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British Army outlines how Boxer will fill Warrior capability gap
By Harry Lye 07 May 2021 (Last Updated May 7th, 2021 09:34)
The British Army’s head of strategy Brigadier John Clark shared more detailed information on how the Boxer Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) will fill the capability gap left by the decision to cancel the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (CSP) during a Thursday press briefing.
Boxer vehicle. Credit: Crown Copyright.
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In the Defence Command Paper, released earlier this year, the British Army announced plans to retire the Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) by 2025 and no longer proceed with the planned Warrior CSP upgrade programme.
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The UK Ministry of Defence’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) has published requirements for its future Battle Group Organic Anti-Armour (BGOAA) project, which aims to provide the British Army with a suite of anti-armour capabilities from around the 2030s.
“Our scientists are working to find solutions to the next generation of military threats. A variety of futuristic concepts will be looked at as part of Battle Group Organic Anti-Armour project,” DSTL posted on Twitter.
BGOAA is split across four areas: a
Close-In Self Defence (CISD) capability, a long-range Mounted Close Combat Overwatch (MCCO) capability akin to the Swingfire system of the past, and mounted and dismounted
Lockheed Martin UK cuts 158 jobs as Warrior decision bites
Harry Lye 12 April 2021 (Last Updated April 12th, 2021 17:29)
Lockheed Martin today announced the loss of 158 jobs at its Ampthill armoured vehicles business following the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) decision to terminate the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (CSP).
Two Warrior CSP vehicles. Image: Lockheed Martin.
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Lockheed Martin today announced the loss of 158 jobs at its Ampthill armoured vehicles business following the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) decision to terminate the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (CSP).
The termination of the programme was announced in the UK’s recently published Defence Command Paper, ending hopes for a production contract worth around £1bn that would have extended the in-service life of the UK’s Warrior infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) and seen them equipped with a new 40mm canno