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Scout SV to be assembled in UK
Citat:According to the GDUK spokesperson, the first 100 of the 589 Scout SVs will still be built in Spain. Once the new facility is up and running, the company will then transfer the "assembly, integration and test work of the remaining 489 vehicles" to Wales.
Shifting assembly from Spain to Wales should not affect the vehicles' delivery schedule, currently set to run from 2017-2024, according to GDUK. The British Army is expecting to begin conversion work from the CVR(T) to Scout SV in mid-2019, providing a brigade-sized force equipped with Scout SV ready to deploy from the end of 2020.
The original production contract had included some initial support and training provision. However, according to GDUK, this was only for "an initial 2-3 year period". The new contract will see in service support extended until the completion of Scout SV deliveries to the British Army.
The Scout SV will represent a significant improvement over the British Army's CVR(T) family, such as the FV107 Scimitar. For example, compared to the unstabilised 30 mm RARDEN cannon of the Scimitar, Scout SV will be armed with the stabilised and innovative CTA International 40 mm Case Telescoped Armament System (CTAS) - providing a major increase in firepower and accuracy. Importantly for a reconnaissance vehicle, Scout SV will also offer a step-change in ISTAR capabilities over the CVR(T) family and major improvements in armoured protection.
Citat:Scout SV is derived from the GDELS ASCOD vehicle, currently in service with Spain as the Pizarro and Austria as the Ulan. The 589 vehicles being purchased by the British Army are divided into two main vehicle families: 245 are of the turreted version, in three different variants, armed with the 40 mm CTAS; with the remaining vehicles being of the Protected Mobility Reconnaissance Support (PMRS) version, divided between six variants.
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