WARRIOR REBORN

摘要

WHEN the upgraded version of the Warrior infantry fighting vehicle is delivered in around four years' time it won't look radically different from its forebear, which has been in service since 1988. You might notice the bigger turret and gun, but this second-generation model offers a lot more than a more robust punch from its main weapon. Underneath the armoured skin is a raft of 21st century modifications that the soldiers testing the prototypes say are nothing short of "game changing". Defence contractor Lockheed Martin has supplied 11 demo vehicles for a joint project with the Army called the Warrior capability sustainment programme. The platforms are being pushed to their limits by a team of 58 personnel at the Armoured Trials and Development Unit (ATDU) at Bovington, and live-firing trials have begun.