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International Light Tracked Vehicle Market Robust; "Family of Vehicles" Concept Takes Hold
(Source: Forecast International; issued Sept. 19, 2005)
NEWTOWN, Conn. --- The international market for light tracked vehicles remains robust, with Forecast International's Weapons Group projecting production of more than 14,800 light tracked vehicles - worth nearly $19.7 billion - over the coming 10-year forecast period.
In a purely technical sense, the light tracked vehicle market has evolved into two distinct market segments: armored personnel carriers (APCs) and mechanized infantry combat vehicles (MICVs). However, as Forecast International Military Vehicles Analyst Dean Lockwood notes, the most significant trend in the light tracked vehicle market involves the developing "family of vehicles" concept, in which a modular common chassis design serves as the basis for a variety of combat vehicles.
The various players in the international market are adapting to an evolving market environment, precipitated by the end of the Cold War and the emergence of new threat scenarios and military doctrines. Operation Iraqi Freedom clearly demonstrates the benefits of an operational synergy between light tracked vehicles and light wheeled vehicles on the modern asymmetrical battlefield.
On the international market, an ongoing product glut and the influx of new players have combined to shift control of the market away from the traditional U.S. and European players. However, these traditional players continue to dominate the rather exclusive high end of the market, while the new players have effectively taken over the significantly larger lower end of the market. For most nations, the expense associated with the modernization and retrofit of high-end light tracked vehicles pales in comparison with the prospect of new procurement.
"New production of high-end vehicles - such as the 2T Stalker, the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV), the Igel/Puma, and Japan's Type 89 - will account for only about 10 percent of all production through the forecast period," Lockwood said. "Yet, these programs will provide about 46 percent of the total value of the light tracked vehicle market."
In terms of sheer numbers, the Type 90 APC and the Type 90 MICV of the People's Republic of China represent the most significant new-production light tracked vehicles during the forecast period. According to Lockwood, "As the People's Liberation Army (PLA) standardizes its mechanized forces around the Type 90 APC and MICV, we believe combined production of these two vehicles will account for over 47 percent of all new light tracked vehicle production worldwide through 2014."
Despite the uncertainties of a post-Cold War world and the glut of available vehicles, the international light tracked vehicle market remains a vibrant, dynamic environment. Although threat scenarios and force structures continue to evolve, the light tracked vehicle soldiers on as the basis of modern mechanized infantry warfare.
Forecast International, Inc., is a leading provider of market intelligence and analysis in the areas of aerospace, defense, power systems and military electronics. Based in Newtown, CT, USA, Forecast International specializes in long-range industry forecasts and market assessments utilized by strategic planners, marketing professionals, military organizations, and governments worldwide.
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BAE Systems Team to Develop Traction Drive Subsystems for Future Combat Systems Manned Ground Vehicles
(Source: BAE Systems; issued Sept. 19, 2005)
SANTA CLARA, Calif. --- A BAE Systems-led team has been selected by the Future Combat Systems (FCS) One Team to develop the common Traction Drive Subsystem (TDS) for FCS Manned Ground Vehicles (MGVs).
The FCS Lead System Integrator (LSI) -- The Boeing Company and SAIC -- recognized the source selection team for its detailed analysis of all TDS proposals. The analysis was conducted by integrated MGV One Team partner evaluation panels led by LSI personnel. Following the analysis, a team led by BAE Systems, along with QinetiQ and Honeywell, was recommended and selected to develop the TDS system. The selection was announced by BAE Systems' firewalled FCS MGV program, which issued the TDS request for proposal in January.
The TDS is a series-hybrid drive system that will provide vehicle propulsion, steering and braking, and regenerate electrical power from braking and downhill grades for use in vehicle electrical systems. Initial deliveries of the objective TDS design are due in October 2006, with deliveries for 45 total TDS units and follow-on support running to 2011.
"We are pleased the FCS One Team selected our approach as the best-value solution for the Manned Ground Vehicles," said Matt Riddle, BAE Systems' director of Advanced Development at Santa Clara, Calif. "Our development and integration experience with hybrid systems, combined with QinetiQ's compact E-X-Drive tracked vehicle transmission and Honeywell's expertise in power electronics, motor manufacture and controls, will advance this key technology for FCS and other vehicle systems."
Under the award, the TDS Team will join the MGV Propulsion Integrated Product Team to work in conjunction with BAE Systems and General Dynamics to develop and fully integrate the propulsion system for the common chassis.
BAE Systems, as part of the firewalled FCS One Team, teamed with General Dynamics, is already working to develop and field a family of highly deployable Manned Ground Vehicles that will be key supporting systems linked through the overarching network that will enable the FCS-equipped Units of Action to effectively complete their missions.
The two companies have formed integrated design teams to develop and demonstrate the family of eight manned ground vehicles featuring a common platform design with common components and subsystems, such as TDS, with unique mission modules and all the variants linked together by networked battle command.
Under the FCS MGV contract, BAE Systems has responsibility for five MGV variants: Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon (NLOS-C); Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV); Medical Vehicle (MV); Non-Line of Sight Mortar (NLOS-M), and FCS Recovery and Maintenance Vehicle (FRMV).
BAE Systems is an international company engaged in the development, delivery, and support of advanced defense and aerospace systems in the air, on land, at sea, and in space. The company designs, manufactures, and supports military aircraft, combat vehicles, surface ships, submarines, radar, avionics, communications, electronics, and guided weapon systems.
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International Light Tracked Vehicle Market Robust; "Family of Vehicles" Concept Takes Hold
(Source: Forecast International; issued Sept. 19, 2005)
NEWTOWN, Conn. --- The international market for light tracked vehicles remains robust, with Forecast International's Weapons Group projecting production of more than 14,800 light tracked vehicles - worth nearly $19.7 billion - over the coming 10-year forecast period.
In a purely technical sense, the light tracked vehicle market has evolved into two distinct market segments: armored personnel carriers (APCs) and mechanized infantry combat vehicles (MICVs). However, as Forecast International Military Vehicles Analyst Dean Lockwood notes, the most significant trend in the light tracked vehicle market involves the developing "family of vehicles" concept, in which a modular common chassis design serves as the basis for a variety of combat vehicles.
The various players in the international market are adapting to an evolving market environment, precipitated by the end of the Cold War and the emergence of new threat scenarios and military doctrines. Operation Iraqi Freedom clearly demonstrates the benefits of an operational synergy between light tracked vehicles and light wheeled vehicles on the modern asymmetrical battlefield.
On the international market, an ongoing product glut and the influx of new players have combined to shift control of the market away from the traditional U.S. and European players. However, these traditional players continue to dominate the rather exclusive high end of the market, while the new players have effectively taken over the significantly larger lower end of the market. For most nations, the expense associated with the modernization and retrofit of high-end light tracked vehicles pales in comparison with the prospect of new procurement.
"New production of high-end vehicles - such as the 2T Stalker, the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV), the Igel/Puma, and Japan's Type 89 - will account for only about 10 percent of all production through the forecast period," Lockwood said. "Yet, these programs will provide about 46 percent of the total value of the light tracked vehicle market."
In terms of sheer numbers, the Type 90 APC and the Type 90 MICV of the People's Republic of China represent the most significant new-production light tracked vehicles during the forecast period. According to Lockwood, "As the People's Liberation Army (PLA) standardizes its mechanized forces around the Type 90 APC and MICV, we believe combined production of these two vehicles will account for over 47 percent of all new light tracked vehicle production worldwide through 2014."
Despite the uncertainties of a post-Cold War world and the glut of available vehicles, the international light tracked vehicle market remains a vibrant, dynamic environment. Although threat scenarios and force structures continue to evolve, the light tracked vehicle soldiers on as the basis of modern mechanized infantry warfare.
Forecast International, Inc., is a leading provider of market intelligence and analysis in the areas of aerospace, defense, power systems and military electronics. Based in Newtown, CT, USA, Forecast International specializes in long-range industry forecasts and market assessments utilized by strategic planners, marketing professionals, military organizations, and governments worldwide.
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BAE Systems Team to Develop Traction Drive Subsystems for Future Combat Systems Manned Ground Vehicles
(Source: BAE Systems; issued Sept. 19, 2005)
SANTA CLARA, Calif. --- A BAE Systems-led team has been selected by the Future Combat Systems (FCS) One Team to develop the common Traction Drive Subsystem (TDS) for FCS Manned Ground Vehicles (MGVs).
The FCS Lead System Integrator (LSI) -- The Boeing Company and SAIC -- recognized the source selection team for its detailed analysis of all TDS proposals. The analysis was conducted by integrated MGV One Team partner evaluation panels led by LSI personnel. Following the analysis, a team led by BAE Systems, along with QinetiQ and Honeywell, was recommended and selected to develop the TDS system. The selection was announced by BAE Systems' firewalled FCS MGV program, which issued the TDS request for proposal in January.
The TDS is a series-hybrid drive system that will provide vehicle propulsion, steering and braking, and regenerate electrical power from braking and downhill grades for use in vehicle electrical systems. Initial deliveries of the objective TDS design are due in October 2006, with deliveries for 45 total TDS units and follow-on support running to 2011.
"We are pleased the FCS One Team selected our approach as the best-value solution for the Manned Ground Vehicles," said Matt Riddle, BAE Systems' director of Advanced Development at Santa Clara, Calif. "Our development and integration experience with hybrid systems, combined with QinetiQ's compact E-X-Drive tracked vehicle transmission and Honeywell's expertise in power electronics, motor manufacture and controls, will advance this key technology for FCS and other vehicle systems."
Under the award, the TDS Team will join the MGV Propulsion Integrated Product Team to work in conjunction with BAE Systems and General Dynamics to develop and fully integrate the propulsion system for the common chassis.
BAE Systems, as part of the firewalled FCS One Team, teamed with General Dynamics, is already working to develop and field a family of highly deployable Manned Ground Vehicles that will be key supporting systems linked through the overarching network that will enable the FCS-equipped Units of Action to effectively complete their missions.
The two companies have formed integrated design teams to develop and demonstrate the family of eight manned ground vehicles featuring a common platform design with common components and subsystems, such as TDS, with unique mission modules and all the variants linked together by networked battle command.
Under the FCS MGV contract, BAE Systems has responsibility for five MGV variants: Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon (NLOS-C); Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV); Medical Vehicle (MV); Non-Line of Sight Mortar (NLOS-M), and FCS Recovery and Maintenance Vehicle (FRMV).
BAE Systems is an international company engaged in the development, delivery, and support of advanced defense and aerospace systems in the air, on land, at sea, and in space. The company designs, manufactures, and supports military aircraft, combat vehicles, surface ships, submarines, radar, avionics, communications, electronics, and guided weapon systems.
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