Leonardo to supply BMS for Thailand's infantry combat vehicles

Leonardo DRS will deliver its Mounted Family of Computer Systems (MFoCS) II battle management system to the Royal Thai Army. (Leonardo DRS)

Leonardo DRS, a US subsidiary of the Italian group, has secured a contract worth USD7 million to deliver its battle management system (BMS) to the Royal Thai Army (RTA).

Leonardo DRS' Mounted Family of Computer Systems (MFoCS) II BMS will be integrated into the RTA's Stryker 8×8 infantry combat vehicles (ICVs), the company announced in a media release in mid-February.

“The work [under this contract] includes integrating BMS software, cyber protection, network integration, training, and sustainment capability for newly acquired Stryker vehicles in the Royal Thailand Army.

“The BMS provides command-and-control (C2) enabling the acceleration of tactical operations. It also provides situational awareness for friendly forces, aids with combat identification, and enables more rapid recovery of injured soldiers in adverse conditions and environments,” Leonardo DRS said.

Leonardo DRS will collaborate with Thai defence firm, Chaiseri Defense, for the installation, training, and in-country support for this project.

According to Janes C4ISR & Mission Systems: Land, the MFoCS II integrates 360° cameras; gunshot detection systems; forward-looking infrared (FLIR) sights; vehicle health management systems (VHMSs); chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) sensors; and the Driver's Vision Enhancer (DVE), which integrates three 640×480, 17-micron uncooled IR sensors that output a stitched video of a 107×30 field-of-view (FOV).

MFoCS II is also capable of managing combat net radios, the transmission of data between terrestrial and satellite communications (satcom) radios, and cross-banding between two different networks. In addition, this system is equipped with Edge Assured cyber security, which is designed to protect the hardware from cyber attacks.