The VJTF 2023 (L), the NATO spearhead, requires comprehensive modernization and digitization measures,of which also the German soldier system Infantryman of the Future – Extended System(IdZ-ES) is affected. With a special project, communication and management systems are now to bebe renewed in a timely manner. The schedule is tight, after all the certification of the VJTF by theNATO already in 2022, which is why training on the new devices must begin in 2021.
Officially the measure is called “IdZ-ES K-Stand VJTF 2023”, internally it is referred to as “IdZ-ES Plus”. The project passed the budget committee on June 26, 2019. This new equipment includes the radio devices (on the dismounted Panzergrenadier and in the vehicle), a replacement of the electronic back, a new command computer and a renewal or expansion of the command information system.
With this further development of the existing IdZ-ES, the teething problems and points of criticism after the first user experiences are to a certain extent corrected and the technologies that have been renewed since the introduction of the IdZ are to be introduced. The contractual partner for the management capability is the company Rheinmetall, so that the Bundeswehr has only one contact person and person responsible here, who has to pass on the wishes and suggestions to his subcontractors. The ability to lead is therefore in one hand, the responsibility of Rheinmetall, which, however, coordinates closely with those responsible in the army and the procurement office of the Bundeswehr. After all, it is important to create the best system for the customer, and that can only be done in close cooperation.
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