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01 Nov 17. Army Headquarters and DE&S Land Equipment can now reveal that DVD will return to Millbrook for its 13th event on 19 and 20 September 2018. DVD2018 is THE EVENT for those involved in equipment and support for the UK’s Land Forces. It will showcase the equipment and technology that can support a British Army, which is fit to meet future challenges and embrace the need for continuous adaptation.
DVD2018 will bring together the military, industry and the acquisition community for two days of informal discussions, engagement with users, briefings, seminars, demonstrations and live displays.
Those attending will be able to see a wide range of equipment on display, from industry and the military, including everything from specialist vehicles to all the equipment and services necessary to support land-based military operations.
For those involved in Land Equipment for Army Headquarters, DE&S, Front Line Commands and the Defence Academy, DVD2018 provides an ideal opportunity to develop ideas and generate a greater understanding of technologies, capabilities and requirements.
Colin McClean, Director Land Equipment, said: “Having been a founding member of DVD when I worked in CSVL IPT in 2001, I am a huge fan of what the event offers. We currently live in challenging times, both operationally and financially, so as never before we must work as a team for mutually beneficial outcomes. DVD2018 will afford both customer and supplier the opportunity to enhance our shared understanding of the challenges that we face and to generate solutions. I look forward to welcoming you to Millbrook.”
Providers of equipment and support for the UK’s Land Forces who would like to exhibit at DVD2018, are encouraged to register their interest at www.theevent.co.uk.
06 Nov 17. The Lockheed Martin UK turret, developed with General Dynamics Land Systems–UK for the British Army’s AJAX vehicle, has successfully completed initial manned live fire. The milestone event took place last month at a trial in west Wales. The formal qualification trials are testing the vehicle’s CTAI 40mm (CT40) cannon and the 7.62mm chain gun. The initial phase has tested firing from a static vehicle on a static target. The trials will continue over the coming months, progressing to fire on the move, and at a moving target.
The manned firing will generate data to support the process of manned crew clearance – assessing the safety and suitability of the platform for use by military personnel.
Lee Fellows, programme director for AJAX at Lockheed Martin UK, said: “This is a huge milestone for us and for the AJAX programme. Leading up to this event we’ve worked closely with our prime contractor General Dynamics Land Systems–UK to complete unmanned firings and provide the assurance and confidence that we are ready to move onto the next phase. The AJAX firings have been successful and we’re confident they will continue to be so as we progress through the trial. It’s another step towards getting this world-class capability to the British Army.”
The AJAX turret has been developed and produced at Lockheed Martin UK’s state-of-the-art facility in Ampthill, Bedfordshire.
The AJAX turret shares commonality with the upgraded turret developed by Lockheed Martin UK for the Ministry of Defence’s Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP). Lockheed Martin UK is the prime contractor for the WCSP programme, which is currently in its development phase.
BATTLESPACE Comment: This is good news for Ajax and the CT40 Turret programme overall. The manned clearance is key to the success of the whole Programme as the original CT40 Tracer turret was designed for unmanned use, thus any gas egress and obturation into the turret had no effect on the crew. Any problems regarding this have now been fixed.
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