FRES
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2012
Total Production : 3,500
Total Cost : GBP £16.0 billion
| Model | Status | Year | Produced |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRES | Cancelled | 2012 | 3,500 |
FRES
Group : Wheeled Armored Vehicles
Status : Cancelled
Also Known As : Future Rapid Effects System, Piranha 5
Origin : 
United Kingdom
Contractors : Atkins*, General Dynamics United Kingdom
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2012
Total Production : 3,500
The Future Rapid Effects System (FRES) is a new modular armored vehicle designed to replace current armored vehicles in the British Army. It will meet requirements for rapid deployable forces while providing enhanced protection and survivability over current heavyweight armored vehicles. It is also intended to fill the gap left by the cancelled Multi Role Armored Vehicle (MRAV) program. FRES systems are expected to enter service by 2010. The program was dropped in 2016 in favor of the Boxer armored vehicle.
The FRES was envisaged as the British counterpart to the American FCS program. It will be designed to provide netted combat capability and full compatibility with the digitized battlefield. Ranging from combat to combat support services roles, the FRES will replace many types of existing armored vehicles in the British Army. The FRES vehicles were expected to feature maximum commonality at platform, subsystems and component levels.
In early May 2004, the MoD launched the FRES program with a two-year assessment phase. The purpose of this phase is to select a Systems House, prime contractor, for the FRES program. The Systems House will determine the technologies, capabilities, industrial partners, total number of FRES vehicles and roles needed by the British Army. Atkins Defence was selected by the UK MoD to perform the Systems House role on October 6, 2004. Atkins will perform the 24-month assessment phase of the FRES project. In May 2008, the UK MoD selected the General Dynamics United Kingdom Limited Piranha V as the preferred bidded for the FRES utility vehicle.
Operators
| Country | Status | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Cancelled | 3,500 |
Specifications
| Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wheel Drive | 8 | |
| Wheels | 8 |
News
The Ministry of Defence has today, Thursday 8 May 2008, announced the provisional selection of Piranha 5 as the preferred design for the Future Rapid Effect System (FRES)
LONDON, United Kingdom - General Dynamics United Kingdom Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been selected by the UK Ministry of Defence
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 06, 2008 -- The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) today announced the award of a contract to Thales UK in partnership with The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] for the
Leicester, United Kingdom – A team led by BAE Systems has been assembled to deliver a battle-winning fleet of medium-weight armoured fighting vehicles for the British Army.
The UK MoD has announced that Thales UK in partnership with Boeing through its Boeing Defence UK subsidiary have been selected as the preferred bidder for the role of System
London. – A group of major defence companies has today announced their teaming arrangement to compete for the System of Systems Integrator (SOSI) role on the UK Ministry
The vehicles that will participate in trials to find designs that offer greater protection for our Armed Forces, as part of the Army's Future Rapid Effect System (FRES),
ST. LOUIS, June 05, 2007 -- Thales UK and Boeing [NYSE: BA] have agreed to form an exclusive team, led by Thales UK, to jointly bid to deliver the System of Systems Integrator
General Dynamics United Kingdom Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, reports that its Advanced Hybrid Electric Drive (AHED) 8x8 wheeled test-bed demonstrator
Four new contracts to help inform decisions on which technologies will be used for the Army's next generation of armored fighting vehicles have been awarded by Atkins,
Atkins Defence and the United Kingdom (UK) Ministry of Defence announced the award to Lockheed Martin UK for the design, integration and demonstration of the Future Rapid
The FRES Systems House, Atkins, has awarded a contract to the Thales UK Team for an Electronic Architecture (EA) Technology Demonstrator Program (TDP) in support of the
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Notes
State Latest Known holdings/Original Procurement
Com - Date of Commissioning
Decom - Date of Decommissioning
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