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The Innovaero Fox has been purpose-built in response to the Navy’s call for a new generation of Intelligence Surveil- lance & Reconnaissance (ISR) and targeting capability for RAN ships.
Innovaero has previously said it is looking at a “much broader market than just Australia” for the UAS. The two companies said they will also explore opportunities for Innovaero to partici- pateinInsituPacific’sglobalsupplychain.
“Elphinstone have been exporting heavy vehicles to re- mote locations across the globe for over 40 years, which also positions us well to work with Hanwha through this teaming agreement to expand well beyond Australia and the Defence sector alone,” Kelly Elphinstone, Executive Director of the Elphinstone Group, said. “I am a firm believer that manu- facturing remains viable in Australia.”
 As expected, the two competitors for Land 400 Phase 3, the largest acquisition in Army’s history, dominated the floor of the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre as well as major announcements made before and dur- ing the show.
“I AM A FIRM BELIEVER THAT MANUFACTURING REMAINS VIABLE IN AUSTRALIA”
The South Korean giant also signed a partnership with Melbourne-based ANCA Engineering Solutions for the manufacture of an advanced suspension system for the Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle. The in- arm system reportedly does not use torsion bars, which the company says allows more space for blast mitigation systems as well as a smoother ride.
 In the days prior, Hanwha Defense Australia
(HDA) announced a partnership with local en-
gineering technology provider LEAP Australia
to support the PTC Windchill product lifecycle management (PLM) software used for the Redback Infantry Fighting Ve- hicle, which HDA is pitching for Land 400 Phase 3. The com- pany also revealed an expanded partnership with CBG Sys- tems for insulation technology on its Huntsman self-propelled howitzers, which it says will be expanded to Land 400 Phase 3 should it be successful on that program.
During the show, HDA signed an agreement with Tasma- nia-based Elphinstone, a family-run business that manufac- tures equipment for the mining industry. Elphinstone will initially work on hull structure fabrication and machining for the Redback vehicles.
Outside of the announcement that it will compete for Land 8710 Phase 1, Rheinmetall announced that it has chosen Cook Defence Systems to provide tracks for Rheinmetall’s Lynx KF41, on offer for Land 400 Phase 3. Cook Defence Systems is already supplying Rheinmetall with tracks for Lynx vehicles under construction for other customers, and similar TR40 tracks are in-service on the British Army’s next-generation AJAX vehicles being built by
General Dynamics UK.
“Our proposed TR40 track will have a strong contribution
from Australian industry thanks to our long-standing part- nership with Mackay Rubber in Victoria,” William Cook, director of Cook Defence Systems, said. ■
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