triangolum schrieb:Ich schätze das hat einen guten Grund warum es das Thema noch nicht gab. Aber das sind sicherlich nur alte Kamellen und Klischees. :mrgreen:

Zitat:On the funding front, the procurement of 381 armored vehicles has also been approved by Italy's parliamentary defense commission. The Freccia armored vehicles, built by an all-Italian consortium of Iveco and Finmeccanica unit Oto Melara, will equip an Army brigade, which will add to an existing brigade that has already been equipped with Freccias thanks to a previous order of 249 vehicles.

Zitat:The new document states that the Army currently has 11 brigades, 3,800 combat vehicles, 7,300 support vehicles, 226 helicopters and 103,000 military personnel

Zitat:At the end of the current military restructuring, the Army will have just 9 brigades, 90,000 military personnel, 7,000 civilian personnel, and by 2018, a 40 percent reduction in infrastructure.

The document stresses the need for the Army to become more "dual" — ready to take on tasks during civilian emergencies and disasters.

Zitat:Delivery of the first batch of Freccia 8x8 armoured fighting vehicles will be completed by the end of the year, with the exception of 26 vehicles.

So far 160 have been delivered – 126 of which are of the Infantry Fighting Vehicle, 36 anti-tank variants and eight mortar carriers.

According to Iveco-Oto Melara all 160 are operational with the Italian Army’s 82nd Reginment Torino, based in Apulia. The total order for 248 vehicles including: 172 IFVs, 36 anti-tank, 20 C2 and 21 mortar carring vehicles, was placed with CIO – an consortium of Iveco and Oto Melara – in December 2007.

That leaves 88 remaining, however the company also told Shephard that eight of the mortar carrier and 18 C2 variant vehicles will not be delivered this year, so 52 units are expected to handed over by the end of 2015.

A second batch of 381 vehicles was ordered by Italy in 2014. Iveco-Oto Melara said in a statement: ‘Parliament approved the 2nd Brigade but we are still waiting for the complete funding. We expect a first order for 30 IFV, to be delivered within the year end.’

The breakdown of vehicles includes: 163 IFV, 120 explorer (reconnaissance), 40 recovery, 36 anti-tank, 14 mortar carrier and eight C2.

The IFV variant is fitted with a HITFIST Plus turret armed with an Oerlikon 25mm dual-feed KBA cannon and 7.62mm co-axial MG.

The Explorer reconnaissance vehicles, also called VBM (Veicolo Blindato Medio), still have the HITFIST but are equipped with enhanced ISTAR payload. One type is configured to control UAVs and the other UGVs.

Meanwhile, the anti-tank version is equipped with the Rafael Spike long-range ATGM mounted on the side of the turret.

Zitat:IVECO launches Centauro II tank destroyer

Zitat:CIO unveiled its new Centauro II 8x8 tank destroyer armed with a 120 mm main gun at Eurosatory 2016 in Paris.

The new vehicle has been designed for the Italian Army, which is planning to buy 136 examples to equip nine cavalry units.

Speaking at Eurosatory on 14 June, Roberto Cortesi, the president of CIO, said that the new vehicle offered improved mobility, improved protection, networking and firepower over its predecessor, the 30-year-old Centauro.

Centauro II is designed for aggressive reconnaissance in force, with its mobility allowing it to rapidly deploy/evade, and its firepower allowing for the engagement of any enemy at maximum ranges.

The CIO consortium comprises IVECO and Oto Melara (now Leonardo), which has built more than 1,700 armoured vehicles for the Italian Army, including all its heavy- and medium-weight armour.

The Centauro II has been designed to fit Italian Army requirements for a vehicle of no more than 30 tonnes gross vehicle weight (GVW), a power-to-weight ratio of 24 hp/tonne (compared with 17 for its predecessor), a maximum road speed of more than 100 km/h, a range of 800 km, and higher ballistic protection that its predecessor.

Centauro II is armed with a 120 mm/45 calibre gun fitted with a semi-automatic loading system, a coaxial 7.62x51 mm machine gun and a Hitrole L remote weapon station (armed with anything from a 7.62 mm machine gun to a 40 mm automatic grenade launcher). The main gun offers a step-change in performance over the previous Centauro, which was armed with a 105/52 main gun, and is able to fire any NATO-qualified 120 mm smoothbore ammunition, including programmable rounds. The new gun has greater range, accuracy, and firepower than its predecessor. The Centauro II's new turret offers a fire-on-the-move capability, something not offered by the original Centauro. The 120/45 gun is an evolution of the 120/44 gun from the Ariete main battle tank, but has been optimised for low recoil, including the installation of a pepperpot muzzlebreak and other features that reduce the recoil force from 45 tonnes in the Ariete to 25 tonnes in the Centauro II.

Zitat:Iveco Defence Vehicles unveil new generation LMV

Zitat:While the LMV 2 is physically similar to the current export vehicle, it is essentially a new platform with few common parts.

Feedback has shown that customers are now requiring not only greater volume and payload but also more electrical power for the increasing amount of electronic subsystems being installed on the platform.

According to Iveco Defence Vehicles their latest LMV 2 provides increased performance, greater reliability,....

Zitat:Am 30. Dezember 2020 hat der Direktor für die Ausrüstung der Landstreitkräfte, Generalleutnant Paolo Giovannini, ein zweites Los von 86 Radpanzern Centauro II (Option weitere zehn) für das italienische Heer bestellt. Die 8×8-Radpanzer werden in der Version 3.0 geliefert, in der das elektrische System, der Schutz und die Feuerleitanlage an moderne Anforderungen angepasst ist. Der Vertrag schließt die logistische Unterstützung für zehn Jahre ein und setzt die 2018 mit der Bestellung von zehn Centauro II in der Version 2.0 eingeleitete Beschaffung fort.

Zitat:Centauro for Oman are equipped with:
-120/45mm gun
-Leonardo #Hitfact Mk1 turrett
-Add-on armoured plates can resist at 40mm APCR
-Tropicalized IVECO V6 #MTCA Turbo with 478kw.

Zitat:Photo of the 'C1 #Ariete Hitfact Mk2', a #Leonardo proposed general upgrade/test bed of the Italian MBT with #Centauro2 MGS turrett, with his all main electronic systems and 120/45 gun. Ariete upgraded will use the majority of the electronic systems in common with Centauro 2 TD.

Zitat:CIO to supply further VBM vehicles to Italian Army

The Iveco – Oto Melara Consortium (CIO) signed a contract with the Italian Secretary of Defence Land Armaments Directorate on 30 December 2021 to supply 14 Mortar Carrier Veicolo blindato medio (VBMs), 26 Command Post VBMs (13 Tactical Unit and 13 Command Unit versions), and six 10×10 rescue and recovery vehicles. [...]

The contract forms part of an ongoing delivery of (Phase 2) medium armoured vehicles to the Italian Army's Second Medium Brigade, including an upgraded ‘PLUS' version for the VBM platform, in addition to long-term integrated logistics support for all of the platforms.

Zitat:Discover new Italian upgraded Ariete Main Battle Tank for Italian army

According to pictures published on the Twitter account, Ciro Nappi on September 14, 2022, the Italian defense industry has finalized the third prototype of the upgraded program of the C1 Ariete Main Battle Tank (MBT) for the Italian army. [...]

The first prototype of the Ariete Main Battle Tank (MBT) was completed in 1986 and by 1988 all six prototypes had been completed and trialed by the Italian Army. The first production Ariete MBT was delivered late in 1995 and the final production vehicles were delivered to the Italian Army in 2002. [...]

The upgraded version of the Ariete MBT is powered by an MTCA AMV engine developing 1500 hp. It also has new tracks and transmission. In terms of protection, the hull and the turret are fitted with a new armor package to increase protection against modern anti-tank guided missiles and RPGs (Rocket-Propelled Grenades). according to mission requirements, the modernized Ariete could be fitted with add-on armor including the PSO (Peace Support Operation) and WAR (symmetrical warfare with MBTs). The hull is also fitted with mine blast armor plates.

Zitat:IAV 2023: Italy to procure VBA amphibious vehicles for army at end of decade

Italy will procure Veicoli Blindati Anfibi (VBA) 8×8 amphibious armoured vehicles for the Italian Army at the end of the decade, Janes learnt at Defence iQ's International Armoured Vehicles (IAV) 2023 conference [...]. Italy's Directorate of Land Armaments signed a contract with Iveco Defence Vehicles (IDV) on 22 December 2022 for 36 VBA amphibious armoured vehicles for the Italian Navy's San Marco naval infantry brigade. The VBA contract for the Italian Navy is part of an effort by Italy to replace the service's amphibious vehicles with the aim of improving its sea projection capabilities.

An Italian Army official told Janes on 25 January that his service would procure the VBA in 2028 as an amphibious enabler, with more variants than the Italian Navy's combat vehicle version. The Italian Army's AAV7s that the VBA will replace exist in reconnaissance, command and information, recovery, as well as infantry vehicle variants, according to Janes World Armies.