Elbit Systems to offer Sentinel II 8x8 armoured for Australian Land 400 bid reconnaissance vehicle 11602163

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Elbit Systems to offer Sentinel II 8x8 armoured for Australian Land 400 bid reconnaissance vehicle.
Team Sentinel, leaded by Elbit Systems of Australia, is offering the Sentinel II for the Australian Land 400 Mounted Combat Reconnaissance Capability (MCRC) request for tender. This is described as an integrated combination of the latest-generation Singapore Technologies Kinetics Terrex 2 8x8 armoured fighting vehicle, a networked combat system that is the next generation of the army's current battle management system, and Elbit Land System's MT30 30mm turret.
     
Team Sentinel, leaded by Elbit Systems of Australia, is offering the Sentinel II for the Australian Land 400 Mounted Combat Reconnaissance Capability (MCRC) request for tender. This is described as an integrated combination of the latest-generation Singapore Technologies Kinetics Terrex 8x8 armoured fighting vehicle, a networked combat system that is the next generation of the army's current battle management system, and Elbit Land System's MT30 30mm turret. The Sentinel II armoured is based on he Terrex 2 armoured from Singapore ST Kinetics fitted with an Elbit MT30 turret 30mm automatic cannon. (Image Defence Technology Review via Elbit)
     
The Terrex 2 is a new generation of 8x8 armoured vehicle developed by Singapore ST Kinetics and based on the Terrex 1 which is currently in service with armed forces of Singapore. The vehicle was unveiled for the first time during the Defense Exhibition DSEI 2015 in London, United Kingdom.
 

The Terrex 2 is a cutting-edge 8x8 wheeled armoured vehicle with superior mobility, protection and network centricity that enhances the capabilities of global armed forces to fight as a mobile, networked force.

Frontal arc offers protection against firing of small-arms 12.7-mm armor-piercing rounds. The Terrex 2 has a V-shaped hull, which provides improved protection against landmines. It weighs an estimated 25 to 30 tonnes on an 8x8 wheeled chassis with modern armour.

The MT30 is an updated version of the Elbit UT30 unmanned weapon station, with sights and sensors relocated internally. Main armament of the new UT30 consists of one Orbital ATK Mk44 Bushmaster II 30mm automatic dual-feed cannon and one 7.62mm coaxial machine gun. The MT30 is also fitted with Rafael Spike-LR anti-tank guided weapon.

A request for information (RfI) for 450 tracked infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) to meet the mounted close combat requirements of the Australian Army was released by the Department of Defence (DoD) on 13 November.

The RfI, closing on 22 February 2016, encompasses Phase 3 of what will be the ADF's largest ever land systems acquisition program.

Project Land 400 will provide replacements under Phase 2 for the army's ageing ASLAV light armoured vehicles and under Phase 3 for its upgraded M113AS4 armoured personnel carriers (APCs). The Phase 3 RFI specifies 312 turreted direct-fire high-survivability IFVs (IFV-DFHSL), 26 command-and-control vehicles, 14 ambulances, 18 repair vehicles, 16 Joint Fires vehicles, 11 engineer reconnaissance vehicles, 14 recovery vehicles as well as 39 combat engineer variants.

LAND 400 Phase 3 is expected to deliver an initial operating capability in 2025 when the M113AS4 Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) is retired from service.