The US Army and Denmark are both trying to find replacements to the M-113. That's to be expected. What I find just plain weird is how four different vehicles with extremely different capabilities are being offered for the same requirement.
The Danes are being offered...
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| G5 |
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| Armadillo CV-90 |
US Army is being offered...
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| Stryker Tracked |
The Tracked Stryker just strikes me as plain weird. Supposedly it will be widened and have another road wheel applied but with as big a portfolio as General Dynamics has (if you include the European Division) then its just beyond me, how they couldn't come up with a better offer. Lets be clear on one issue. Commonality with the Stryker is just in name only. We'll see how the finished vehicle performs but I'm skeptical.
The turretless Bradley makes more sense (in my opinion) and why the Army didn't just run with the offer (and sole source the contract) was a mistake on their part. Especially if they can use the hulls in storage to save money. Its a known commodity and its basic configuration is capable of keeping up with M1 Abrams...something the M-113 had difficulty with.
As far as the Denmark comp is concerned, its hard not to like both vehicles. It will be a dogfight for sure and both vehicles have pluses...a reader wrote that he thinks the FFG G5 is almost a sure lock to win but I haven't read that anywhere else.
Time will tell but its a contest worth watching.
The Tracked Stryker just strikes me as plain weird. Supposedly it will be widened and have another road wheel applied but with as big a portfolio as General Dynamics has (if you include the European Division) then its just beyond me, how they couldn't come up with a better offer. Lets be clear on one issue. Commonality with the Stryker is just in name only. We'll see how the finished vehicle performs but I'm skeptical.
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