Both multi-billion dollar phases of the most expensive acquisition project in the history of the Australian Army are facing uncertainties in implementation.

The Australian Government confirmed today that it will consider the findings of the Defence Strategic Review before deciding on the tender for the Land 400 Phase 3 Infantry Fighting Vehicle project.

Penske Australia has signed a deed of agreement with Rheinmetall Defence Australia for the assembly of powerpacks for Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles.

Personnel from the Army’s 161 Reconnaissance Squadron, which operates the Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter, visited Singapore’s AH-64 Apache helicopter gunship squadron to learn more about the platform Australia will be acquiring in the future.

A new type of unmanned surveillance technology was used on Operation Resolute for the first time.

The New Zealand Army is seeking to replace its fleet of utility vehicles with a proven, in-service design, according to a Request for Proposal (RFP) released on November 3.

Hanwha Defense Australia (HDA) and Elbit Systems of Israel have agreed to support the Redback turret, built in Australia, for the global market.

Orbital Corporation has commenced the delivery of engine builds to Insitu Pacific, the team responsible for supplying the Australian Army with its next generation of tactical uncrewed aerial system (UAS) under Land 129 Phase 3.

Adelaide-based Supashock Defence Technologies and Rheinmetall have signed a contract to supply Missile Launch Pods (MLP) for export to a NATO allied partner.

Varley Rafael Australia has been contracted by the Commonwealth to deliver Spike LR2 missiles for integration and acceptance testing for the Boxer CRVs and the preferred Land 400 Phase 3 IFVs.

The first batch of K9 Thunder Self-Propelled Howitzers (SPHs) for Poland were rolled out as Warsaw also entered into a framework contract for the delivery of 288 K239 Chunmoo Multiple Rocket Launcher Systems (MRLS).

ADM understands Supacat is eying the New Zealand Army’s Protected Mobility Capability Project (PMCP) utility requirement as an opportunity for its new High Mobility Transporter-Utility (HMT-U) vehicle.

Rheinmetall has delivered the first of 218 Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicles to the Hungarian armed forces, with an export contract for Australian-made Lance turrets to be included in the program.

The Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicle has reached Initial Operational Capability on schedule under Project Land 400 Phase 2.

Lightforce Group’s defence arm Force Ordnance has been selected to provide its Nightforce precision rifle scopes to the ADF as part of the Sniper Systems component of the Land 159 Lethality Systems Project Tranche 1.

The Australian Army has used the Javelin anti-tank guided missile since Iraq, but it’s set to make way for the Israeli Spike ATGM in Australian service. Yet Javelin’s manufacturer Lockheed Martin hasn’t lost hope Australia could reconsider.