Wednesday 22 January 2014

Military Ground Vehicle Trends

Jane's
Short but informative video from Jane's.

Didn't know about
  1. Russia's new Main Battle Tank (MBT) [link]
  2. Netherlands retiring it's MBTs [link]
Wonder if MBTs of the future will morph. We already see heavy Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs) like the Namer, which point to a possible reframing of the classic firepower/protection/mobility mix.

One additional factor to consider is situational awareness. Future platforms will need to have sensors that help the tank crew "see better". With urban warfare more and more likely in future conflicts, future platforms will need to be able to defend and fire back at elevated targets [read: thicker top armour and guns with high elevation].

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