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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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GDUK789 03/10 2010 General Dynamics United Kingdom Limited
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