SP, MLRS and SPAA Developments

[EJ]

NOT surprising to read. Yours and my tax dollars "pee'd" down the drain. What the hell are OUR leaders thinking?

[FASTBOAT TOUGH]

Been awhile it's been one of those summers as of today we tied the all time heat record for the Jacksonville FL. area, gotta love it!! Anyway here's the M777 PORTEE.
PORTEE/UK/C6/155mm L39 w/70 Rds./
PORTEE was developed by BAE to compete against the Giat CAESAR under the British MOD LIMAWS (G) Program. The British cancelled the program in 2007 which forced the life cycle extension (w/ upgrades.) of the AS90 until 2023.
http://www.military-today.com/artillery/m777_portee.htm AND http://defense-update.com/products/p/portee.htm.

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Also:
1) USA to get Honeywell aTALIN for all its M119 155mm ARTY accuracy equivalent of one round on a truck at 5 miles.
http://www.defpro.com/news/details/17484/

2)Sweden and Norway to use common ODIN system for ARCHER.
http://www.defpro.com/news/details/17501/

Regards,
Pat

[Marcello]

I got the feeling that in a high intensity war fought with modern counterbattery techniques unless you are really good at jamming/neutralizing enemy Firefinder type radars towed guns will be able to spend only very limited amount of time firing. Such truck mounted guns, by cutting the amount of time needed for attaching them to the prime mover can mitigate the problem without being as expensive as a standard SPA. In lower intensity situations they are still cheaper to run than a tracked SPA.

[FASTBOAT TOUGH]

Canada continuing it's modernization and systems updating program, this time to upgrade it's LAV II to mount the
NEMO 120mm turreted mortar system.
http://www.defpro.com/news/details/18013/
Happy Labor Day!!

Regards,
Pat