Could the Ajax IFV solve the UK’s Warrior capability gap?
With the UK facing an imminent capability gap after the retirement of its Warrior infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), the Ajax IFV appears to be in a prime position to fill that gap.
EID demonstrated the new TICS hub in Portuguese Army Pandur IIs. (Photo Sgt Sebastien Frechette/Allied Joint Force Command)
Portuguese company EID is to unveil a vehicle-based system of its widely used naval Integrated Communications Control System (ICCS) at DSEI in September. The ICCS is in its seventh iteration (ICCS7) with more than 200 systems in service with 13 countries on a range of ships.
The new TerraNEX Tactical Integrated Communications System (TICS) is agnostic and acts as a distribution hub for any radios. It handles data and voice and stitches together federated devices while recognising the security levels of individual communications.
ICCS automates and integrates all the communication tasks and it can be deployed on a
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With the UK facing an imminent capability gap after the retirement of its Warrior infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), the Ajax IFV appears to be in a prime position to fill that gap.
The Polaris Government and Defense’s Military RZR (MRZR) Alpha 1KW was displayed at the Modern Day Marine exposition in the US earlier this year and with the Alakran mobile mortar weapon system at DSEI. The company outlined recent firing trials with the Alakran mobile mortar weapon system (MMWS) which was weeks after the company announced a major NATO deal.
Thales launched Storm-H in 2012 as an EW system equipping individual dismounted troops, and a decade later revealed details to develop the improved and more powerful Storm 2.
MARSS’ NiDAR system has been deployed using sensors from static platforms to provide detection and protection for static sights, such as critical infrastructure, ports and military bases.
The UK’s Land Mobility Programme (LMP) seems set to be delayed once again but industry is jockeying for position to partner in what would be one of the biggest ever buys for the British Army.
Aiming to field a more integrated, agile force, the military leader said in a keynote speech that focus on these core areas would be increased to help the RAF deter and meet challenges in the new threat landscape.