ASCOD SV
ASCOD SV (also called the ASCOD 2 SV) is the ASCOD variant chosen for the British Army’s Specialist Vehicle Programme, and will be built by General Dynamics UK. The overall program has three blocks. The first, Recce Block 1 comprises four variants:
- Scout
- Recce Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC)
- Recovery
- Repair
These vehicles are the replacements for CVR(T) Scimitar, Spartan and Samson.
Recce Block 2 is expected to include ambulance, engineer reconnaissance and command & control replacements for CVR(T) Samaritan and Sultan.
The ASCOD SV is planned to include the following upgrades :
- The main weapon will be a 40mm Case Telescopic Weapon System (CT40 cannon).
- The armour will provide basic ballistic and mine protection, with upgrade add-on packages for improved protection when needed.
- The chassis will be upgraded with enhanced suspension combining torsion bars and hydraulic dampers.
- Enhanced powertrain comprising 600 kW (805 BHP) MTU V8 199 diesel engine and Renk 256B fully automatic transmission.
- The welded turret will be built by Lockheed Martin UK.
The vehicle normal combat weight is 34 tonnes.