Minister for
Defence Materiel Jason Clare today congratulated Thales Australia on the
delivery of the latest Hawkei vehicle and trailer prototypes.
This
prototype is the first to be delivered under Stage 2 of Project LAND 121 Phase
4.
Made by
Thales Australia, the Hawkei was selected in December 2011 as the preferred
vehicle for development and testing under the Manufactured and Supported in
Australia option of Project LAND 121 Phase 4.
Mr Clare
said the Hawkei protected mobility vehicle combines speed with safety for
Australian soldiers on the battlefield.
“This year
the Government allocated $38 million for further development and testing of the
Hawkei,” Mr Clare said.
“Under this
agreement Thales will supply six prototype Hawkei vehicles and one trailer for
testing and evaluation.”
The delivery
of the Hawkei prototype vehicle and trailer is an important milestone for
Project LAND 121 Phase 4.
“The Hawkei
was manufactured at Thales’s Bendigo facility, which has been producing
Bushmasters since 2003,” Mr Clare said.
“The team of
50 working on the Hawkei are part of a team of 210 here at Bendigo. They do a
very important job. The work done here in Bendigo is saving lives in
Afghanistan.”
The
remaining five Hawkei vehicle prototypes are expected to be delivered by June
2013.
Over the
next year these vehicles will undergo an extensive testing program, including
communication system integration testing, reliability growth trials,
survivability testing and user assessments.
Project LAND
121 Phase 4 is a $1.5 billion project that seeks to provide up to 1,300
protected and unprotected light vehicles.
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