Land Defence Australia Limited will holding a "mini symposium" at this year's Land Forces Conference in Adelaide. The symposium will be forum for discussion of the operational and technical lessons from recent operations and their implications for operational and force planners in the future.
CASG has recently released its Land 400 Phase 3 requirement for more that 450 tracked IFVs for the Australian Army. Here is the latest commentary and news from the Defence blogosphere.
On the 13th of November this year the Federal Government released its RFI for 450 tracked infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) which will replace the aging M113 fleet currently in use. The new vehicles will meet the evolved mounted close combat requirements of the Australian Army into the future.
General Dynamics Land Systems and Thales Australia have announced their intention to submit a joint bid for the Land 400 Phase 2 Mounted Combat Reconnaissance Capability (ASLAV Replacement) Request For Tender. The two companies have signed a teaming memorandum of understanding (MOU) as part of the arrangement.
LAND 400 – Land Combat Vehicle System (LCVS) is one of Defence's most significant capability programs both in terms of acquisition cost and its impact on the Army's war fighting capability. The program seeks to address the emerging mounted close combat capability gap that exists between the current in service vehicles and increasingly capable weapons that could be used against Australian forces.
The Minister for Defence, the Hon. Kevin Andrews MP, today announced the Australian Government has given First Pass approval for project LAND 400 Phase 2 – Mounted Combat Reconnaissance Capability. The Request for Tender has been released for the multi-billion dollar project to replace the Australian Defence Force’s Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV).
The ASLAV (Australian Light Armoured Vehicle) is an eight wheeled armoured fighting vehicle. It is capable of either four or eight wheel drive and provides exceptional mobility across a wide variety of terrain.
The ASLAV is fully amphibious, not only capable on land it can be driven in the water by shrouded propellers at the rear of the vehicle. Equipped with its thermal imaging, gun sights and night vision systems, it is as effective during night operations as daytime.
