number of users are specifying the McDonnell Douglas Helicopters 25 mm M242 Chain Gun and late in 1994 the 9,500th weapon was completed. Vehicle-Mounted Anti-Tank Guided Weapons ‘The willingness of the Russians to share information on their new ‘weapon systems for commercial marketing purposes continues. ‘The new Tula KBP Komet (AT-X-14) laser heam-riding, Semi-Automatic Command to Line of Sight (SACLOS) missile system and details of the AT-8 ‘Spiral’ follow-on, or Ataka, which can he fired from both vehicle and helicopter platforms are but two examples. Both these missile systems are considered to he the equal of what is the best un the West and, in some areas of missile tech- nology, such as the warheads, may even be ahead. The fielding of Fuel-Air Explosive (FAE) enhanced blast type ‘warheads on 4 number of ATGW designs, which use dispersed metallic powder for the blast effect rather than liquid agent, for use against bunker targets is one example, Such a development was forced upon the Russian missile designers by the poor showing of the standard shaped charge warheads against such targets in Afghanistan. Later develop- ‘ments have included both tandem warheads and standoff probes to overcome explosive reactive armour defences. ‘The spread of missile technology to other nations is not limited toballistic missiles. Apart from the transfer of weapons into ‘lim- ited conflict” war zones such as the former Yugoslavia, over the last two years or so we have obtained information on a number of countries building anti-tank guided weapons, usually under licence. This year is no exception with the incorporation of the first accurate data on India’s Bharat Dynamics MILAN and Konkurs (AT-5 ‘Spandrel’) licence build programmes. India’s ingenious Bharat Dynamics Flame conversion kit of the AT-4 ‘Spigot’/ AT-5 ‘Spandral’ firing post to fire the MILAN also deserves spe- cial mention as it provides a cost-effective and relatively simple force multiplier. Inthe NATO area, Euromissile continues with the evolution of its MILAN and HOT families whilst EMDG TRIGAT develop- ment programme continues on course for completion in the late nineties. Apart from participation in the EMDG programme the UK's current work on ATGW remains centered on upgrades to the BAe Dynamics Swingfire and the FITOW versions of the Hughes TOW for the Army Air Corps Lynx helicopters. Although the USA has the Rockwell Hellfire Modular Missile System, with the AGM-114K as its latest operational variant, it siill has not found favour as a ground-launched system other than in its RBS-17 coastal defence version used by Sweden, The US Armed Forces still rely upon the Hughes BGM-71 TOW as the primary vehicle-launched ATGW, with the fly-over shoot-down BGM-71F (TOW-2B) as the latest production version. The Loral Hypervelocity Missile (HVM) programme, or Line of Sight Anti-Tank (LOSAT) as itis also referred to, remains in development and would appear to be one of the anti-tank tech- nologies for the future, Although the original application of the HVM system was for installation on the M2 Bradley chassis, late last year a decision ‘was made to build a prototype system on the chassis of the United Defense XM8 Armored Gun System (AGS) chassis which would have two pods each of six HVM in the ready to launch position. _XMB Armored Gun System chassis fitted with tyromman turret armed with two pods ‘ehch with are LOSAT missle n randy leurch positon! Outside the NATO camp, Bofors of Sweden is developing the RBS56 Bill 2 top attack ATGW as a private venture follow-on to its compact Bill 1 system which is currently in service with Austria and Sweden. For a longer-range system Sweden has tumed towards the HM concept with the Bofors Buster HVM programme, Unlike ‘most current anti-tank systems, Buster relies on a kinetic energy projectile to penetrate the frontal armour of the enemy MBT. Automatic Loaders ‘The Commonwealth of Independent States has been the world leader in the development and production of automatic loaders for MBTs as these have been installed in all new production‘T-64/T-72/T-80 and T-90 MBTs built for the home and export markets, While there been some resistance in the West to the field- ing of automatic loaders in MBTs, this is now receding with the French Giat Industries Leclere MBT, in production and service with France and the United Arab Emirates, being fitted with a bustle-mounted automatic loader as standard. There is little doubt that the next MBTT to be developed in the West will also be fitted with a bustle-mounted automatic loader as the 140 mm ammunition will be too heavy to be manhandled in the turret. Prototypes of the United States Light Armored Vehicle - Assault Gun (LAV-AG) and the XM8 Armored Gun System (AGS) are both fitted with automatic loaders for their 105 mm rifled tank guns. The LAV-AG (8 x 8) has a British Fairey Hydraulics bustle- mounted automatic loader while the XM8 AGS has a United Defense, Armament Systems Division, automatic loader. Diese! Division, General Motors of Canada, LAVAG has a Cacilac Gage murret armed) vith 2 105 mim gun fed by a Fairey Hycraulcs bustlemoumed automatic loader ‘The installation of these automatic loaders has enabled the tur- ret crew of both vehicles to be reduced from three to two men and allowed the turret to be more compact. In the artillery community, flick rammers are now becoming more common and often form part of an upgrade for self- propelled artillery systems, especially the widely deployed 155 mm M109 series. Ammunition In the area of tank ammunition, the main thrust has been to develop new APFSDS rounds with increased armour penetration performance when compared to existing rounds. ‘Some countries, including France, the UK and the USA, have placed more emphasis on the development of APESDS projec- tiles with a Depleted Uranium (DU) penetrator while others, such as Germany, are sticking with conventional type penetrators which still have some growth potential. For a variety of reasons, including environmental, it is expected that in the future the main thrust will be for penetrators of conventional non DU materials. Indeed, some countries, for example the United States (Alliant Techsystems and Olin) have developed non DU 120 mm tank rounds specifically for the export market. At the lighter end of the market, some countries are now developing, or in some cases fielding, APFSDS rounds for their automatic cannon. ‘The US has already fielded the M919 APFSDS round for the 25 mm M242 cannon installed in the M2/MG3 Bradley (although this round does have a DU penetrator) while the UK is currently haying a competition for a new APFSDS round for the 30 mm RARDEN cannon installed in its Warrior, Scimitar and Sabre vehicles. Much work:is also going on in the areas of artillery in both the propellant and the projectile areas. While the US is pushing on with liquid propellant for its Advanced Field Artillery System (AFAS) most other countries are busy working on modular charge systems of one type or another, “The main emphasis in the projectile area is the development of projectiles with longer range and greater accuracy with special emphasis on anti-armour projectiles which will kill MBTs at longer ranges. Examples of these are the French/Swedish 155mm Bonus, German 155mm SMArt and United States 155 mm SADARM. Development of these special 155 mm rounds started some years ago when there was a clear threat of a massive invasion from the East. Now that this threat has disappeared, the rationale for the very large-scale procurement of these expensive projec- tiles has diminished. Cargo projectiles have been around for some yoars with the US Army fielding the M483 many years ago. This has also been made under licence in Europe by Eurometaal and more recenily has been adopted by Turkey. ‘The main drawback of these first-generation 155 mm cargo projectiles is that their bomblets were not fitted with a self- destruct fuze. This caused many problems in the Middle East conflict as ‘many of the submunitions did not detonate and were a hazard to friendly forces as they moved forward. Some users, including the UK are now insisting that the cargo projectiles have sub- munitions with a self-destruct fuze. AvUsts imoression of te new Giat Industres/Bofors 165 Bonus and Giat Industes 155 Ogre and 165 OMI new-generation cargo projectiles in use In the United States, the M483A cargo round, or Improved Conventional Munition (ICM) as itis officially called, has been replaced in production by the M864 Dnal-Purpose Improved Conventional Munition which has a much longer range as tis fit- ted with a base bleed (or base bum) attachment. While the United States has fielded the 155 mm Coppertiead laser-guided projectile for many years, and this was used in small numbers in the Gulf conflict, there has been little interest in this type of projectile in the West. The Commonwealth of Independent States has developed a b se 113) esM1 14 upgraded 0 the 155 mm/39 calisre configuration by ROM of the Metheriandts complete family of 100 mm, 122 mm and 152 mm laser-guided anillery projectiles, 120mm and 240 mm laser-guided mortar projectiles and 100 mm, 115 mm and 125 mm armoured vehicle- launched laser beam-riding projectiles. Like virtually all Russian military equipment, these are now being offered for export. So far there haye been no known export sales of Russian laser guided artillery or mortar projectiles. ‘Towed and Self-Propelled Artillery Upgrades This is another new section in Jane’s Armour and Artillery Upgrades and includes material already published in Jane’s Armour and Artillery plus some additional material Some countries are now upgrading their towed and self-pro- pelled artillery systems to extend their operational lives rather than procuring new systems. ‘The main object of these artillery upgrades is normally the installation of a larger and/or longer calibre ordnance which en- ables a projectile to be fired further. A good example of the range potential of an artillery upgrade is the old United States 155 mm M114 towed howitzer which was developed before the Second World War. In its unmodified configuration this fires a 155 mm M107 HE projectile to a maximum range of only 14,600 m, When fitted with a new 155 mm/39 calibre batrel by RDM and firing an Extended Range Full Bore - Base Bleed projectile, a maximum range of 32,400 m can be achieved. While a number of manufacturers have developed upgrades forthe 155 mm M14 the market leader is still RDM of the Neth- erlands which has upgraded many systems for Denmark, Nether- lands and Norway. Vickers Shiabutting and Enginsering Limited modified 185 mm ASO arly turret ‘07 T-72 MBT chassis to meet requrerments of Indian Army More recently RDM has won upgrade contracts from Canada for the 105 mm M101 and is now offering upgrades for the United States 105 mm M102 and Russian 130 mm M-46 field guns. It is also active in the M109 self-propelled upgrade busines In addition to upgrading the weapon with a new ordnance, for example the M114 can be fitted with a new 155 mm/39 calibre ordnance, a number of companies are now offering new ammu- nition to extend the range of existing weapons. Some companies are now offering 155 mm turrets for instal- lation on existing users’ MBT chassis and three examples include the French Giat Industries GCT turret, the South Aftican LIW (a Division of Denel) T6 turret and the United Kingdom Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Limited AS90 turret. All these, plus the 155 mm Zuzana turret from Slovakia, are ‘currently being evaluated in India installed on a locally built T-72 MBT chassis. The Indian requirement is for some 600 155 mm turret systems with the first 120 coming from abroad and the remaining 480 being manufactured in Indi Upgrading older artillery systems is, however, fraught with problems as in some cases the exact history of the weapon to be upgraded is unknown and the original manufacturer has ceused to exist. Protection Many countries are now fitting additional armour to their armoured yehicles to improve their battlefield survivability For many years Russian MBTs have been fitted with explosive reactive armour (BRA) systems that provide a high degree of pro- tection against chemical energy (for example, High Explosive Anti-Tank) attack. The latest generation Russian ERA now provides protection against both chemical energy and kinetic energy attack and this is now being offered for the export market Recent Russian experience in the fighting in Chechnia, during which the Russian Army lost around 10 per cent of its vehicles, has lead to increased emphasis on providing additional protec- tion for its armoured vehicles, especially the BMP-2. It should be noted that it is impossible to provide any type of armoured vehicle with complete protection. When fighting in an urban area, any armoured vehicle is likely to be attacked from an unexpected quarter, especially the rear or above. Although the Giat Industries Leclere MBT is now in service with the French Army the older AMX-30B2 will remain in ser~ vice for many years and part of the fleet is now being fitted with the Giat Industries BS G2 ERA package over its frontal are. Gat industries AMIX-30B2 MBT ited vith explosive reactive armour alsa developed by Git Industries In the United Kingdom, Royal Ordnance supplied some of its ROMOR A ERA for installation on the Italian B1 Centauro (8 x 8) armoured cars deployed to Somalia. A number of countries are developing: composite armoured vehicles and details have now been released of the United King- dom's Defence Research Agency Advanced Composite Armoured Vehicle Platform (ACAVP) and the United States Composite Armored Vehicle (CAV) which could well set the trend for future light armoured vehicles. 14)One major growth area is in the development of defensive aid suites (DAS) for armoured vehicles which ties together such sys- temsas laser detectors, grenade launchers, decoys and other elec- tronic systems. As with some types of armour systems, the Commonwealth of Independent States has developed at least three different DAS, Drozd (Thrush), Shtora-1 and Ares ‘The Arena is an advanced active vehicle defence system and it has been revealed that TDA of France/Germany is now working with the Russian designers on further development of the system. It is expected that this will be shown on an undisclosed MBT dur- Z ing the 1996 EuroSatory defence equipment exhibition in Paris, ‘Ruseian Arona active vahicleciefance systam fted to F-80 MAT Although there are no entries in this Yearbook yet, several 4 countries are now placing increased emphasis on battlefield idemtification, especially after the friendly fire casualties of the 1991 Middle East conflict. Earlier this year it was revealed that following a competition, the UK Defence Research Agency had selected GEC-Marconi to develop and build demonstrator combat identification systems for use on the battlefield. ‘This equipment will form the UK contribution to the four country (France, Germany, UK and USA) trial to be held in Ger- many in May 1997 to select common technology for allied forces aimed at reducing the risks of fratricide such as that which took place in the Middie East in 1991. : In conjunction with McDonnell Douglas Aerospace of Hunt ington Beach, California, who will provide US expertise, GEC- Marconi will be developing millimetric-wave transmitter and receiver systems and their subsequent integration into army vehicles and helicopters. Armoured Fighting Vehicle Power packs Some armies still operate a large number of petrol-engined vehicles but there has been a clear trend for many years in the fielding of an all-diesel fleet as part of a common {uel policy. In the UK, there is a competition to select a new engine to replace the current Jaguar petrol engine fitted {o the Alvis Com- bat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) family of vehicles with a decision expected in the near future Tn the United States, the big development early in 1995 was the selection of the power pack for the United States Army's Advanced Field Artillery System (AFAS), or Crusader as it is also called, and its associated Future Armored Resupply Vehicle (AFAS/FARY). ‘After studying many proposals from the United States and Eu- rope, the prime contractor, United Defense Limited Partnership, selected the United Kingdom Perkins Engines V-12 Condor die- sel coupled to the Martin Marietta Defense Systems HMPT. 1250-EC automatic transmission. The first engines and trans- missions will be delivered for trials purposes within 12 months AFY Turrets and Cupolas ‘The section previously known by this title has now been split into three separate sections. AFV Turrets and Cupolas, Air Defence Turrets and Anti-Tank Guided Weapon Turrets. Artillery Turrets have been moved into the new Towed and Self-Propelled Artil- Jery Upgrades Section. AFV Turrets and Cupolas ‘This area has remained relatively static over the past year with only a few new turrets revealed and the gaining of information on the Russian BMP-2, BMP-2 modified and BMP-3 turrets which are now being offered as separate export items. The United States Delco Systems LAV-25 turret is gaining more sales with its first production application on a tracked vehicle being the British GKN Desert Warrior for Kuwait, This Aiffers from earlier production applications in that the turret is fit- ted with a Hughes TOW ATGW system either side so enabling it to engage MBTs out to a range of 3,750-m, Air Defence Turrets ‘The major news is the joint venture by Thomson-CSF of France and Martin Marietta Defense Systems of the US to develop the Blazer family of modular air defence turrets, Martin Marietta retains the marketing rights in America with its only sale to date being to the US Marine Corps for use on the LAV-AD (on 8 x 8 chassis which remains at the prototype stage), whilst Thomson-CSF can market the system elsewhere. ‘This co-development project with Thomson-CSF has allowed a considerable degree of French equipment such as radars (Thomson-CSE) and missiles (Matra Mistral) to be integrated into the turret design. Mortn Marieta/Thomson CSF Blazer alr defence turet on MOWAG Piranha (8 * 8) chassis. ‘One region where the Blazer turret, with a high degree of French content in the form of a Thomson-CSF TRS 2630 Gerfaut adar and Matra Defense Mistral passive infra-red guided SAMs, competing against a variety of air defence turrets and missile systems is in Saudi Arabia where both Royal Saudi Land Forces (RSLF) and the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) have requirements to improve the air defence of their manoeuvre units. ‘The opposition includes such systems as the Marconi Radar and Control Systems Marksman twin 35 mm turret (already trialled in Saudi Arabia on an M60 MBT chassis), Oerlikon ‘Aerospace Canada Air Defence Anti-Tank System (ADATS, trialled on an M113 APC chassis and more recently offered on a MOWAG 10 x 10 Piranha chassis), Thomson-CSF Crotale NG SAM, BAe Dynamics Jemas variant of the Rapier 2000 SAM, Matra Defense Santal short-range SAM turret and the Krauss- Maffei Wildcat turret with twin 30 mm cannon and short-range SAMs. ATGW Turrets Other than upgrades to existing TOW capable turrets produced in Norway by Kvaerner-Bureka and in the USA by Electronics and Space Corporation there is nothing major to report, [15] x‘Weapon Control and Stabilisation Systems Bharat Electronics of India has revealed that it is producing all- electric turret drive stabiliser systems for licence-built Russian- designed BMP-2 infantry combat vehicle and electro-hydraulic turret drive stabiliser systems for MBTs. In most countries, the main emphasis in the future will be on the development and production of more compact all-electric weapon control and stabilisation systems for armoured vehicles. ABV Fire Control Systems ‘The main talking point is that the proliferation of fire contro! sys- tems for the Russian T-72 MBT upgrades, which started last year, has continued into this year, with no less than six further systems being offered. These come from both individual companies in such countries as France, Germany and South Africa and consortia from Bel- gium, France and Slovakia. ‘The market potential for such systems is immense with the T-72 remaining in service with over 20 armies. Over 25,000 T-72 and its variants have been built to date in the CIS and six other countries and it is known that a number of user countries, includ- ing India, with a fleet of over 1,000 T-72s, are either actively shopping for or are in the process of adopting fire control mod- ernisation packages for their T-72 fleets Often these packages are part of much more comprehensive upgrades that address the survivability problems encountered in the Gulf and the more recent ethnic CIS local conflicts. Land Navigation Systems ‘The use of land navigation systems is now speeding into the area of battle management co-mmand and control systems. SAGEM of France with its Tact’®l Navigation Command and Control System and the international consortium of LITEF and Litton Italia SpA with its EUROLIT Vehicle Integrated Navigati Command and Control System (VINACS) are two ty; examples. For tactical combat use by lighter combat vehicles KVH of the USA has developed its TACNAC™ Tactical Navigation System. Designed for use with IFVs, APCs, armoured cars and reconnais- sance vehicles TACNAC uses GPS in combination with its own electronic compass and can, with further inputs from the vehicle’s odometer, turret azimuth encoder and laser rangefinder provide a wealth of real-time navigation and targeting infor- mation, thus providing many of the facilities of a sophisticated integrated fire control system at a considerably cheaper price. In the more conventional land navigation system arena Bosch Teldix has launched its new FNA 2000 system whilst the LITEF and Litton Italia SpA consortium has proved successful with the new technology Fibre Optic Gyro (FOG) INS-GPS hybrid family of land navigation systems, versions of which have been ordered by the German (LLN-GX model), Dutch (LNN-GX model) and Swedish (LLGN-G1 model) armies for use on Leopard 2 MBT programmes. The LLNG-G1 model has also been ordered by the South Korean Army for an unspecified application. Driver’s Day and Night Vision Systems Most effort has been devoted over the past year to improving the technology associated with night vision goggles. A number of countries has produced new or enhanced goggles whilst ITT Defense of the USA has also marketed a new Generation Il image intensifier tube upgrade for the AN/VVS-2 Driver’s Night Vision Viewer. Interestingly cnough, it is also the USA which is leading the way with developing Driver's Vision Enhancer (DVE) systems for use on tactical wheeled vehicles so as to improve their mobility in all-weather day or night and dirty battlefield conditions. In short, such a device provides the vehicle operator with the capability of operating throughout a 24 hour period without regard to illumination. A valuable addition to any combat force on the modern battlefield as it supports the concept of 24 hour operations by the massive mechanised manoeuvre forces. Laser Rangefinders ‘The emphasis on laser rangefinder systems is nov. on eye-safe units operating in the 1.54 um wavelength region. Practically all the new systems covered this year are of this type with, wherever possible, upgraded versions of older laser rangefinder systems also being offered. Once again, the US is leading the field with the installation of an eye-safe laser rangefinder in the Bradley infantry fighting vehicle. Day and Night Sighting Systems The 24 hour battlefield concept proved in the Gulf War by the use of thermal imaging continues to dominate the sights scene, Practically all the new sighting systems covered here have a thermal imaging channel as an integral part of their capability, These systems range in complexity from the new-generation thermal imager cameras that form part of a sight assembly to the highly sophisticated Wide Angle Surveillance and Automatic Detection Device (WASAD) with complex signal processing algorithms that is under development by the UK's Defence Research Agency as the MoD's next-generation technology demonstrator system for battlefield observation. Texas Inswuments Commander's Independent Thormia! Viawor fted to General Dynamics Land Systems Dison M TAZ MBT Where feasible the thermal imaging system capacity is being looked at as a retrofitto existing vehicles. The Pilkington Opt ics Barr and Stroud Thermal Imaging and Integrated Position System (TIPS) for Alvis Scimitar and Sabre reconnaissance vehicles is a good example of considerably increasing a vehicle's capability, EL-OP of Israel has combined its Thermal Elbow Sight (TES) into a vehicle upgrade for the T-72 that included one of its fire control systems plus greater firepower and improvements in crew survivability and protection by using an explosive reactive armour package. ‘The thermal imaging sight is also being adapted for use as an add-on backfit device for the older Russian ATGW types. EL-OP of Israel and Fotona of Slovenia are both marketing such systems for use with the widely used Russian AT-4/5 anti-tank guided ‘weapons, The sights can be used for terrain surveillance, detection, rec- ognition and tracking of targets and finally for guidance of the missile. Fotona has also repackaged the ATT-4 thermal sight for use with the older Russian AT-3 ‘Sager’ sysiem. ‘The US Army has contracted Texas Instruments Defense Sys- tems and Electronics Group to develop an advanced technology ‘Hunter Sensor Suite (HSS) demonstrator system for use with its light forces to detect and locate targets at standoff ranges beyond the effective range of enemy direct-fire weapons so as to increase friendly forces survivability. ‘Tony Cullen and Christopher F Foss June 1995New Entries in this Edition Entry IW 120 mm Tonk Gun (GT 8} orlican-Gonwaves 36 mm 95/1000 Revolver Cannon United Detense Lege Calibre Devolooment and “Test Fociity ‘Marin Maristts Outer Combat Protection Systern 120 mm M256 Smoothbore Tank Gan United Dofonse Cannon Calibre Elecsomagmistic Gun “Tula KBP Kornet Miao System ‘Acaka Missile System BOL 8K 118 Kenkurs Missile Systom BDL MILAN 2 Missile System BDL Flerne Missile Acar Kit Bofors Buster High Velocity Missile System Bofore ABSS6 Bil 2 David Brown Autoloader Ammunition Drives United Defonse 105 mm Automatic Loader MECAR 100 mm APFSDS-T M/1000A1 IMEGAR 120 mn HE Projectile M530 ECAR 120 mm Smoke Projectile M532 MECAR 120 mm liuminating Projectile M532 203 mm Gun 287M Ammunition 400 mm BMS Amminition Buck Ammunition 75 me Howitzer Ammunition TINAS 105 mim M1426 APESDS-T Ammunition TINAS 105 mim M1828 TPCSDS-T Ammunition TASS 120 mm M1321 APESDS= Ammunition TAAS 122 mm ane 130 mm Cargo Rounds TAS 152 mm Cargo Rounds TAAS 120 mm Mortar Carga Projootle OL 3144 WM FAPOS Ammunition Dene! 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Gunn’ Sight Zeiss PERERTEO Commander's Panoramic Day Periscope ELOP Thormal Gunna?’ Elbow (TES) ELOP AcTIb Night Sight For ATA Spigot (Fagot) ATGM Launcher Fontana Thormal Sight Malutka (75-M) Fotona LDPS Lasor/Daylghit Perscopa Sight System Elopte integrated Day/Night Gunner's Sighting ‘System GS208 Elopeo Thetmal imaging Observation Systom 1$:20 lepre Night Vision Binocular N-10 Defence Rasoarch Agancy, Wide-Angle Sureilonce ‘and Automatic Detection Device (WASAD) Pilkington Optronics (Barr 8 Stroud) Challenger 2 ‘Gunner's Primary Sight Pilkington Optronies (Barr 8 Stoud) HOT1S-3 S ‘Compact Thermal imaging System -ikington Optronics (Bar & Stroud} Thermal imaging ‘and integration Pesiton Syetorn (IPS) BASE Video Image Teacking Systems ‘Toxao Instruments Hunter Sensor Sus ‘SAGEM Herdy 20 Dynamic Muzzle Reference ‘System ‘Bharat Electonics Armaured Vehicle Tarrat Stabilsetion Systeme LITEF/iton EUROLIT Vehicle imssgrated Navigation ‘and Command System Lockheed Martin 120 mm Turet Mortar Undor ‘Armor System ‘LAV 185 mm/82 calitxo 76 Avtilory Tarot oval Ordnance inteligont Ammunition Hele FVT 760/EVT 800 Tan Mactune Gun Turete_ Intograted Photomatix Moteman Meteorological ‘Sensor Lista Controls Preumatic Rammer (17) Page numbor Country 436 437 441 454 457 480 481 401 491 an 476 478 481 480 492 493 499 501 510 518. 517 522 530 535, 542 344 945 608 587 503 505. 566 586 567 507 572 876 587 587 suo 592 693 597 598 508 509 805 620 631 993 633 633 638 835. 635 636 636 usa usa Bolgium Frence Germany Intometional Insornasional Intemational Incormational South Anca UK usa France Feance Germany International UK. 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