The Australian Government has approved the purchase of an additional 101 Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles to support Australian Defence Force (ADF) operations in Afghanistan.

Back in 2008, many saw Australian participation in the US-led Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program as a no brainer. Australia could source 1,300 or so protected light vehicles, suited to both country’s interoperable needs, from a production run of 50,000 with all the cost benefits of scale production. But concerns about the program continue to emerge…

BAE Systems has successfully completed System Acceptance Testing (SAT ) for the Army’s Advanced Air Defence Simulator (AA DS) Refresh project under Project Land 19 Ph.2B.

The 2011 Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting at Puckapunyal Military Range is designed to pitch the best soldiers against each other in a tough combat-like environment.

Land 121 Phase 4 (Protected Military Vehicle-Light, PMV-L) has three acquisition options: US JLTV program; MSA (locally manufactured supported in Australia) and Market Available.

BAE Systems has added Northrop Grumman to its Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) team.

Is Australia considering the US Army's Ground Combat Vehicle as a candidate for equipping mechanised infantry and cavalry forces under Land 400?

British soldiers battling the Taliban will be better protected from attacks by insurgents thanks to teamwork shown by the Royal Air Force and the Australian Defence Force.

Now under test and evaluation are the prototype vehicles of the three contenders for the Land 121 Phase 4 Manufactured and Supported in Australia option.

The DMO has cancelled Land 40 Phase 2 - 40mm Light Weight Automatic Grenade Launcher (LWAGL), three years after tenders closed.

Ballistic plates for combat body armour to protect Australian troops can now be made in Australia thanks to the development of new manufacturing technology.

The three Manufactured and Support in Australia (MSA) option contenders for Project Land 121 Ph 4 have delivered two prototype Protected Mobility Vehicles (Light) each to Defence for testing at Monegeetta.

The Australian Defence Force's Counter-Rocket Artillery and Mortar system continues to prove itself since beginning operations December 2010.

The US Marine Corps plans to recapitalise between 3,400 and 4,000 of its humvees to bridge the gap between the current fleet and the increasingly distant Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.

General Dynamics Land Systems-Australia has delivered two EAGLE 4x4 Light Protected Vehicles to the Australian Army Proving Ground at Monegeetta in Victoria

Force Protection revealed its new open special forces variant of Ocelot at the IDEX defence exhibition in Abu Dhabi.