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Hawkei PMV Australia: Armoured car: 330 (inc. Air Force) The Army has ordered 1,100 Hawkei Protected Mobility Vehicles – Light (PMV-L) to partially replace the Land Rover Perentie. It is smaller and around half the weight of the Bushmaster. It is able to be carried underslung by the CH-47F Chinook helicopter. [72]
The Hawkei is an Australian light four-wheel-drive protected mobility vehicle. Originally designed in 2010 to meet an Australian Defence Force (ADF) requirement for a light armoured patrol vehicle to replace some of its Land Rover Perentie variants.
This is a list of all military equipment ever used by Australia. This will include lists of all military equipment ever used by Australia in a certain category like ships and what military equipment Australia used at certain times like World War II.
The 1991 Defence Force Structure Review identified the Australian Army's need for an Infantry Mobility Vehicle (IMV). [7] The 1994 White Paper stated that new land force vehicles would be acquired. [7] Project Bushranger (Land 116) was created to procure both protected and unprotected vehicles. [7] [8]
Military vehicles of Australia (2 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Military equipment of the Australian Army" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
ADI was also a major producer of Australian armoured vehicles, such as the Bushmaster and Hawkei; it developed region-specific modifications for imported military vehicles as well. [citation needed] The production of the Bushmaster reportedly comprised over a quarter of the firm's export sales during 2009. [1]
M577 command vehicle based on the M113 (United States; Cold War/modern) M578 light armoured recovery vehicle (United States; Cold War) M579 repair vehicle based on the M113 (United States; Cold War) M-590 (previous designation of the M-60) M601 4×4 power generator carrier (United States; Cold War) M602 6×6 2.5 ton truck (United States; Cold War)
GDLS-Australia offered the combat-proven Eagle V, the British Ocelot was another option, and Thales Australia offered the Hawkei which was developed in Australia. [64] The Hawkei won the competition. [65] Belgium CLV Programme (Command and Liaison Vehicles) - replacement of the Iveco LMV (Lynx):