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Interesting...Military LR replacement

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Interesting article posted by @Eric Red
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Thread 'Services looking for replacements'

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Land Rover Replacement Program Kickstarted By U.K. Military After 76 Years Of Service

After multiple false starts, the United Kingdom is looking for a successor for the last of its venerable Land Rover light utility vehicles. After multiple false starts, the United Kingdom is starting to look for a successor for the last of its venerable Land Rover light utility vehicles.
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Interesting photo from that article..army series 1 in the suez crises .

I wonder if there still around .?
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Most of the land rover vehicles have a projected OOS date of 2030 whichh leads to a very tricky situation. Either a replacement proven to run adequately on hydrogen or else having charge points situated conveniently in theatres of war - carrying generators to recharge vehicles would be tactical and political suicide. With a statement that all new vehicles from 2030 cannot be petrol or diesel powered, the government would be mightliy embarrassed to purchase LR replacements that violated this commitment.
I'm curious to know how well occupants fare inside US beloved heavy, seriosly armoured vehicles when they run over a mine. Reminds me of some tank incidents long ago and far away, when the tank hit by heavy artillery could be used again - but the crew sadly not.
 
Guitar Mick said:
Maybe they will end up with Grenadiers 🤔
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I would like to think that would be possible, although according to the article,
"Other requirements include compliance with the Land Industrial Strategy, which calls for at least 60% of the workshare to be handled by U.K. industry."

My immediate thought was that, since the Grenadier is built in France, that that might put paid to the Grenadier as a replacement Light Mobility Vehicle, (or even, with extra work, a "WOLF" version to become a Truck Utility Light High Specification/Truck Utility Medium High Specification ), BUT, if the necessary modifications (and I'm sure there would be plenty) were to be carried out in the UK, might that be sufficient to permit INEOS to promote the Grenadier ?

I do hope so - at least it might serve to rid the drivers' footwell of that blasted 'lump' !
 
I may be proved wrong, but I doubt that any military force will want to have battery powered vehicles (or at least, battery dependent vehicles) anywhere near a front line.
I wouldnt want to be driving one anywhere vaguely remote or difficult, and certainly not if someone was shooting at me.

Since the gubbermint seems set on making dino-powered vehicles impossible to manufacture for sale to the public after 2030 (ish - prepare for more goal post moving anytime soon when reality kicks in) then there will be very little choice other than having vehicles made (modified?) specifically for the military.

With the amount of money potentially available, you could perhaps expect an existing manufacturer (perhaps Ineos...) setting up to manufacture (for that read assemble) vehicles using some of their existing parts, somewhere in the UK using JCB engines or similar.
 
mikeau said:
I may be proved wrong, but I doubt that any military force will want to have battery powered vehicles (or at least, battery dependent vehicles) anywhere near a front line.
I wouldnt want to be driving one anywhere vaguely remote or difficult, and certainly not if someone was shooting at me.
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Problem though is the ignoramuses that sit in Whitehall (or is it "at home" these days?).
 
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