Australian army performs trial tests with BAE Systems AMV35 and Rheinmetall Boxer 8x8 armored 10712163

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Australian army performs trial tests with BAE Systems AMV35 and Rheinmetall Boxer 8x8 armored.
Australian armed forces has launched trial tests with the BAE Systems AMV35 and the Rheinmetall Boxer 8x8 armoured vehicle, one of the the combat vehicle that could replace the ASLAV armoured vehicle and the M113AS4 tracked armoured vehicle personnel carrier in the LAND 400 project of Australian Army.
     
Australian armed forces has launched trial tests with the BAE Systems AMV35 and the Rheinmetall Boxer 8x8 armoured vehicle, one of the the combat vehicle that could replace the ASLAV armoured vehicle and the M113AS4 tracked armoured vehicle personnel carrier in the LAND 400 project of Australian Army. A BAE Systems Australia Patria AMV35 combat reconnaissance vehicle drives onto the heavy vehicle deck of the Royal Australian Navy amphibious ship HMAS Canberra during a series of trials at Fleet Base East in Sydney on 6 December 2016. (Image Australian army)
     
LAND 400 project of Australian army will deliver a Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle (CRV), an Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV), a Manoeuvre Support Vehicle (MSV) and an Integrated Training System (ITS).

Australian Army soldiers from the LAND 400 project team are currently assessing armoured vehicles to find a replacement for the Army’s ASLAV (Australian Light-Armoured Vehicle) fleet.

The LAND 400 project is the biggest and most expensive in the Army's history. LAND 400 Phase 2 – Mounted Combat Reconnaissance Capability will replace the ASLAV with 225 new combat reconnaissance vehicles.

The highest priority for Australian Army is to replace the ASLAV fleet with a CRV due to obsolescence factors that constrain tactical employment and increase the cost of ownership. These obsolescence factors cannot be mitigated through upgrade and without replacement starting in 2020, a capability gap will result.

The BAE Systems Australia Patria AMV35 and the Rheinmetall Boxer vehicles were recently shortlisted to participate in the next stage of the evaluation – the risk-mitigation activity. The one-year trial and evaluation period is well underway with both vehicles undertaking trials in the Royal Australian Navy's new Canberra-class landing helicopter dock amphibious ships.
     
Australian armed forces has launched trial tests with the BAE Systems AMV35 and the Rheinmetall Boxer 8x8 armoured vehicle, one of the the combat vehicle that could replace the ASLAV armoured vehicle and the M113AS4 tracked armoured vehicle personnel carrier in the LAND 400 project of Australian Army. A Rheinmetall Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicle prior to being loaded onto the heavy vehicle deck of the Royal Australian Navy amphibious ship HMAS Canberra during a series of trials at Fleet Base East in Sydney on 6 December 2016. (Image Australian army)