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Land 400 Phase 3. A Request for Tender for this project is expected later this year.
And both the Spike LR2 and the MMP are also going head-to-head for Project Land 4108. This too seeks a 4,000 metre range ATGM, but as a dismounted (infan- try) direct fire support weapon to replace the in-service Javelin missile.
A Request for Information for Land 4108 closed last December, and an indus- try brief the previous month set 2023 as the delivery timeframe.
Spike and Boxer
So what will Army be receiving for its fleet of 8x8 CVRs?
Although Rheinmetall will be providing 211 Boxer drive modules under Land 400 Phase 2, only 133 will be turreted and how many of these will be armed with Spike is not known. Those that do will feature an ar- moured and dampened launching pod on the left side of the Lance turret in which two mis- siles can be stored indefinitely, ready for action.
The ATGM-armed Boxers will be de- pending on a weapon system whose first
MMP (pictured) amd Spike LR2 will still go head to head for the dismounted program under Land 4108 .
BELOW: Spike is in service with the Israeli Defence Force as well as another 25 militaries worldwide.
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“An RFI for Land 4108 closed last December, and an industry biref the previous month set 2023 as the delivery timeframe.”
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