| | Global Defence Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03) |
 | | The principal programme milestones are assessment phase: May 2003-Dec 2005; main gate: Dec 2005; ISD: 2009.The FRES is the UK programme to deliver a family of deployable medium-weight armoured vehicles to the British Army, to meet up to 15 different battle space roles. |
 | | There are four key drivers: delivery of a cost-effective rapid effect capability; elimination of Saxon, CVR (T) and FV 432 from the UK inventory; increased levels of commonality across the UK light AFV fleet; war fighting capability and utility across the conflict spectrum. |
 | | The statement of user need for FRES is: "The user requires a system of medium land forces able to conduct sustained, expeditionary, full spectrum operations in combined-arms, joint and multi-national contexts, in a wide range of future operating environments". |
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