The programme was described as an “abject failure” by the Commons defence select committee in March – which was “symptomatic of the extremely weak management of army equipment programmes … in recent years”.
When scrapped the upgrade had a planned in-service date of 2024 – seven years late. But despite spending over half of the allocated budget of £800m, no manufacturing contract was ever awarded. The procurement programme began in 2009 and a contract was awarded to Lockheed Martin in 2011. Lacking a stabilised gun, the Warrior could not fire while moving, identified as a major problem as long ago as during the first Gulf war. Warrior armoured vehicle – £430m wastedĪ long planned upgrade to the Warrior armoured vehicle was scrapped in March, after £430m had been spent on an attempt to upgrade the weapon and turret of the vehicle. Do not reproduce without permission.The last decade and a half has seen a string of procurement disasters at the Ministry of Defence, where schemes have had to be scrapped, costs overrun or plans deemed vital to national security delayed. The sequel XCOM 2 was released last year. The reboot was launched on 2012 and was hailed by both old and new fans alike. Game publisher 2K Games revived the series by launching a reboot cane called XCOM which was developed by Firaxis. The six games in the series managed to attract a sizeable following. The original XCOM series was first created and released during the mid90s by Mythos Games and MicroProse. Hopefully, the sequel mod will have fewer kinks this time. Unfortunately, the upcoming Long Mod 2 is mostly likely available for Windows PC users. The official XCOM site has promised to share the latest details about the upcoming mod sequel. This time though, it seems Firaxis and Pavonis are working together for this upcoming project.
With the release of XCOM 2, it's just a matter of time before a Long War 2 Mod will appear. It's not always smooth sailing though when using the mods in the game. Several new characters were also added and allowed people to play the game in a new way. The Long War Mod was the most extensive customized content that gave players plenty of hours' worth of gameplay. One mod particular got the attention of both players and game developer Firaxis. XCOM mods started coming out shortly after the game's release. It's now known as Pavonis Ineractive and you can visit their site here. Recently though the modding team has changed its name and launched a new site as well. It released several popular additional contents like the "Alien", "Laser" and "Perk". Long War Studios was the outfit responsible for the various XCOM 2 PC mods. The studio responsible for the previous mod has once again partnered with the game's developers. XCOM 2 will get the Long War 2 Mod is coming up real soon.
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