Page 75 - Australian Defence Magazine October 2021

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FROM THE SOURCE
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ADM: Is there any specific element or elements in Red- back design and capabilities that favour Australia’s new Indo-Pacific focus?
CHO: Yes, but not because of the reasons many will think. We believe the vehicle is the best in class from a protection, mobility and lethality perspective. It comes already inte- grated with the systems the ADF wants, such as an Anti- Tank Guided Missile and a sophisticated Active Protection System, but also those emerging and important things like embedded training systems and the remarkable situational awareness brought by the Iron Vision system. These are just the obvious elements. As an integrated package the Redback offers versatility and capability that has broad applications.
Most importantly, the Redback design philosophy and the Hanwha Defense Australia approach brings a reliable and relatively simple to operate vehicle with impressive in- teroperability with our major allies. The main armament is the same as that used in many US and regional platforms,
ABOVE: A Redback IFV fires a Rafael Spike Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) during testing.
BELOW: The Redback IFV is one of two contenders for Army’s Land 400 Phase 3 program.
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