ADF to buy 1100 Hawkei armoured vehicles from Thales

Posted on 5 Oct 2015 by Michael Cruickshank
A Hawkei infantry mobility vehicle produced by Thales. Image courtesy of Thales.

The Australian Government has today confirmed that it has signed a deal to buy new infantry mobility vehicles for the Australian Defence Force (ADF).

In a deal with French defence multinational Thales Group, the Australian government will purchase a total of 1100 Hawkei vehicles, and 1000 trailer units. All up, this purchase is reported to cost around $A1.3bn ($920m). As part of the deal, the vehicles will be produced locally by Thales Australia at its Bendigo plant, allowing for…

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