Land

Hanwha Defense will be working with Australia’s Bisalloy for the steel involved in the $1.7 billion Egyptian K9 artillery program.

The Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV), developed by Hanwha Defense, has demonstrated its performance during a media invitation event held on May 27 at a Republic of Korea (ROK) Army unit.

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Value adding – Army’s Plan Corella

Army’s $37 million program of leasing civilian helicopters to mitigate aircrew currency issues caused by the lower than planned availability of its operational helicopter fleet is paying dividends.

Army selects HIMARS

The Australian Army is seeking to acquire the Lockheed Martin M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) under a US$385 million deal.

Thomas Global Systems has been selected as the Prime System Integrator for the Australian Army’s M1A2 Abrams Immersive Tactical Trainer.

The Request for Tender (RFT) for a new landing craft to replace the Army’s venerable LCM-8 closes in mid-June, and industry comments on what is being requested range from ‘very ambitious’ and ‘incredibly versatile’ to ‘unique’.

Navantia Australia and UGL have formally announced a teaming arrangement to bid for Defence’s Land 8710 Phase 1 (Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel – Medium) program.

Electro Optic Systems (EOS) today marked the official Australian launch of its R400 Marine (R400-M) remote weapon station (RWS) at a special event held at the INDO PACIFIC 2022 International Maritime Exposition.

Civmec and Serco have teamed in pursuit of the Land 8710 Phase 1A program, for which they are offering the new ‘Oboe’ Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel Medium (LMV-M).

If selected to deliver the Army’s Land 8710-1A program, Raytheon Australia will lead the team to deliver the BMT-designed vessel, which will be built by Austal at the Henderson shipyard in Western Australia.

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Land power beyond northern Australia

Specifically, the question being asked of Army’s future armour – whether an IFV or a Boxer or a tank – is whether the cost of those programs is worth their deterrent value in the Pacific.

Hanwha is building a specialist armoured vehicle production facility on a 15-hectare site at Avalon Airport in the Greater Geelong precinct some 60 kilometres west of Melbourne’s CBD.

Advanced Navigation’s inertial navigation systems will be used in the upgrade of Sweden’s fleet of CV90 tracked vehicles.

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Connecting the Battlefield of Things

Australian Defence ICT specialists Insitec demonstrated an innovative software system able to connect tactical radio networks on the Battlefield during the recent C4 EDGE showcase in Canberra.

Safran Electronics & Defense Australasia has been awarded a contract by Collins Aerospace to provide its full suite of advanced portable optronics to the ADF as part of Land 17 Phase 2.

A smart rail system that transforms rifles into real-time data nodes, linking soldiers in the battlefield with tactical leaders and commanders is being trialled by NIOA.