C3 Howitzer Replacement

[Furniture]

All the gun has to do is punt the round into the air so that it can take flight and guide itself to the target.

People have been saying things like that for decades...

Sure better bullets are great, but until those wonder weapons actually exist and can be made in large enough volumes to matter, we need to make the guns themselves better.

 

[KevinB]

People have been saying things like that for decades...

Sure better bullets are great, but until those wonder weapons actually exist and can be made in large enough volumes to matter, we need to make the guns themselves better.

Also those smarty toys are going to do Jack and shit with an enemy that just decides to turn the knobs to 11 on the EW broad spectrum jamming.

 

[quadrapiper]

People have been saying things like that for decades...

Sure better bullets are great, but until those wonder weapons actually exist and can be made in large enough volumes to matter, we need to make the guns themselves better.

See: the Zumwalt-class main battery's round.

 

[FJAG]

Also those smarty toys are going to do Jack and shit with an enemy that just decides to turn the knobs to 11 on the EW broad spectrum jamming.

See: the Zumwalt-class main battery's round.

I think the KISS (Keep it simple, Stupid) principle still holds. I see the value of this concept, assuming it makes it into production, but I have reservations.

 

[OldSolduer]

People have been saying things like that for decades...

Sure better bullets are great, but until those wonder weapons actually exist and can be made in large enough volumes to matter, we need to make the guns themselves better.

There was an Austrian corporal who was enamoured with wonder weapons…

 

[suffolkowner]

Seems like the more fancy munitions are best served coming out of a mlrs

 

[Kirkhill]

Seems like the more fancy munitions are best served coming out of a mlrs

Rockets are becoming more popular it seems.


The article notes that this order has been delayed prompting the Estonians to look farther afield for supplementary systems.

Estonia mulls additional HIMARS buy, while talking with Lockheed competitors - Breaking Defense

“If the delivery times were long, we may need to substitute HIMARS munitions for something else, that’s available faster," said Magnus Saar, Estonia’s national armaments director.

breakingdefense.com

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Just a reminder that the Brits not only decided to keep their M271s but scrounged some more and decided to increase their planned inventory

British Army to Double Its Fleet of M270 MLRS by 2029

British Army to Double Its Fleet of M270 MLRS by 2029

armyrecognition.com

Britain confirms plans to double rocket artillery fleet

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed plans to upgrade and expand its Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) fleet to 85 vehicles from around 40.

ukdefencejournal.org.uk

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Gun alternative, bomber alternative, drone alternative, one way attack uncrewed aerial vehicle alternative, loitering attack munition alternative, all of the above.

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In addition to the rockets though, the Brits may be buying 200 to 250 Boxer RCH155s

Is the British Army set to acquire 200 RCH 155 artillery systems? - Army Technology

A KNDS statement said the UK-German RCH 155 programme could be for up to 400 RCH 155 self-propelled artillery systems.

www.army-technology.com

United Kingdom Accelerates Artillery Programme to Acquire German RCH 1

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armyrecognition.com

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250 Guns and 85 MRLs seems like a lot of fire power for an army of 75,000 and 2 or 3 divisions.

Agreed

Interesting the way the shape of the Royal Artillery is developing

200-250 RCH-155s
76-85 M271 MRLs

With a renewed emphasis on Air Defence

New order of missiles secures future supply for UK Armed Forces

A significant number of Lightweight Multirole Missiles (LMM) have been ordered by the Government from Thales UK for the supply of the versatile, precision weapon to UK Armed Forces.

www.gov.uk

The Martlet Lightweight Multi-role Missile will equip helicopters and turrets at sea and on shore.

VAMTAC seems to be a preliminary or interim SHORAD (8 km) system to replace or complement the Stormers.
Comparable to the VAMPIRE system based on the slightly smaller 70mm missile family.

New order of missiles secures future supply for UK Armed Forces

A significant number of Lightweight Multirole Missiles (LMM) have been ordered by the Government from Thales UK for the supply of the versatile, precision weapon to UK Armed Forces.

www.gov.uk

IAV 2024: British Army mulls procurement of interim SHORAD system

The British Army is considering the procurement of a new mobile short-range air defence (SHORAD) system to replace its Stormer-based self-propelled high-velocity missile...

www.janes.com

and Sky Sabre (25 km) for longer range engagements

Sky Sabre: A Landmark in UK GBAD Capability

Given the high cost of developing high-technology weaponry, any approach that promises to save time and money is of potential value.

euro-sd.com

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C-UAS seems to be gravitating to the least cost solutions first

A cheap sensor

a low-cost, flexible and scalable sensor unit for tracking multiple UAS - called Passive Detection & Ranging (PDAR). The PDAR system uses conventional software defined radios, integrated circuits that can be reprogrammed and an innovative implementation of Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) technology to detect radio frequencies (RF) emitted by drones. The senior (Sic-sensor) unit itself is also silent and stealthy, as it does not emit RF emissions that could alert an adversary.

Defying drones: DASA funded anti-drone sensor is purchased by the Royal Navy

LiveLink Aerospace’s counter-UAS sensor helps protect Royal Navy ships

www.gov.uk

A new sighting system compatible with small arms

Game-changing anti-drone weapon - The British Army

The Army’s close combat soldiers will soon receive a cutting-edge weapon sight that will give them a tactical advantage countering unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

www.army.mod.uk

My sense of the sight is that it is similar in concept to the AIMPOINT FCS for the heavier crew-served weapons.