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Some day you are going to have to explain to me why the US Army didn't field some 5,000 or so Ripsaw variants years ago. Its a solid and highly versatile platform as far as I can see.
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Quite honestly, I don’t know.Some day you are going to have to explain to me why the US Army didn't field some 5,000 or so Ripsaw variants years ago. Its a solid and highly versatile platform as far as I can see.
I’ve heard a number of reasons/theories from some decently senior green suiters.
Best I can tell it was ahead of its time, but not advanced enough to capture a lot of flash from brass if that make’s sense?
Plus the question of whose rice bowl was it going to eat.
Textron had that when most folks UGV’s were still like EOD robots.
It was a ‘we can do this now’ sort of thing.
Where the futures guys had dreams of fully autonomous AFV fleets
It was also proof the Armored’s M10 Booker was out to lunch in terms of a DFS system for Light forces. Lots of people wanted the M10 to keep the Armored relevant in PSO’s so the Light Tank - err Mobile Protected Firepower whatever got the nod.
Has half full the M10 kept GDLS looking at lighter Abrams options as well.
Given the iterative nature of how some of the MCBT’s are restructuring some after every 2 month evaluation period- I expect that it will gain a foothold - eventually.
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UK military tests powered paragliders for covert troop insertion
The British Ministry of Defence is looking into a novel way to drop troops behind enemy lines, with a £6-million (US$8.1-million) study to evaluate the use of foot-launched powered paragliders as transports for reconnaissance and troop insertion.
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Looks like a secondary role for C-UAS may be C-paraglider.UK military tests powered paragliders for covert troop insertion
The British Ministry of Defence is looking into a novel way to drop troops behind enemy lines, with a £6-million (US$8.1-million) study to evaluate the use of foot-launched powered paragliders as transports for reconnaissance and troop insertion.
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Either that or some guy just figured out how to get the Government to pay for his hobby.Looks like a secondary role for C-UAS may be C-paraglider.
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What new is oldUK military tests powered paragliders for covert troop insertion
The British Ministry of Defence is looking into a novel way to drop troops behind enemy lines, with a £6-million (US$8.1-million) study to evaluate the use of foot-launched powered paragliders as transports for reconnaissance and troop insertion.
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Long time ago, did we not practice Z Harbors? Veh plus driver plus a CC under PL WO stay out of the direct fight until called fwd.
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EMP?I presume that it has a commander when moving but just needs a crew of two - driver and gunner - to operate the vehicle and weapon system when its dismounts have left. I'm presuming, but don't know for sure, that what it has is a one man weapon station. Overwatching for aircraft on a radar and engaging targets can be done by a single operator in a rules-based, linked-network AD environment.
I understand how tank systems went to commander/gunner sets during WW2 when all systems were manual and direct view optical and linkage between systems was voice communication. Those systems are changing dramatically and rapidly and with AI and digital links are getting even better. I wouldn't be surprised that the need for even a gunner in a given APC may no longer be necessary - just some guy to clear stoppages and toggle a few switches that remain manual. Its getting that science fictiony and the future is coming rapidly.
It's one of those things where you really need to get hands on with the equipment and see what level the technology has gotten to and how it works in a system of systems.
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I am sure somebody said that about Orville and Wilbur.
