Australien kauft Panzerhaubitzen Hanwha Defence K9 Thunder und Raketenwerfer HIMARS

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National Defence: Defence Strategic Review 2023

Land domain immediate investment priorities

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8.37 Army must cancel LAND 8116 Phase 2 – Protected Mobile Fires (the second regiment of self-propelled howitzers). These systems do not provide the required range or lethality. The cancellation of this program, in addition to savings from the reduction of LAND 400 Phase 3, will help enable the acceleration and the acquisition of additional HIMARS and a land-based maritime strike capability.

https://www.defence.gov.au/about/review ... gic-review

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U.S. Army ’s 17th Field Artillery Brigade fired its first precision long-range rockets during US-Australian Exercise High Ball at Lancelin Defence Training Area in Western Australia.

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Australia – M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS)

The Government of Australia has requested to buy up to twenty-two (22) M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS); sixty (60) M30A1 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead (AW) Pods with Insensitive Munitions Propulsion System (IMPS); forty (40) M31A1 GMLRS Unitary (GMLRS-U) High Explosive (HE) Pods with IMPS; sixty-six (66) M30A2 Extended Range (ER)-GMLRS AW Pods; and twenty-four (24) M31A2 ER GMLRS Unitary (HE) Pods. Also included are Reduced Range Practice Rocket (RRPR) Pods; intercom systems to support the HIMARS Launcher; M1084A2 HIMARS Re-Supply Vehicles (RSV); trailers; 9300-SL60TN Forklift, Side Loader; radio/communication mounts; machine gun mounts; wheel guards; ruggedized laptops; training; training equipment; publications for HIMARS and its munitions, and spares; services; other support equipment; and other related elements of program and logistic support. The estimated total program cost is $975 million.

https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major- ... ems-himars

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Bei den HIMARS Preisen wird einem ganz schwind­lig!

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New howitzer game-changer for artillery units

Army is scheduled to acquire 30 self-propelled howitzers and 15 AS10 armoured ammunition resupply vehicles (collectively termed the Huntsman family of vehicles), with delivery commencing from 2025.

Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Smith, project manager Protected Mobile Fires, said initial testing would conclude by year’s end, with range and accuracy trials scheduled for next year at the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona.

“At this stage, 4 Regiment will be accepting the capability into service, replacing their M777s with the self-propelled howitzers,” he said.

https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/ ... lery-units






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Australia to procure Bushmasters to provide C2 support for HIMARS

The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has signed a AUD45 million (USD30.5 million) contract with Thales Australia to build 15 additional Bushmaster 4×4 protected mobility vehicles (PMVs) for the Australian Army.

The DoD said the vehicles – to be built at Thales Australia's facility in Bendigo, Victoria – will be fitted with command-and-control (C2) systems to support the Australian Army's High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) long-range fires regiment. Ordered from the US, Australia's HIMARS capability is scheduled to be delivered to the Australian Army from 2025.

Neither the DoD nor Thales Australia had responded to Janes questions about the contract at the time of publication.

https://www.janes.com/osint-insights/de ... for-himars


Government invests in Bendigo with new Bushmasters

The Albanese Government is continuing to support local jobs in Bendigo with a $45 million contract to build an additional 15 Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles.

Thales Australia will build the Bushmaster vehicles in Bendigo, supporting hundreds of jobs in the local economy and many more jobs across the supply chain in Victoria.​

The additional 15 Bushmasters will facilitate command and control of Army’s High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) long-range fires regiment.

https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/med ... ushmasters

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Australia receives first Huntsman vehicles from South Korea

South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace has delivered an initial batch of its Huntsman family of vehicles to Australia, the Department of Defence (DoD) in Canberra told Janes on 31 January.

A DoD spokesperson said two AS9 155 mm/52 calibre tracked self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) and one AS10 armoured ammunition resupply vehicle (AARV) were delivered to Hanwha Aerospace's local subsidiary, Hanwha Defence Australia (HDA), in late 2024.

The DoD spokesperson did not provide a schedule for the delivery of the vehicles to the Australian Army, but said evaluations of the platforms would be conducted before supply. “Hanwha Defence Australia is currently undertaking comprehensive testing of the three vehicles,” the spokesperson said.

https://www.janes.com/osint-insights/de ... outh-korea

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