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SOCOM buying more Carl Gustaf weapons under new contract
Daniel Wasserbly, Washington, DC - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
28 August 2014
The M3 84 mm Carl Gustaf recoilless weapon is in US service called the MAAWS. Source: Saab
US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has signed a new framework contract with Saab to extend its procurement of the Carl Gustaf man-portable weapon system, according to a 27 August company statement.
"The contract is a follow on agreement to a previous five-year contract for the 84 mm recoilless rifle system," Saab said.
The deal is worth up to USD187 million for the weapons as well as ammunition, and SOCOM placed an initial order worth about USD14 million, the company added.
SOCOM and the US Army are known to have ordered and used the Carl Gustaf, known as the multirole anti-armor anti-personnel weapon system (MAAWS) in US service.
"There are approximately 1,500 [Carl Gustaf] systems in total in service with the US armed forces," a Saab spokesperson told IHS Jane's . The company could not divulge specific breakdowns between special or conventional forces.
SOCOM has long purchased and used the 84 mm Carl Gustaf, but in late 2011 regular army troops began using the system for the first time in Afghanistan as part of an operational evaluation.
Soldiers had requested a man-portable weapon for countering opposing forces that employ rocket-propelled grenades and medium machine guns from ranges up to 1,000 m.
The army originally ordered 126 M3 launchers and about 3,000 rounds of ammunition (although SOCOM was included on that order), and has since bought more.
The service has used the high-explosive (HE) round and a high-explosive dual-purpose (HEDP) round. HE rounds include an air-burst capability that can be set to explode over targets that are hiding behind structures or are in defilade. HEDP rounds are intended for use against light armour, walls, or bunkers.
Meanwhile, Saab said "a new, lighter weight, version of the Carl Gustaf is currently under development" that is to include "additional functionality".
SOCOM buying more Carl Gustaf weapons under new contract - IHS Jane's 360
i wish TNI AD bought those system too in large numbers to augment our oldies Carl Gustav mkII system and to replace M-80
SOCOM buying more Carl Gustaf weapons under new contract
Daniel Wasserbly, Washington, DC - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
28 August 2014
The M3 84 mm Carl Gustaf recoilless weapon is in US service called the MAAWS. Source: Saab
US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has signed a new framework contract with Saab to extend its procurement of the Carl Gustaf man-portable weapon system, according to a 27 August company statement.
"The contract is a follow on agreement to a previous five-year contract for the 84 mm recoilless rifle system," Saab said.
The deal is worth up to USD187 million for the weapons as well as ammunition, and SOCOM placed an initial order worth about USD14 million, the company added.
SOCOM and the US Army are known to have ordered and used the Carl Gustaf, known as the multirole anti-armor anti-personnel weapon system (MAAWS) in US service.
"There are approximately 1,500 [Carl Gustaf] systems in total in service with the US armed forces," a Saab spokesperson told IHS Jane's . The company could not divulge specific breakdowns between special or conventional forces.
SOCOM has long purchased and used the 84 mm Carl Gustaf, but in late 2011 regular army troops began using the system for the first time in Afghanistan as part of an operational evaluation.
Soldiers had requested a man-portable weapon for countering opposing forces that employ rocket-propelled grenades and medium machine guns from ranges up to 1,000 m.
The army originally ordered 126 M3 launchers and about 3,000 rounds of ammunition (although SOCOM was included on that order), and has since bought more.
The service has used the high-explosive (HE) round and a high-explosive dual-purpose (HEDP) round. HE rounds include an air-burst capability that can be set to explode over targets that are hiding behind structures or are in defilade. HEDP rounds are intended for use against light armour, walls, or bunkers.
Meanwhile, Saab said "a new, lighter weight, version of the Carl Gustaf is currently under development" that is to include "additional functionality".
SOCOM buying more Carl Gustaf weapons under new contract - IHS Jane's 360
i wish TNI AD bought those system too in large numbers to augment our oldies Carl Gustav mkII system and to replace M-80
