Australia confirms A$22.015 million Talon buy
Australia has placed a major order for supply of the Foster-Miller Talon unmanned ground vehicles with deliveries due to be completed by 30 April 2010.
The order, worth A$22.015 million (US$17.72 million), was placed on 10 December via the United States foreign military sales (FMS) system.
The deal has been disclosed as part of updated Australian government purchasing records released 27 May.
An initial mobilisation order, worth A$2.92 million (USD$2.35 million, was placed via the FMS system on 28 November 2008.
The purchases are being coordinated by Australia’s Defence Materiel Organisation’s Land Systems division direct with the US Army’s UGV
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