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Australian Defence Minister Kevin Andrews says tenders will open shortly for a $10 billion project replacing the Army's ground fleet. The Land 400 program includes design, engineering and manufacturing of the next generation of military combat vehicles.
The Army said the new vehicles will offer capabilities for fighting, reconnaissance, support and training, and allow a staged retirement of light armoured vehicle and armoured personnel carrier fleets. Army’s core business is the conduct of sustained close combat. Only Army conducts this task in the Australian Defence Force (ADF) on behalf of Government. LAND 400 delivers part of that capability and is replacing some of the capability we already have – ASLAV and M113AS4 – in accordance with good military practice.
LAND 400 will deliver a Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle (CRV), an Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV), a Manoeuvre Support Vehicle (MSV) and an Integrated Training System (ITS).
LAND 400 will allow a staged retirement of the in-service Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV), derivated from the amercian LAV 25, and the M113AS4 Armoured Personnel Carrier fleets in line with their technical Life of Type and reducing tactical utility in the contemporary operational environment that involves increasing levels of lethality and complexity.
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