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25 Jul 17. Australia shortlists CRV Competitors. The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) announced on 28 July that it had narrowed down to two the list of contenders considered to supply the Australian Army with 225 new wheeled Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRVs).
Kim Gillis, the Australian deputy secretary of the DoD’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG), published a statement saying that the BAE Systems AMV-35 and Rheinmetall’s Boxer armoured vehicles were selected as potential successors to the General Dynamics’ Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) eight-wheel drive vehicles currently in service. The two vehicles shortlisted for the CRV requirement are also eight wheel drive vehicles but offer better protection and mobility over the Australian Army’s current ASLAVs.
The acquisition is part of the larger Land-400 programme designed to replace Australia’s entire infantry fighting vehicle fleet. The Australian requirement for Phase 2 of the Land-400 requirement which covers the Australian Army’s Mounted Combat Reconnaissance Capability programme is for 225 vehicles, in seven variants.
Rheinmetall’s Boxer and BAE Systems’s AMV-35 were selected from a list of contenders which included General Dynamics Light Assault Vehicle (LAV-6) and Singapore Technologies (ST) and Elbit Systems’ Sentinel II, based on the ST’s Terrex 3. In the early stage of the selection, the French manufacturer Nexter was also one of the contenders, with an upgraded version of its VBCI eight wheel drive vehicle, but withdrew from the competition following the Australian decision to limit their selection to operationally proven systems. (Source: AMR)
26 Jul 17. BAE Expands Teaming in Italy for Highly Mobile Armored Vehicles. BAE Systems has signed an agreement with the Goriziane Group SpA, an Italian company that specializes in the engineering and maintenance of vehicles and other heavy equipment, to support the BvS10, the latest generation of highly mobile and widely used armored vehicles.
The agreement significantly builds on BAE Systems’ current relationship with Goriziane Group in support of the BV206, and calls for joint marketing and sales of the BvS10. The BvS10 is combat proven and designed to operate in difficult terrain while offering fully amphibious capability for littoral operations, making it capable of accessing some of the world’s most remote regions. The BvS10 is in service with an ever increasing number of European Union and NATO countries.
“Our new, extended agreement with Goriziane Group further demonstrates BAE Systems’ commitment to work closely with industries in the countries we do business in to support government programs and local economies,” said Tommy Gustafsson-Rask, general manager of BAE Systems Hagglunds, which produces the BvS10, as well the CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle, in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden. “Goriziane Group’s excellent record of producing high quality work has made it a trusted partner for years.”
The BvS10 is the successor to the legacy BV206 all-terrain vehicle. More than 11,000 BV206s have operated in more than 40 countries over the last few decades. The Italian military is one of the largest users of the BV206 and BV206S vehicles. Leveraging the BV206’s venerable design, the BvS10 offers improved mobility, better soldier protection, and lower life-cycle costs, leaving it well suited for the Italian Armed Forces’ mission profile.
“We are pleased with the latest agreement with BAE Systems and see tremendous potential for the BvS10 in Italy, and we will continue to perform the services we provide at the highest possible level,” said Massimo Zanin, president of Goriziane Group.
Countries under contract to receive or are already operating the BvS10 include Austria, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingd