Defence is seeking input from Australian industry on the proposed tender timeline for LAND 400 Phase 3.

L3 Micreo has successfully delivered the first batch of the new Silvershield vehicle-mounted counter-improvised explosive device (IED) force protection systems to Defence.

Army has moved forward on current and future small unmanned aerial systems (SUAS) under Land 129 Phase 4, with contracts signed with XTEK and SYPAQ.

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia of M795 155mm high explosive projectiles for an estimated cost of $148 million.

The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has announced that they will re-join the Boxer program via the Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation, or OCCAR.

The ADF will soon be taking delivery of various projectile types from the Rheinmetall Assegai family under the Land 17 Phase 1C.2 Future Artillery Ammunition project.

Silvershield is an advanced vehicle mounted system which will provide additional protection against mobile phone IED threats for Afghanistan National Defence and Security Forces.

Following the announcement, major dummy spits were issued in the form of no less than 10 similar and strongly worded press releases.

As separate entities, the Amulet and the Talon are proven and known capabilities.

It appears the superior protection offered by the heavier Boxer won out in the end, with Army sources known to have favoured the German vehicle.

WFEL will complete final delivery of the ADF’s bridges by September 2018.

With both Land 400 and Land 907 Phase 2 looking at active protection systems (APS) as part of the sensor and effector complements, gains for both Rafael’s Trophy and ADS’ APS technologies are timely.

The ADF is looking to upgrade its 59-strong fleet of Abrams tanks and expand their under armour breaching and bridging capability through programs Land 907 
Phase 2 and Land 8160 respectively.

At this stage, the program office is taking a program approach to the two projects in order to maximise value for money through economies of scale, using a common hull where possible for the new engineering vehicles.

The advanced high-level protection for the Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle (CRV) will be produced at Ruag's Bayswater facility in Victoria.

MBDA is offering its MMP missile as part of the $20 billion Land 400 project