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Tac Vest does not make the grade.
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Nice to see they've recognized formally, in public and in writing, that it's a POS for modern warfare. Isn't 'recognizing that you have a problem' the first step on the road to recovery?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-step_program
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-step_program
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The latest and greatest CANLANGEN on the subject as promised
CANLANGEN 012
CANLANDGEN 012/09 CLS 038/09
0312532Z NOV 09
UPDATE ON AQUISITION OF OPERATIONAL CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT
REF: CANLANDGEN 009/09 CLS 021/09 211515Z JUL 09
1. THE AIM OF THIS CANLANDGEN IS TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS
OF KEY OPERATIONAL CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENTS AND UPGRADES.
2. THE ARMY IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE OPERATIONAL
CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT TO CF PERSONNEL CONDUCTING LAND OPERATIONS.
OUR EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED THROUGH RIGOROUS ANALYSIS AND HUMAN
FACTOR INTEGRATION AND SUPPORTED BY EXTENSIVE TECHNICAL AND FIELD
TRIALS.
3. DESPITE THE RIGOUR THAT GOES INTO DELIVERY OF ARMY EQUIPMENT,
OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN THAT SOME IN-SERVICE EQUIPMENT DOES
NOT SATISFACTORILY MEET THE DEMANDS OF SOLDIERS IN COMPLETING THEIR
MISSIONS. WHEN SUCH OCCASIONS ARISE, IT IS CRITICAL THAT IMMEDIATE
NOTIFICATION OF EQUIPMENT DEFICIENCIES BE RAISED THROUGH THE CHAIN
OF COMMAND SO THAT TIMELY CORRECTIVE ACTION MAY BE TAKEN BY
REQUIREMENT AND PROCUREMENT STAFF.
4. THE DIRECTOR LAND REQUIREMENTS (DLR) AND DIRECTOR GENERAL LAND
EQUIPMENT PROGRAM MANAGEMENT (DGLEPM) ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
PROCURING A NUMBER OF OPERATIONAL CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT ITEMS TO
CORRECT DEFICIENCIES RAISED ABOUT SEVERAL IN-SERVICE ITEMS. AN
UPDATE OF THOSE ITEMS FOLLOWS.
5. HYBRID COMBAT SHIRT. IN EXTREME HOT CONDITIONS, THE ARID CADPAT
COMBAT SHIRT LAYERED OVER THE COMBAT TSHIRT LACKS THE ABILITY TO
WICK MOISTURE WHEN WORN UNDER THE FRAGMENTATION VEST CREATING
DISCOMFORT AND RISK OF HEAT INJURY. THE HYBRID SHIRT HAS BEEN
DEVELOPED WITH A TORSO OF LIGHTWEIGHT, WICKING MATERIAL WITH AR
COMBAT SLEEVES INCLUDING POCKETS. THE SLEEVES ALSO OFFER FLAME
RESISTANT PROTECTION. IN JUL 08, APPROVAL WAS GRANTED TO PROCURE UP
TO 20,000 HYBRID SHIRTS. A TRIAL QUANTITY OF 330 SHIRTS HAVE BEEN
DELIVERED TO TF 3-09. LESSONS LEARNED DURING THE TRIAL WILL INFORM
THE FINAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE MAIN DELIVERIES WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO
START EARLY 2010 IN TIME TO EQUIP TF 1-10.
6. INTERIM LOAD CARRIAGE. DLR 5 HAS AGGRESSIVELY PROSECUTED THE
RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERIM MODULAR LOAD CARRIAGE SYSTEM AND HAS
INITIATED ITS PROCUREMENT UTILIZING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
OPERATIONAL LOAD CARRIAGE WORKING GROUP (JURY). MODULAR FIGHTING
RIGS (MFR) WILL BE ACQUIRED FOR A SEQUENTIAL THREE TASK FORCE
OPERATIONAL FIELD TRIAL STARTING IN EARLY 2010. THE TRIAL
PARTICIPANTS ARE INTENDED TO BE THE DISMOUNTED CLOSE COMBAT SOLDIERS
OF THE TASK FORCE INF SUB-UNITS, PRT FORCE PROTECTION, AND OMLT. THE
LESSONS CAPTURED FROM THE FIELD TRIAL WILL BE COUPLED WITH A
CONCURRENT TECHNICAL TRIAL IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE FINAL
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MANUFACTURE AND DELIVERY OF A FUTURE MODULAR
LOAD CARRIAGE SYSTEM.
7. THE FIRST MFR ARE EXPECTED TO BE ISSUED FOR USE BY TF
1-10. SOLDIERS OF TF 1-10 WILL CONTINUE TO WEAR THE
IN-SERVICE TACTICAL VEST, BUT AS AN INTERIM MEASURE DURING HIGH
READINESS TRAINING OR OPERATIONS, THE DEPLOYING BRIGADE OR TASK
FORCE COMMANDER MAY APPROVE THE WEARING OF LOAD CARRIAGE SYSTEMS
THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN APPROVED FOR TRIAL USE FROM THE FOLLOWING
COMPANIES:
A. ARKTIS
B. BLACKHAWK
C. EAGLE
D. FELLFAB
E. HIGHSPEED GEAR
F. PACIFIC SAFETY PRODUCTS
G. TACTICAL TAILOR
H. SORD
I. COTMS
8. SOLDIERS OF TF 1-10 AND TF 3-10 WILL CONTINUE TO WEAR THE
IN-SERVICE TACTICAL VEST. UNTIL NEW MODULAR LOAD CARRIAGE, INCLUDING
WES PLATFORMS, ARE DELIVERED, THE IN-SERVICE WES TACTICAL VEST MUST
CONTINUE TO BE WORN BY ALL SOLDIERS PARTICIPATING IN WES TRAINING.
SOLDIERS NOT PART OF THE MFR TRIAL SHALL ALSO CONTINUE TO USE THE
IN-SERVICE TACTICAL VESTS.
9. SMALL PACK SYSTEM. THE COMFORT ASPECT OF THE SMALL PACK HAS BEEN
ADDRESSED THROUGH MODIFICATIONS TO THE STRAPS AND STRAP SUSPENSION
SYSTEM. THESE MODIFICATIONS HAVE INCREASED THE FLEXIBILITY OF THE
PACK TO BE WORN OVER BOTH FRAGMENT AND TACTICAL VEST. THE SHORTFALL
IN VOLUME EXPERIENCED BY SOLDIERS CARRYING RADIOS WILL BE MITIGATED
BY THE ACQUISITION OF THE SMALLER PRC 152.
10. DESERT COMBAT BOOTS (DCB). A FORM, FIT AND FUNCTION TRIAL WAS
CONDUCTED AT CFB PETAWAWA JUN 09. THE DCB 09 HAS NOT ACHIEVED THE
REQUIRED 80 PERCENT USER ACCEPTANCE FOR FORM, FIT AND FUNCTION. DLR
AND DSSPM HAVE NEGOTIATED PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT WITH THE MANUFACTURER.
FURTHER FIELDING OF THE DCB 09 TO DISMOUNTED COMBAT ARMS SOLDIERS
HAS BEEN SUSPENDED UNTIL PRODUCT IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN PROVEN.
THIS IS FORECASTED TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY SPRING 2010.
11. TEMPERATE COMBAT BOOTS (TCB). TWO TRIALS WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE
COMING NINE MONTHS TO CONFIRM THE WAY AHEAD FOR THE TCB. IN THE
INTERIM, THE PROCUREMENT OF 15,000 PAIRS OF GENERAL PURPOSE BOOTS
(GPB) ENSURES THE AVAILABILITY OF OPERATIONAL FOOTWEAR TO TROOPS IN
TEMPERATE CLIMATE.
12. ARMY FUTURE OPERATIONAL FOOTWEAR CAPABILITY PROGRAM. THE ASST
CLS PROVIDED A POLICY GUIDANCE STATEMENT DIRECTING THE DELIVERY OF A
FUTURE, OPERATIONALLY RELEVANT, FOOTWEAR CAPABILITY FOR THE ARMY.
WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THIS PROGRAM THE DCB 09, TCB AND GPB ARE
NOW DEEMED INTERIM FOOTWEAR BY DLR.
13. BALLISTIC EYEWEAR (BEW). BEW CONTINUES TO PROTECTING SOLDIERS
VISION AND IS A HIGH USAGE ITEM. 75,000 VERMILLION LENSES HAVE BEEN
ACQUIRED A SUPPLY OF WHICH IS BEING DELIVERED TO TFA, WITH A VIEW TO
ISSUING TWO LENSES PER PERSON.
14. BALLISTIC GOGGLES. DELIVERIES ARE EXPECTED TO TF 3-09 NOV 09.
TF 1-10 WILL BEGIN RECEIPT IN FEB 2010. ANOTHER PROJECT WILL FIELD
72,000 PAIRS OF GOGGLES FOR THE CF WITH FIELDING BEGINNING IN 2011.
15. CADPAT CONVERGED RAINSUIT (CCR). THE CCR IS IN FULL
PRODUCTION AND THE FIELDING PLAN HAS BEEN PUBLISHED. THIS PLAN,
SIGNED OFF BY THE ARMY G3, CLEARLY DEFINES THE PRIORITY OF ISSUE AND
DATES UNITS CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE THE CCR. ISSUANCE CONTINUES IAW
THE ARMY FIELDING PLAN. THE CCR WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE
SOLDIERS ABILITY TO OPERATE EFFECTIVELY IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS
AND PROVIDE NEW LEVEL OF COMFORT WHILE LIVING IN THE FIELD.
16. CADPAT ARID COMBAT VEHICLE CREW SUIT. THE PROCUREMENT OF 2000
CREW SUITS IS UNDERWAY. THE FIRST 110 SUITS HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO TF
3-09. INITIAL FEEDBACK IS EXPECTED TO DLR MID-NOV.
17. MONOCULAR NIGHT VISION GOGGLES (MNVG). A CONTRACT FOR AN
ADDITIONAL 2000 AN PVS 14 MNVG HAS BEEN AWARDED. DELIVERIES ARE
EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE FIRST MAR 2010.
18. LIGHT-WEIGHT COMPACT METAL DETECTORS (LMCD). A TOTAL OF 416
LMCD ARE BEING PROCURED BY THREE DIFFERENT PROJECTS, WITH DELIVERIES
TO BE COMPLETE BY NOV 09. IN THE INTERIM, ADDITIONAL IN-SERVICE F1A4
MINELAB HANDHELD MINE DETECTORS WERE SHIPPED TO JTF-A TO COVER THE
CURRENT CAPABILITY GAP, WITH SCALING SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE TWO
DETECTORS PER INFANTRY PLATOON, PLUS LOGISTICS AND OPERATIONAL
STOCKS. TF 3-09 TRAINED WITH THE IN-SERVICE DETECTOR, AND UPON THE
FIELDING OF THE LMCD, WILL SWITCH SYSTEMS WITH FSR SUPPORT PROVIDED
IN THEATRE FOR TECHNICAL TRG. FSRS WILL ALSO BE CONTRACTED TO ASSIST
IN THE TRAINING OF DETECTOR OPERATORS IN EACH LFA.
19. COMMAND WIRE DETECTORS (CWD). DRDC SUFFIELD PURCHASED 22 CWD
UNITS AS A BUY-AND-TRY, 14 OF WHICH WERE SHIPPED TO THEATRE
FOLLOWING THE TECHNICAL AND USER TRIAL. THEIR USE IN THEATRE WILL BE
DICTATED BY THE AVAILABILITY OF TRAINERS. THE 8 REMAINING CWD ARE
DISTRIBUTED AS 2 X DRDC, 2 X CFSME, AND 4 WITH UNITS ON THE RTHR.
DLR IS PURSUING ACQUISITION OF UP TO 170 CWD WHICH SHOULD BE
DELIVERED IN LATE SPRING OR EARLY SUMMER OF 2010.
20. ELECTRONIC COUNTER MEASURES (ECM). THE THIRD BATCH OF ECM
SYSTEMS WAS CONTRACTED IN MAR 09 HAS BEEN FULLY RECEIVED AT 25 CFSD.
EQUIPMENT HAS BEGUN TO BE DELIEVERED IN THEATRE
21. RADIOS. A TOTAL OF 600 MULTI BAND HANDHELD PRC-152 RADIOS HAS
BEEN PROCURED. THE FIRST 200 RADIOS WERE DELIVERED TO THE ARMY IN
JUL 2009. THE NEXT BATCH OF 200 RADIOS WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE
ARMY BY DEC 2009, WITH THE FINAL 200 BEING DELIVERED BEFORE JAN 2010
22. I REMAIN CONFIDENT THAT THESE SOLUTIONS WILL IMPROVE THE
COMFORT AND OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS OF CF PERSONNEL CONDUCTING
LAND OPERATIONS. I CAUTION THAT IT DOES TAKE TIME TO CONTRACT,
MANUFACTURE, TEST AND DELIVER EQUIPMENT, SO ALL LEVELS OF COMD MUST
MANAGED EXPECTATIONS ACCORDINGLY
SIGNED LGEN A.B. LESLIE, CHIEF OF THE LAND STAFF
CANLANGEN 012
CANLANDGEN 012/09 CLS 038/09
0312532Z NOV 09
UPDATE ON AQUISITION OF OPERATIONAL CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT
REF: CANLANDGEN 009/09 CLS 021/09 211515Z JUL 09
1. THE AIM OF THIS CANLANDGEN IS TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS
OF KEY OPERATIONAL CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENTS AND UPGRADES.
2. THE ARMY IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE OPERATIONAL
CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT TO CF PERSONNEL CONDUCTING LAND OPERATIONS.
OUR EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED THROUGH RIGOROUS ANALYSIS AND HUMAN
FACTOR INTEGRATION AND SUPPORTED BY EXTENSIVE TECHNICAL AND FIELD
TRIALS.
3. DESPITE THE RIGOUR THAT GOES INTO DELIVERY OF ARMY EQUIPMENT,
OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN THAT SOME IN-SERVICE EQUIPMENT DOES
NOT SATISFACTORILY MEET THE DEMANDS OF SOLDIERS IN COMPLETING THEIR
MISSIONS. WHEN SUCH OCCASIONS ARISE, IT IS CRITICAL THAT IMMEDIATE
NOTIFICATION OF EQUIPMENT DEFICIENCIES BE RAISED THROUGH THE CHAIN
OF COMMAND SO THAT TIMELY CORRECTIVE ACTION MAY BE TAKEN BY
REQUIREMENT AND PROCUREMENT STAFF.
4. THE DIRECTOR LAND REQUIREMENTS (DLR) AND DIRECTOR GENERAL LAND
EQUIPMENT PROGRAM MANAGEMENT (DGLEPM) ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
PROCURING A NUMBER OF OPERATIONAL CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT ITEMS TO
CORRECT DEFICIENCIES RAISED ABOUT SEVERAL IN-SERVICE ITEMS. AN
UPDATE OF THOSE ITEMS FOLLOWS.
5. HYBRID COMBAT SHIRT. IN EXTREME HOT CONDITIONS, THE ARID CADPAT
COMBAT SHIRT LAYERED OVER THE COMBAT TSHIRT LACKS THE ABILITY TO
WICK MOISTURE WHEN WORN UNDER THE FRAGMENTATION VEST CREATING
DISCOMFORT AND RISK OF HEAT INJURY. THE HYBRID SHIRT HAS BEEN
DEVELOPED WITH A TORSO OF LIGHTWEIGHT, WICKING MATERIAL WITH AR
COMBAT SLEEVES INCLUDING POCKETS. THE SLEEVES ALSO OFFER FLAME
RESISTANT PROTECTION. IN JUL 08, APPROVAL WAS GRANTED TO PROCURE UP
TO 20,000 HYBRID SHIRTS. A TRIAL QUANTITY OF 330 SHIRTS HAVE BEEN
DELIVERED TO TF 3-09. LESSONS LEARNED DURING THE TRIAL WILL INFORM
THE FINAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE MAIN DELIVERIES WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO
START EARLY 2010 IN TIME TO EQUIP TF 1-10.
6. INTERIM LOAD CARRIAGE. DLR 5 HAS AGGRESSIVELY PROSECUTED THE
RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERIM MODULAR LOAD CARRIAGE SYSTEM AND HAS
INITIATED ITS PROCUREMENT UTILIZING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
OPERATIONAL LOAD CARRIAGE WORKING GROUP (JURY). MODULAR FIGHTING
RIGS (MFR) WILL BE ACQUIRED FOR A SEQUENTIAL THREE TASK FORCE
OPERATIONAL FIELD TRIAL STARTING IN EARLY 2010. THE TRIAL
PARTICIPANTS ARE INTENDED TO BE THE DISMOUNTED CLOSE COMBAT SOLDIERS
OF THE TASK FORCE INF SUB-UNITS, PRT FORCE PROTECTION, AND OMLT. THE
LESSONS CAPTURED FROM THE FIELD TRIAL WILL BE COUPLED WITH A
CONCURRENT TECHNICAL TRIAL IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE FINAL
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MANUFACTURE AND DELIVERY OF A FUTURE MODULAR
LOAD CARRIAGE SYSTEM.
7. THE FIRST MFR ARE EXPECTED TO BE ISSUED FOR USE BY TF
1-10. SOLDIERS OF TF 1-10 WILL CONTINUE TO WEAR THE
IN-SERVICE TACTICAL VEST, BUT AS AN INTERIM MEASURE DURING HIGH
READINESS TRAINING OR OPERATIONS, THE DEPLOYING BRIGADE OR TASK
FORCE COMMANDER MAY APPROVE THE WEARING OF LOAD CARRIAGE SYSTEMS
THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN APPROVED FOR TRIAL USE FROM THE FOLLOWING
COMPANIES:
A. ARKTIS
B. BLACKHAWK
C. EAGLE
D. FELLFAB
E. HIGHSPEED GEAR
F. PACIFIC SAFETY PRODUCTS
G. TACTICAL TAILOR
H. SORD
I. COTMS
8. SOLDIERS OF TF 1-10 AND TF 3-10 WILL CONTINUE TO WEAR THE
IN-SERVICE TACTICAL VEST. UNTIL NEW MODULAR LOAD CARRIAGE, INCLUDING
WES PLATFORMS, ARE DELIVERED, THE IN-SERVICE WES TACTICAL VEST MUST
CONTINUE TO BE WORN BY ALL SOLDIERS PARTICIPATING IN WES TRAINING.
SOLDIERS NOT PART OF THE MFR TRIAL SHALL ALSO CONTINUE TO USE THE
IN-SERVICE TACTICAL VESTS.
9. SMALL PACK SYSTEM. THE COMFORT ASPECT OF THE SMALL PACK HAS BEEN
ADDRESSED THROUGH MODIFICATIONS TO THE STRAPS AND STRAP SUSPENSION
SYSTEM. THESE MODIFICATIONS HAVE INCREASED THE FLEXIBILITY OF THE
PACK TO BE WORN OVER BOTH FRAGMENT AND TACTICAL VEST. THE SHORTFALL
IN VOLUME EXPERIENCED BY SOLDIERS CARRYING RADIOS WILL BE MITIGATED
BY THE ACQUISITION OF THE SMALLER PRC 152.
10. DESERT COMBAT BOOTS (DCB). A FORM, FIT AND FUNCTION TRIAL WAS
CONDUCTED AT CFB PETAWAWA JUN 09. THE DCB 09 HAS NOT ACHIEVED THE
REQUIRED 80 PERCENT USER ACCEPTANCE FOR FORM, FIT AND FUNCTION. DLR
AND DSSPM HAVE NEGOTIATED PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT WITH THE MANUFACTURER.
FURTHER FIELDING OF THE DCB 09 TO DISMOUNTED COMBAT ARMS SOLDIERS
HAS BEEN SUSPENDED UNTIL PRODUCT IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN PROVEN.
THIS IS FORECASTED TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY SPRING 2010.
11. TEMPERATE COMBAT BOOTS (TCB). TWO TRIALS WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE
COMING NINE MONTHS TO CONFIRM THE WAY AHEAD FOR THE TCB. IN THE
INTERIM, THE PROCUREMENT OF 15,000 PAIRS OF GENERAL PURPOSE BOOTS
(GPB) ENSURES THE AVAILABILITY OF OPERATIONAL FOOTWEAR TO TROOPS IN
TEMPERATE CLIMATE.
12. ARMY FUTURE OPERATIONAL FOOTWEAR CAPABILITY PROGRAM. THE ASST
CLS PROVIDED A POLICY GUIDANCE STATEMENT DIRECTING THE DELIVERY OF A
FUTURE, OPERATIONALLY RELEVANT, FOOTWEAR CAPABILITY FOR THE ARMY.
WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THIS PROGRAM THE DCB 09, TCB AND GPB ARE
NOW DEEMED INTERIM FOOTWEAR BY DLR.
13. BALLISTIC EYEWEAR (BEW). BEW CONTINUES TO PROTECTING SOLDIERS
VISION AND IS A HIGH USAGE ITEM. 75,000 VERMILLION LENSES HAVE BEEN
ACQUIRED A SUPPLY OF WHICH IS BEING DELIVERED TO TFA, WITH A VIEW TO
ISSUING TWO LENSES PER PERSON.
14. BALLISTIC GOGGLES. DELIVERIES ARE EXPECTED TO TF 3-09 NOV 09.
TF 1-10 WILL BEGIN RECEIPT IN FEB 2010. ANOTHER PROJECT WILL FIELD
72,000 PAIRS OF GOGGLES FOR THE CF WITH FIELDING BEGINNING IN 2011.
15. CADPAT CONVERGED RAINSUIT (CCR). THE CCR IS IN FULL
PRODUCTION AND THE FIELDING PLAN HAS BEEN PUBLISHED. THIS PLAN,
SIGNED OFF BY THE ARMY G3, CLEARLY DEFINES THE PRIORITY OF ISSUE AND
DATES UNITS CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE THE CCR. ISSUANCE CONTINUES IAW
THE ARMY FIELDING PLAN. THE CCR WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE
SOLDIERS ABILITY TO OPERATE EFFECTIVELY IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS
AND PROVIDE NEW LEVEL OF COMFORT WHILE LIVING IN THE FIELD.
16. CADPAT ARID COMBAT VEHICLE CREW SUIT. THE PROCUREMENT OF 2000
CREW SUITS IS UNDERWAY. THE FIRST 110 SUITS HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO TF
3-09. INITIAL FEEDBACK IS EXPECTED TO DLR MID-NOV.
17. MONOCULAR NIGHT VISION GOGGLES (MNVG). A CONTRACT FOR AN
ADDITIONAL 2000 AN PVS 14 MNVG HAS BEEN AWARDED. DELIVERIES ARE
EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE FIRST MAR 2010.
18. LIGHT-WEIGHT COMPACT METAL DETECTORS (LMCD). A TOTAL OF 416
LMCD ARE BEING PROCURED BY THREE DIFFERENT PROJECTS, WITH DELIVERIES
TO BE COMPLETE BY NOV 09. IN THE INTERIM, ADDITIONAL IN-SERVICE F1A4
MINELAB HANDHELD MINE DETECTORS WERE SHIPPED TO JTF-A TO COVER THE
CURRENT CAPABILITY GAP, WITH SCALING SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE TWO
DETECTORS PER INFANTRY PLATOON, PLUS LOGISTICS AND OPERATIONAL
STOCKS. TF 3-09 TRAINED WITH THE IN-SERVICE DETECTOR, AND UPON THE
FIELDING OF THE LMCD, WILL SWITCH SYSTEMS WITH FSR SUPPORT PROVIDED
IN THEATRE FOR TECHNICAL TRG. FSRS WILL ALSO BE CONTRACTED TO ASSIST
IN THE TRAINING OF DETECTOR OPERATORS IN EACH LFA.
19. COMMAND WIRE DETECTORS (CWD). DRDC SUFFIELD PURCHASED 22 CWD
UNITS AS A BUY-AND-TRY, 14 OF WHICH WERE SHIPPED TO THEATRE
FOLLOWING THE TECHNICAL AND USER TRIAL. THEIR USE IN THEATRE WILL BE
DICTATED BY THE AVAILABILITY OF TRAINERS. THE 8 REMAINING CWD ARE
DISTRIBUTED AS 2 X DRDC, 2 X CFSME, AND 4 WITH UNITS ON THE RTHR.
DLR IS PURSUING ACQUISITION OF UP TO 170 CWD WHICH SHOULD BE
DELIVERED IN LATE SPRING OR EARLY SUMMER OF 2010.
20. ELECTRONIC COUNTER MEASURES (ECM). THE THIRD BATCH OF ECM
SYSTEMS WAS CONTRACTED IN MAR 09 HAS BEEN FULLY RECEIVED AT 25 CFSD.
EQUIPMENT HAS BEGUN TO BE DELIEVERED IN THEATRE
21. RADIOS. A TOTAL OF 600 MULTI BAND HANDHELD PRC-152 RADIOS HAS
BEEN PROCURED. THE FIRST 200 RADIOS WERE DELIVERED TO THE ARMY IN
JUL 2009. THE NEXT BATCH OF 200 RADIOS WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE
ARMY BY DEC 2009, WITH THE FINAL 200 BEING DELIVERED BEFORE JAN 2010
22. I REMAIN CONFIDENT THAT THESE SOLUTIONS WILL IMPROVE THE
COMFORT AND OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS OF CF PERSONNEL CONDUCTING
LAND OPERATIONS. I CAUTION THAT IT DOES TAKE TIME TO CONTRACT,
MANUFACTURE, TEST AND DELIVER EQUIPMENT, SO ALL LEVELS OF COMD MUST
MANAGED EXPECTATIONS ACCORDINGLY
SIGNED LGEN A.B. LESLIE, CHIEF OF THE LAND STAFF
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I am willing to accept briefly Big Army's argument that SOF does have a different mission, however when you cut to the chase, a dismount in a gunfight, is a dismount in a gun fight.
DHTC had two rigs that where miles above the TV design the DHTC Chest Rig and Patrol Vest. While they where not MOLLE, they where way better than the TV and IMHO the TV should never have been birthed...
I am willing to accept briefly Big Army's argument that SOF does have a different mission, however when you cut to the chase, a dismount in a gunfight, is a dismount in a gun fight.
DHTC had two rigs that where miles above the TV design the DHTC Chest Rig and Patrol Vest. While they where not MOLLE, they where way better than the TV and IMHO the TV should never have been birthed...
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