While visiting the Special Air Services Regiment (SASR) at Campbell Barracks in Western Australia, Minister for Defence Joel Fitzgibbon has inspected the first Nary Special Operations Vehicle (SOVs) to be delivered to the ADF.
The new vehicles from UK company Supacat were delivered by the DMO under Project Redfin.
This project will enhance the ADF Special Operations capability, and will introduce a range of combat and support vehicles.
“As part of Project Redfin, the Long Range Patrol Vehicle currently used by Australia’s Special Forces will be replaced with a new Special Operations Vehicle,” Mr Fitzgibbon said.
The SOV has been named the Nary, in honour of Warrant Officer Class Two David Nary.
Warrant Officer Nary was an Australian Special Forces soldier who died during a training operation in the Middle East in 2005.