If I'm reading Noah correctly it sounds like Canada is looking for not just an IFV, but a whole family of vehicles. Of possible candidates the Rheinmetall (KF21) and the BAE (CV-90) are the only two manufactures that produce a whole family of armoured vehicles. And both field direct-fire variants of their IFVs that can mount either a 105mm 120mm cannon.
The most significant news to me today is Robert Fife’s G&M article saying that Doug Guzman is pulling out from the DIA after just a year, citing the bureaucratic slowness of the whole process. Last year I emailed my MP, Chris Malette, whose riding includes CFB Trenton, our largest base (Chris is also on the Standing Committee of National Defence), on the subject of the DIA being co-located within PSPC. My warning, which I resent today, was that harbouring DIA within PSPC would not sustain the speed at which major projects would need to be conducted. I had argued that the culture of PSPC was the antithesis of DND’s. Today I reminded Mr Malette that the raison d’être of a military staff officer who had just been posted there from an operational unit, is to get the kit his or her comrades in the ships, squadrons and regiments, need to ensure that they come home to their families. That our enemies do not go home to theirs.
I emphasized the need for the equipment and the urgency that the military staff bring to their jobs. Hence the need to pull DIA from the PSPC cocoon. PSPC I suggested, was culturally and systemically shaped to push pencils…which is a piece of kit not much favoured by the PM.
Apparently the AS21 Redback IFV can be configured from STANAG 4569 Level 2 to Level 6. However, it also means increased weight which in turn can cause mobility problems and transportability issues.
Sounds like the CV90 chassis to me
If I'm reading Noah correctly it sounds like Canada is looking for not just an IFV, but a whole family of vehicles. Of possible candidates the Rheinmetall (KF21) and the BAE (CV-90) are the only two manufactures that produce a whole family of armoured vehicles. And both field direct-fire variants of their IFVs that can mount either a 105mm 120mm cannon.
And a hop skip and a jump to the kf51 on the heavy armour side if we decide to go that way. Separate topic thou.
Exact same thought
The most significant news to me today is Robert Fife’s G&M article saying that Doug Guzman is pulling out from the DIA after just a year, citing the bureaucratic slowness of the whole process. Last year I emailed my MP, Chris Malette, whose riding includes CFB Trenton, our largest base (Chris is also on the Standing Committee of National Defence), on the subject of the DIA being co-located within PSPC. My warning, which I resent today, was that harbouring DIA within PSPC would not sustain the speed at which major projects would need to be conducted. I had argued that the culture of PSPC was the antithesis of DND’s. Today I reminded Mr Malette that the raison d’être of a military staff officer who had just been posted there from an operational unit, is to get the kit his or her comrades in the ships, squadrons and regiments, need to ensure that they come home to their families. That our enemies do not go home to theirs.
I emphasized the need for the equipment and the urgency that the military staff bring to their jobs. Hence the need to pull DIA from the PSPC cocoon. PSPC I suggested, was culturally and systemically shaped to push pencils…which is a piece of kit not much favoured by the PM.
I was under the impression that was exactly the intent?
Going to Stanag level 6 for MCAV pretty much limits it to KF41 and maybe CV90 with a heavy armor upgrade.
Apparently the AS21 Redback IFV can be configured from STANAG 4569 Level 2 to Level 6. However, it also means increased weight which in turn can cause mobility problems and transportability issues.
Yeah that sounds like a recipe to repeat what the Brits are going through with Ajax