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Royal Navy embarks on training experiment in the Australian outback

Maritime July 5, 2019

The Royal Navy has completed a training experiment to see how they cope with extreme environments. The Royal Navy went to the Australian outback for a training experiment ahead of the Future Commando Concept lead by the US and Australia. The Navy has also worked with the Australian Defence Force reconnaissance ...

Rheinmetall agrees deal worth €430 million with the Australian Defence Force

Land September 10, 2018

Rheinmetall has been chosen to supply the Australian Defence Force with more than a thousand additional military trucks and modules in a deal worth €430 million. The latest purchase forms part of Australia’s Land 121 Phase 5B project. Rheinmetall is currently supplying Australia with 2,500 medium- and heavyweight military trucks worth ...

Rheinmetall to supply logistic trucks to Australian Defence Force

Land August 1, 2018

Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles Australia (RMMVA) is to deliver more than 1000 high mobility logistics trucks and more than 800 modules to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) under the LAND 121 Phase 5B program. Under the LAND 121 Phase 3B program, RMMVA is currently delivering protected and unprotected military logistic trucks ...

Australian DoD visit WFEL manufacturing facilities

Land June 15, 2018

WFEL welcomed Brigadier Ed Smeaton, the Director General Land Manoeuvre Systems of the Australian Department of Defence, to their defence manufacturing facilities. Brigadier Smeaton’s organisation, which is part of the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group, is responsible for the acquisition and through-life support of a wide range of land-based capabilities required ...