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FRESUpdate

March 2010

The announcement that ASCOD SV has been selected for FRES SV

secures a number of very important things. It secures the best

protection the British Army has ever had from an armoured fighting

vehicle. It secures the best financial deal for the British taxpayer. It

secures over 10,500 jobs for skilled British workers and it secures the

future of the British tank industry.That industry is alive and well andnow resides in the WelshValleys.

Our partners will be key to the delivery of this programme and

capability to the British Government and British Army.They include

Lockheed Martin UK which has designed and developed a turret for the

Scout variant of ASCOD SV that sets new standards in ergonomics and

fightability for the soldiers, the MoDs Defence Support Group (DSG)

who will carry out substantial work on the assembly and test of

ASCOD SV, and a host of other suppliers that will help deliver this

programme on time and on budget.

We are delighted that the MoD has selected ASCOD SV for its FRES SV

programme. It is a decision we believe will sustain the British tank

industry for future generations.We are confident that the decision will,

most importantly, provide the best protection for British soldiers, as

well as the long-term value and the best military capability for the UK

Government and the MoD.

We look forward to delivering this contract in partnership with the MoD

for the benefit of Britains armed forces.

Dr Sandy Wilson

President and Managing Director

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ASCOD SV offers the soldiers thevery best protection available.

Designed to the British Armys

requirement, the vehicles

performance easily matches anything

else in its class. A turret designed

specifically to the Armys needs will

give them good ergonomics, making

it easier for the soldiers inside to do

their job, but offering significant

commonality with the Warrior turret

for ease of maintenance and support.

Its a Modified Military Off-The-

Shelf (MMOTS) vehicle, developed tomeet the British Armys particular

needs. The ASCOD family has already

proven its ability. The Spanish Armys

Pizarro and the Austrian Armys Ulan

vehicles, earlier ASCOD variants,have been fielded. Both Ulan and

Pizarro, which share the same basic

vehicle platform and much additional

technology, have evolved over the

course of more than a decade.

ASCOD SV builds on this proven

spiral of development and test,

deriving benefits from in-service

experience and in-series production.

FRES SV will have an extremely wide

range of variants. ASCOD SVs

Common Base Platform will provide

the foundation for every vehicle, fromthe Scout/Reconnaissance vehicle to

the heavy bridge-laying and direct fire

vehicles. ASCOD has already done

this in Europe.

Designed with the British Army, andsuccessfully demonstrated in

September 2009, General Dynamics

generic Electronic Architecture

builds on our experience integrating

over 13,000 of the British Armys

vehicles. In ASCOD SV, it manages

the complex systems effectively,

enables re-roling quickly on

operations, and makes support

considerably easier for the engineers

who look after the Armys fleet.

Right for todays soldiers

Right for a 30-year life

ASCOD SV is designed to a rating

of 42 tonnes. FRES SV must meet

todays need. But it also needs to be

the right vehicle for tomorrow.

Growth is key in a vehicle that will be

around for 30 years. The FRES SV

Scout variant will initially weigh about

34 tonnes, but will need to grow to

accommodate the addition of new

technology and equipment to meet

new threats as they emerge over its

30-year life cycle.

ASCOD SV more than meets this

requirement. It has been designed to

have room to grow to 42 tonnes with

only minor component upgrades. It

avoids costly major redesigns halfway

through a vehicles life. This growth is

possible thanks to General Dynamics

UKs selection of drivetrain.

Despite its modernity, the Renk 256B

transmission is tested and proven,

currently helping to drive the new

generation of German Puma IFVs.

Capable of operating to 45 tonnes it

combines with MTUs 600kW 8V

engine to provide unparalleled growth

potential for FRES SV.

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ASCOD SV maintains Britainssovereign capability to develop and

upgrade its Armoured Vehicles.

ASCOD SVs Intellectual Property will

reside in the UK and be accessible to

the UK Government.

Britains leading capabilities and skills

in the development, integration and

support of Armoured Fighting

Vehicles (AFVs) are already at General

Dynamics UK. These prime systems

integrator abilities were developed on

Bowman. General Dynamics UK is

the only company in the UK to havedelivered such a complex

programme. Extensive involvement

with UK vehicle programmes,

including FRES, has led to General

Dynamics UK developing advanced

systems integrations laboratories and

other capabilities necessary to

support world-class AFV projects.

Using this capability is both cost-

effective and beneficial to UK PLC.

Its importance to expand and

develop Britains indigenous

capability. General Dynamics hasalready shown how best to handle

technology transfer within Europe, for

example on PIRANHA and Leopard 2

programmes. With ASCOD SV,

General Dynamicss worldwide AFV

expertise and resources, which

include system and sub-system

technology, become available for

transfer to the UK. These highly

sophisticated capabilities will benefit

not only the Army and the MoD, but

also partners, the supply chain and

the UK Defence Industrial Base.

Every part of the UK is involved in theGeneral Dynamics FRES bid, with

80 per cent of the value in the UK.

The industrial offering for ASCOD SV

puts the Programme Management

Office in South Wales, and

substantial work in partnership

with the Defence Support Group in

Donnington. Turret manufacture,

integration, test and maintenance

will all take place at DSG,

developing the strong joint

relationship that already sees

DSG and General Dynamics UK

working together on the Armyscurrent vehicles.

ASCOD SV is not

just the right

vehicle for now

and the future.

Its the rightdecision for

Britains industrial

base.

Right for Britains industry

Every part of the UK is involved

in the General Dynamics FRESbid, with 80 per cent of the

value in the UK

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FIRST CHOICEFOR FRES

ASCOD SV...

General Dynamics UK has been selected to provide the

next generation of armoured fighting vehicles for the

British Army with ASCOD SV.

We have won this competition because we answered the requirement set by the MoD.

ASCOD SV offers:

the best chassis and weight-carrying capability

the best capability growth potential over the life of the vehicle

excellent ergonomics

the worlds most advanced electronic architecturebest value for money for the British taxpayer

best deal for the UK industrial base

the best possible protection for our troops

ASCOD SV first choice for FRES

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