Australia’s Land 400 project – the right choice?
On 14 March the Australian government announced that Rheinmetall Defence Australia (RDA) had won a fierce competition to build the Australian Army’s next generation of AFVs.
The A$5.2 billion ($4.02 billion) deal will see Rheinmetall build 211 Boxer 8x8 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRV) under Project Land 400 Phase 2. Because the vehicles are modular and can be adapted for a number of roles such as ambulance or C2, 211 hulls and 233 mission-specific modules are being acquired.
In the CRV role, the Boxer will be armed with an antitank guided missile (AGTM), with Rafael’s Spike, the Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin
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