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Subject: Thales LAND 121 Phase 4 Solution
Volkodav    10/1/2009 5:19:34 AM
Hawkei - next generation innovation 29 September 2009 Thales's next generation Hawkei vehicle is specifically designed to meet the unique needs of the Australian Defence Force and key export customers. This new lightweight Protected Mobility Vehicle achieves high levels of blast and ballistic protection at a mass that allows increased levels of tactical and operational mobility. "In developing the Hawkei, we have taken the lessons learned building the highly successful Bushmaster and, in combination with our partners, applied that thinking and experience to the new vehicle," said Ian Irving, Thales Australia's Land & Joint Systems Division Vice President. "Hawkei is a new, next generation vehicle representing a genuine advance in design and innovation. All of the technology building blocks are battle proven and validated through operations, and have now been incorporated into a low risk design representing the next generation of vehicle system." The new ground-breaking design meets the ADF's performance and capability requirements, including systems that allow the Hawkei to become a fully integrated node on the network centric battlefield. The Hawkei is designed to accommodate the future system demands of adaptive campaigning, with C4I (Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence) capabilities a fundamental part of its DNA. A systems approach to vehicle protection includes high levels of mine blast protection integrated into the Hawkei's hull design, while its adaptable ballistic protection technology is designed to be easily removed for air transportation and then refitted by a two-person crew in less than 30 minutes without using specialised equipment. This innovative design allows the Hawkei to be operated in full protection configuration that can then be reconfigured and upgraded for specific mission threats. The Hawkei also delivers significant manufacturing and through life support cost savings over current ADF platforms. Thales has worked closely with the PAC Group to design a flexible production capability, and with numerous SMEs to maximise value for money across the supply chain. "Evidence from other Australian defence industry programs suggests that large vehicle fleets based on imported technologies have significantly raised through life support costs. This is not the case with the Hawkei, which efficiently uses existing through life support systems and performance-based contracting models," Mr Irving continued. "The Hawkei program contributes to the retention of skilled competitive suppliers capable of supporting and repairing sophisticated equipment for the ADF. It also brings more Australian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) into the support pipeline, generating an effective support system that an overseas-based solution simply could not match."
 
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Volkodav    Thales Hawkei   10/1/2009 5:21:05 AM
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Aussie Diggermark 2       10/1/2009 11:24:58 AM
No wonder Thales spat the dummy when Government announced they had invested in JLTV.
 
3 years after a protected vehicle capability was included in DCP 2006, Thales has finally managed to come up with a digital mockup of a vehicle it says "exceeds" all others.
 
No wonder they "deserved" to be included... At this rate, Phase 4 should be able to commence providing "deliverables" in around 2030 or so... 
 
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gf0012-aust       10/1/2009 4:54:37 PM
No wonder they "deserved" to be included... At this rate, Phase 4 should be able to commence providing "deliverables" in around 2030 or so... 

just in time to be ignored by all the other projects that will go gold in 2030.
I love the way that Thales market it as their own when its a product that was sourced from another company.

 
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Volkodav       10/2/2009 9:19:10 AM
The SA Government has been reported to be in discussions with Mowag (GD) to set up shop in the former Mitsubishi factory, south of Adelaide, if they win the LAND 121 Phase 4 tender. I would assume they are offering the Mowag Eagle VI as used by Denmark and Germany.
 
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gf0012-aust       10/2/2009 11:04:00 AM

I would assume they are offering the Mowag Eagle VI as used by Denmark and Germany.

I was lucky enough to trundle around in an Eagle a few years back - a very nice piece of kit.  I'd be quite happy doing circle work in one of them. :)
 
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Volkodav       10/2/2009 11:23:07 AM
Issue them to the Light Horse and I might get down the gym and back in uniform.
 
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Volkodav       10/7/2009 4:03:57 AM
As I see it LAND 121 Phase 4 is basically the reincarnation of Project Mulgara, a mine protected, light reconnaissance and liaison vehicle, that was cancelled in the mid 90's. It was envisaged as a complement to the Project Bushranger IMV which consisted of the Landrover Phase 1 vehicles and led to the Bushmaster.
 
 
 
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Volkodav       10/7/2009 4:04:33 AM
As I see it LAND 121 Phase 4 is basically the reincarnation of Project Mulgara, a mine protected, light reconnaissance and liaison vehicle, that was cancelled in the mid 90's. It was envisaged as a complement to the Project Bushranger IMV which consisted of the Landrover Phase 1 vehicles and led to the Bushmaster.
 
 
 
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