{"id":57737,"date":"2018-06-19T15:12:42","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T15:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/06\/19\/us-army-test-fires-belgian-made-gun-amid-plans-for-stryker-upgrade-competition\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:13:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:13:28","slug":"us-army-test-fires-belgian-made-gun-amid-plans-for-stryker-upgrade-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/eurosatory\/2018\/06\/19\/us-army-test-fires-belgian-made-gun-amid-plans-for-stryker-upgrade-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"US Army test-fires Belgian-made gun amid plans for Stryker upgrade competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PARIS \u2015 The U.S. Army\u2019s test-firing of a 30mm gun turret from CMI Defence is seen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/eurosatory\/2018\/06\/14\/transatlantic-rift-fuels-cry-to-make-european-weapons-great-again\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">the Belgian firm<\/a> as putting it in a privileged position for an upcoming tender for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/global-force-symposium\/2018\/03\/26\/bae-systems-demonstrates-40mm-cannon-to-army-as-option-for-us-combat-vehicles\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">greater firepower for the Stryker combat vehicle<\/a>, a company spokesman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re in pole position, \u201c Xavier Rigo, communications manager of CMI Defence, told Defense News on June 18. \u201cThat does not mean we will win the race, but it puts us in a very good position. We are very proud to have been selected for tests, a real recognition for our team and our equipment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That test-firing stems from a cooperative research and development agreement CMI signed in 2015 with the U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, which is seeking a lethality upgrade for the Stryker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CMI adapted the turret to fit the U.S. requirement for linkless ammunition, he said. ATK supplies the 30mm gun, which CMI fitted to its turret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Belgian company also supplies a 105mm gun turret for a bid led by SAIC in the U.S. tender for the Mobile Protected Firepower program. CMI has fielded its Cockerill 3105 turret, which uses its turret and 105mm cannon, with the latter built in a factory in northern France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Cockerill 3105 turret was among the products on display at the CMI stand at the Eurosatory trade show, which ran June 11-15. The stand at the show two years ago used the Cockerill brand name.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/newsletters\/tv-next-episode\/2018\/06\/18\/new-vehicles-and-interesting-trends-dominate-eurosatory-2018\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jen-and-ss.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">New vehicles and noteworthy trends dominate Eurosatory 2018<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Defense News land warfare reporter Jen Judson and Associate Editor for Europe Sebastian Sprenger discuss what they learned at Eurosatory 2018. (Jeff Martin\/Staff)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BAE Systems, General Dynamics Land Systems and SAIC are the competitors in that Mobile Protected Firepower competition, Rigo said. The next step is a down-select to two bidders, which will be asked to build and supply 12 prototype vehicles for tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Europe, CMI is \u201din discussion with the Belgian government\u201c in its search for a role in Belgium\u2019s planned \u20ac1 billion (U.S. $1.2 billion) acquisition of the Griffon and Jaguar armored vehicles from the French Army Scorpion program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those talks are exploring the possibility for CMI to participate in local production and maintenance of the Scorpion vehicles, he said. The Belgian project, dubbed Capacit\u00e9 Mobilis\u00e9, or CAMO, sparked debate, as the planned acquisition boosted French contractors Arquus, Nexter and Thales, but left CMI turrets by the wayside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CMI has delivered 130 gun turrets and is building some 20 turrets per month to supply GDLS, which has a contract with a Middle Eastern country, he said, declining to identify the client nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those turrets are based on four modules, armed with 30mm, 90 mm, 105 mm, and both 105mm and 30mm guns. There are both manned and unmanned versions of the turret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canadian broadcaster CBC reported March 19 that GLDS Canada has sold to Saudi Arabia combat vehicles armed with 105mm and 30mm guns for \u201dheavy assault,\u201d anti-tank and direct-fire support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CMI conducted a firing demonstration of its six Cockerill gun turrets June 15 at the French Army Suippes firing range, eastern France. Some 60 representatives of foreign army delegations attended, the company said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Belgian company had been one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/interviews\/2018\/06\/11\/head-of-vehicle-maker-arquus-talks-strategy-in-wake-of-a-rebrand\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" style=\"\" target=\"_blank\">bidders for Arquus<\/a>, the then-Governmental Sales unit of Volvo Group, until the Swedish truck maker canceled the sale. 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