BAE Systems has successfully tested its prototype Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) and Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) during a recent live-fire demonstration. The tests took place in cooperation with the American company Moog.
At the Big Sandy training area in Arizona, the AMPV C-UAS prototype was able to demonstrate its strengths in various combat scenarios. The main focus was on recognizing targets in the air and on the ground, tracking and identifying them and then eliminating or engaging them. It was demonstrated how the turret engages ground targets and small drones with 30-millimeter proximity projectiles. BAE Systems was delighted with the success of the tests. “From the first phase of the AMPV program, we deliberately developed a modular and flexible configuration to create an adaptable and upgradeable platform for combat operations. In just over a year, our successful collaboration with Moog on the C-UAS prototype has demonstrated what a rapid response from industry leaders can achieve,” said Bill Sheehy, BAE Systems AMPV Program Director. https://militaeraktuell.at/bundesheer-trainiert-mit-uebungsdrohnen/ The AMPV is designed with the same chassis as the existing variants of the vehicle family, but with several additional enhancements. These include the ExMEP (External Mission Equipment Package) top plate, which allows future technologies and capabilities – such as different turret systems – to be quickly integrated into the AMPV. At the moment, this top plate is configured on the prototype with the Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform (RIwP) from Moog. Moog also supplies the Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radars (MHR) for the C-UAS weapon system from Leonardo DRSthe associated C2 systems and the 30-millimeter XM914 cannon from Northrop Grumman. In 2023 a contract for the series production of five different variants was concluded for the AMPV program. existing variants of the vehicle class are currently being deployed in units of the Armored Brigade Combat Teams (ABCT).
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