SP, MLRS and SPAA Developments

[FASTBOAT TOUGH]

From the USA PEO GCS office the AMPV is to start a 52 month (~4.3yrs.) Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) process by BAE the contract winner. The EMD once completed will turnover 29 vehicles the Army for evaluation. This process should take about 2-3yrs. based on my tracking of these events as in reality we're dealing with a known, though moderately improved platform. Best guess tracking to somewhere out to 2022/2023. The ref. is dated 24 Dec. 2014. Very much falls in line with what Mark just posted as also one of my sources as you know and the others I'm holding in my APC folder.
http://www.peogcs.army.mil/news/ampv...arded-bae.html
http://www.peogcs.army.mil/ampv.html (Covers models to be built on the bottom of 1st para.)

The home office...
http://www.peogcs.army.mil/index.html

ALSO...since we're at it...

The USMC will see their operational capability with the ACV 1.1 in 2020. This will prove a very hot competition between BAE and SAIC (TERREX 2 8x8) which are both fielding known fully amphibious platforms. It reports had given SAIC an early edge as the TERREX, first seen as a 6x6 platform was the first successful 360 situational awareness APC developed to include an RWS to operate in the same manner. TERREX 1 as it's now referred to was originally developed by TIMOTHY Industries of Ireland. And thought they just made good Beer and Whiskey!?! TERREX (1) was one of my first posts in the APC Thread where I'll re-post this to.
http://news.usni.org/2015/11/24/mari...stems-and-saic

I feel like I'm slowly coming back. I hear some of you already!?! (Used not for it's normal meaning! )

Need I say it-yeah, with an addition-CONTINUING TO TRACK.

Two for one not bad Don.

Regards,
Pat

[MarkSheppard]

This is really far out but the US has started to work on the XM907 ERCA 52 caliber Gun-Howitzer with an eye to applying it towards M777 and M109 modernization programs.

http://defense-update.com/20160329_m777er.html

ERCA involves everything from development of an autoloader for the SPH variant, new propellant, and new projectiles with a maximum range of 70~ km.

They already have a mockup of the new gun barrel (which is 6 foot longer than existing ones) on a M777A2 and are moving it around to find out which combination of barrel counterweights will be the most efficient for mobility.

Attached is a CAD model of the M109A7 with the new ERCA gun. At this point...maybe the turn signal lights are original to the 109.

It'll probably be cancelled like every other US Army modernization effort though.

[FASTBOAT TOUGH]

Well I was going to hold on to this for a while but, Mark gave me a good intro to the next. The ref. concerns the new 2S33 MSTA-SM and KOALITSIYA-SV artillery systems that should be game ready by next year or the following year. What's also interesting considering the source, is the what would appear to be a general but, frank overview of the above mentioned world competitors. Take time to note the source. I'm not going to do all the work after all!?! Anyway...
http://www.armyrecognition.com/march..._52403162.html


Mark yours was interesting but I agree especially after reading this and what I've already read on "PIM", and lets not forget that 19 Trillion Dollar issue here.

Regards,
Pat