Earlier last month, Plasan of Israel successfully completed blast tests on the AS10 vehicle with the support of Hanwha Defense Australia and Hanwha Aerospace from the Republic of Korea.
This activity concluded a series of blast tests on the AS9 and AS10 Huntsman family of vehicles, which started in November 2021.
The AS9 and AS10 are being procured by the Commonwealth of Australia for the Australian Army under Phase 1 of the Land 8116 Protected Mobile Fires (PMF) program.
The PMF program is scoped to deliver a 'state-of-the-art protection solution' for the AS9 Self- Propelled Howitzer (SPH) and AS10 Armoured Ammunition Resupply Vehicles (AARV).
According to Hanwha, the protection solution consists of fixed and dismountable components that protect the Huntsman vehicles against a wide range of threats.
The test outcomes consolidated the development of the mine blast protection system for the Huntsman vehicles, with the enhanced protection elements being incorporated into the vehicle design as part of the program progressing towards a Detailed Design Review, Hanwha said in a statement.
The company said completion of this stage of the PMF program is an important step in the development of the Huntsman vehicles.