Combat value increase
Combat value enhancement is an improvement in the properties of a military vehicle , aircraft , ship or other weapon system. This can affect both mobility, increased speed, firepower (including sensors and firing precision) and armor protection .
Typically, tanks , aircraft and ships are designed for a longer life cycle (several decades). Within this period of time, the technical possibilities, the enemy weapon systems , and the strategic concepts under which these weapon systems are to be used change and thus make an increase in combat value necessary. By increasing combat value, systems can also be used far beyond their originally planned end of use, and in some cases in completely different roles than those for which they were originally designed. The B-52 bomber, for example, will fly at least until 2040 according to current plans; the oldest machines will have been in operation for almost 80 years. Measures that only serve to extend the service life ( for example structural reinforcements in the event of material fatigue) are referred to as service life extension (NDV).
In the Swiss Army , upgraded equipment is often referred to with the suffix "KAWEST".
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- ↑ Rheinmetall submits a comprehensive offer to increase the combat value of the British Challenger 2 fleet . Rheinmetall website of August 11, 2016, accessed on May 26, 2019.
- ↑ Factsheets: B-52 Stratofortress. April 23, 2010, archived from the original on June 11, 2009 ; accessed on September 12, 2010 (English).