Felin – French “soldier of the future” in practice – Interia

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The Felin soldier of the future is used in the armed forces of France in the amount of more than 10,000 copies. Was used operationally by the elite soldiers of Armee de Terre, who participated (or take) in combat operations (stabilization) in Afghanistan, Mali and the Central African Republic. What will be its fate?

The first Felin systems began to be delivered in May 2010.

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Individual Felin combat system consists of a piece of equipment needed to “tie-in” soldiers in network-centric structure and thus gain new military capabilities: advanced means of communication, communication, surveillance, command and positioning leading to a high degree of situational awareness, ergonomic arms (rifles FAMAS (scheduled for replacement), km Minimi and sniper FR-F2), lightweight ballistic shields the body and head etc.

Many of these elements represents a high level of sophistication, some, such as multi-purpose “binoculars” JIM LR, the equipment of the leading countries of NATO. Individual infantryman equipment, including IT support component C4I (command, control, communications, computers, diagnosis), allows you to quickly see the threat, identify the target and eliminate it effectively. At the same time gives you the ability to provide a relatively high level of security (shot from far away, around the corner / hide without having to lean out, call support, etc.) and constant communication within the team (Voice, data transferred automatically), plutonium and higher, allowing you to respond flexibly threats.
first Felin systems began to be delivered in May 2010. and still takes a broad-based campaign to equip individual units. In June 2014 it was estimated that the armed Feliny is already 10 thousand. soldiers (in 13 regiments) of the scheduled 18 thous., this year is already 17 regiments.

The modernized Felin – perhaps already FAMAS-a successor – the backbone of the equipment will be accelerated infantryman new groups combat (tactical) Project Scorpio

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A lot of experience has been acquired
especially in Afghanistan. The first unit equipped with a system Felin and sent against the Taliban was the 1st Infantry Regiment, which served operationally from January to June 2012. The exchange was sent to Afghanistan in May 2012., 13 Battalion Szaserów. Battalion (known as Battalion Hunters / Hunter) stayed there in the operational use for the next seven months performing reconnaissance missions (intelligence), protection of convoys and bases.
French believe that American soldiers were impressed Felin system, fell to taste them especially mentioned JIM LR without which the French soldiers do not go on any mission (use it as such. special forces operators and specialists guidance Air Force). Multifunction Sagem JIM LR (digital, color Living channel, the channel thermal imaging, laser rangefinder, GPS receiver, laser pointer to aim, USB port, optional fusion – superimposed images from the camera day and Imager) allows the detection of a man with more than 5 km, a vehicle from a distance of almost 10 km and identification at a distance of 1 and a nearly 2 km. Developing
this rather heavy equipment at a convenient position (full kit and instrumentation on a stand-tripod) gives wide opportunities for observation and identification of persons and vehicles (incidentally JIM LR is finding a company supplied 17 Wielkopolska Mechanized Brigade).
In the opinion of Colonel. Michel Maury from the DGA, which is responsible for the program Felin, operational use showed a tactical advantage in such elements as: maintaining constant communication; the ability to hide in a controlled area; good field of view in the open ground, eg. in desert areas (especially at night); good level of ballistic protection of soldiers (level-4); reliability and durability of the components of the system and so on.
Another portion of the experience, this time from the African mainland, resulted in the use of the system in missions Serval Felin (Mali) and Sangaris (Central African Republic) for 2 Marine Infantry Regiment (2 RIMA ). Confirmed among overall effectiveness during the exchange of fire, including highlighted total advantage in the fight night. Great support for the team, “cat” (Felin is from French animal of the cat family) are Véhicule blindé de combat d’infanterie wheeled armored vehicles that provide comprehensive support for infantry squad equipped with Feliny. In France, this type of vehicles are as Véhicule blindé de combat d’infanterie Felinise are also used to determine descriptive FELIN-capable Véhicule blindé de combat d’infanterie.
Felin Véhicule blindé de combat d’infanterie 8×8 is not only complex subsystems tactical information exchange (with internal and external sources), but also a base for the landing platform, for example, the car is equipped with a charging socket power supply system Felin electronic equipment, or special fixing for guns (eg. for Sniper FR F2).

FELIN combat system / Le système de combat FELIN

The first
Véhicule blindé de combat d’infanterie FELIN combat vehicles delivered in 2013. The modernization Véhicule blindé de combat d’infanterie to standard cars Felin (both in the service, as well as those just ordered) correspond to Nexter Systems Truck Defence and Sagem-Safran. Felin Véhicule blindé de combat d’infanterie a target platform, for now the system is integrated with two platforms are Armee de Terre – VAB wheeled transporter (Revalorisé) and tracked combat vehicle AMX-10P.
acquired experience will pay off in the development of the system Felin (V2) and its integration with the modernization project was implemented land forces under the concept of Scorpio. Thus modernized Felin – perhaps already FAMAS-a successor – the backbone of the equipment will be accelerated combat infantryman new groups (tactical) Project Scorpio. For now, it is expected that the system Felin – and its upgraded version – can remain in service until 2028.
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