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LEFT: An Australian Army M1A1 Abrams Tank from the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry), 7th Combat Brigade fires its main gun during a live fire practice at Shoalwater Bay Training Area; a platform Land 400 vehicles will have to work with.
of IFV programs now the focus of global attention, includ- ing Land 400 Phase 3,” he commented.
“Rheinmetall has developed this vehicle so it is posi- tioned at an ideal level of maturity when Australia needs it to enter service in 2026 - and it will have a growth path to extend these capabilities through its 40-year life.”
COMMENT
Either IFV will provide Army with a new and formidable capability. And both can do the job, albeit differently. The Australian Industry Capability approach will play a signifi- cant role alongside the lifecycle cost of the platform and its associated systems.
A major issue will be how to most effectively utilise this capability given Government’s directive for the ADF to pri- oritise its defence planning on the immediate region - the area ranging from the north-east Indian Ocean, through maritime and mainland south-east Asia to Papua New Guinea and the south-west Pacific. ■
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