(Land) Future Rapid Effect System

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das future rapid effect system (fres) ist das britische gegenstück zum amerikanischen future combat system). von Defence Industry Daily

2 FRES Vehicle Survivability Contracts to Thales, Boeing, Lockheed
The USA isn't the only country thinking about lighter armors and advanced defense systems for its vehicles. Yesterday, DID covered a pair of chassis-related technology deminstration programs for Britain's proposed FRES family of armored vehicles. The UK Ministry of Defence issued 4 contracts, however, and the other two were all about survivability.

Specifically, the FRES Integrated survivability program. "Integrated survivability" is a combination of vehicle design (stealth, shape, layout), sensors, armor, and active defensive systems inside and out. In this case, it also includes something called "electric armor." [...]

ebenfalls von Defence Industry Daily

BAE Receives 2 FRES Vehicle R&D Contracts from UK
In September 2005, DID offered in-depth coverage of Britain's transformational FRES armored vehicle program. That article has been updated in light of latest release from BAE Systems. They have been awarded contracts by the UK Ministry of Defence for a Future Rapid Effect System (FRES) Chassis Concept Technology Demonstrator Programme (TDP) related to hybrid engines and based on BAE Hagglunds advanced SEP vehicle, plus a FRES Gap Crossing TDP for combat bridge-laying. [...]

weiter informationen zum schwedischen SEP-Programme bei army-technology.

edit: endlich im richtigen thread