Scout reconnaissance vehicle completes CDR
General Dynamics UK has completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Scout Reconnaissance variant as part of the Scout Specialist Vehicle (SV) programme, the company announced on 26 February.
The completion of the Scout Reconnaissance vehicle CDR is a major milestone for the programme, with the first pre-production prototype of this variant on track for completion later in 2015.
The CDR covered the fully-integrated Scout Reconnaissance platform, including the turret developed by Lockheed Martin UK, the platform hull design, the on-board software solutions, electronic architecture, sub-systems and variant-specific products, such as the primary sight.
The Scout Reconnaissance variant will provide all-weather Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Recognition (ISTAR) capabilities when it enters into service. It will enable soldiers to be at the point of collection of accurate all-weather commander information within a network-enabled, fully-digitised platform.
Kevin Connell, vice president, General Dynamics UK - Land Systems, said: ‘The Scout Reconnaissance variant is the flagship of the Scout SV programme and will provide a step-change in ground-based ISTAR capability to the British Army. The completion of the Scout Reconnaissance variant CDR is a significant step in delivering a family of Scout SV platforms, which represent the future of Armoured Fighting Vehicles for the British Army.’
The Scout reconnaissance variant CDR is the final variant-specific CDR to be completed before the Scout SV System SDR, which will examine all Scout SV platform aspects under a single review.
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