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LAND FORCES NEWS FOR WEEK ENDING 29 NOVEMBER 2002
www.janes.com/defence/land_forces
Tackling stress in the military: army
Casualties of war. The increased pace and variety of operations
since
the Cold War have added to the stress level soldiers have to
endure.
[Jane’s Defence Weekly – first posted to
http://jdw.janes.com
– 26 November 2002]
Canada clamps down on stress
Canadian soldiers who served with the 3rd Battalion Princess
Patricia's
Canadian Light Infantry battle group in Afghanistan have been
undergoing
a 'decompression period' on the South Pacific island of Guam
before returning
home as a way to combat stress (Jane's Defence Weekly 10 July). It
is
one initiative the Canadian Forces (CF) have taken up since coming
under
fire earlier this year for not doing enough to help soldiers
suffering
from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
[Jane’s Defence Weekly – first posted to
http://jdw.janes.com
– 26 November 2002]
USA weighs up two 120mm mortars for Objective Force
The US Army is considering two 120mm smoothbore turret-based
mortar systems
to meet the operational requirement for a Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS)
system
for the Objective Force built around the Future Combat Systems
(FCS).
[Jane’s Defence Weekly – first posted to
http://jdw.janes.com
– 22 November 2002]
Australia studies new rifle
Australia's Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO)
plans to
have the technology demonstrator of an Advanced Individual Combat
Weapon
(AICW) ready for evaluation by the Australian Defence Force (ADF)
around
2004.
[Jane’s Defence Weekly – first posted to
http://jdw.janes.com
– 22 November 2002]
Surplus ITVs convert to OPFOR tanks
Surplus US Army M113-series vehicles (specifically the M901A1
Improved
TOW Vehicle [ITV]) are to be modified to serve as Opposing Forces
Surrogate
Training System Main Battle Tank (OSTS-MBT) vehicles, under the
terms
of a US$12.7 million contract awarded to United Defense
Industries, Inc.
[Jane’s Defence Upgrades – first posted to
http://jdu.janes.com
– 25 November 2002]
Falcon II turret prepares for firing trials
The first fully functional concept demonstrator of the AB9C5
Falcon II,
a revolutionary fifth-generation battle tank armed with an
externally
mounted 120mm smoothbore gun, is due to begin firing trials in
Jordan
in early March. It is planned that this should be followed by a
public
unveiling at IDEX 2003, the principal Middle Eastern military
showcase
scheduled to be held in Abu Dhabi next March.
[Jane’s International Defense Review – first posted to
http://idr.janes.com
– 21 November 2002]
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