Prime Minister of Fiji Sitiveni Rabuka visited Gallipoli Barracks in Queensland to view Thales Bushmaster armoured vehicles following the Pacific nation’s decision to buy an additional 14 of the vehicles. There Rabuka viewed Australian-made Bushmasters in action as part of training exercises between Australian and Fijian Defence Force personnel. The sale was announced as part…
Prime minister Anthony Albanese has pledged a further 30 Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles to Ukraine during the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. According to a statement last night (Australian time), this takes the number of Bushmaster vehicles – built by Thales in Bendigo – pledged to 120. The total of military assistance from Australia since…
The first of an order for 43 Thales Bushmaster protected vehicles has arrived across the Tasman in an order for the New Zealand Army. The first 18 Bushmaster 5.5 vehicles which were developed and manufactured in Bendigo, Victoria arrived in NZ where they are replacing outdated Pinzgauer military utility vehicles. According to the Army, the…
Thales Australia has welcomed the announcement today by the Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy of a $160 million contract to build new Bushmaster Protected Vehicles (pictured) for the Australian Army. The contract for the new Bushmasters was signed at Thales Australia’s Bendigo facility today in the presence of Member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters who…
Codan Communications is to supply RF technology to Raytheon Australia which will ultimately be fitted to Australia’s Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles. The Adelaide company has been selected by Raytheon Australia to develop and supply a High Frequency (HF) Amplifier and Antenna System as an element of the Force Level Electronic Warfare System – Land (FLEWS-L)…
Thales Australia and Kongsberg Defence Australia will today launch the StrikeMaster land-based maritime strike system as part of its offerings at Land Forces 2022 conference. The StrikeMaster combines Thales Australia’s familiar armoured single-cab Bushmaster protected mobility vehicle with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace’s (KDA) Naval Strike Missile (NSM) Coastal Defence System . According to Thales the…
By Peter Roberts An electric Bushmaster protected mobility vehicle turned up at the Army Robotics Expo in Adelaide earlier this month, wowing the crowd with the futuristic version of the redoubtable Thales Australian manufactured armoured vehicle. But the story of how the Bushmaster, recently one of Australia’s gifts to help Ukraine repel the Russian invasion,…
An electric-powered version of the Bushmaster protected mobility vehicle (PMV) is being showcased at the three-day Chief of Army Symposium. The Bushmaster (pictured) is an 11-tonne, 4×4 protected vehicle with a V-hull design which deflects explosions away from passengers. It is designed and built in Australia by Thales in Bendigo. According to assistant veterans affairs…
Australia’s Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles will be modified and upgraded with electronic warfare systems under a $75 million contract. Defence industry minister Pat Conroy this morning announced what he called the Land Force Level Electronic Warfare Project which will upgrade the Bushmasters, originally manufactured by Thales in Bendigo. Conroy said the systems would improve the…
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced an additional $99.5 million aid package for war-torn Ukraine, including further Australian made military vehicles. The aid was promised on a visit to Ukraine where he saw first-hand some of the devastation caused by Russia’s invasion, and following a request from President Zelenskyy for further support. Australia will…
