Zitat:AUSTRALIEN ALS NEUE INDO-PAZIFISCHE ORDNUNGSMACHT

Felix F. Seidler
(Felix F. Seidler arbeitet als Redakteur für die Atlantische Initiative e.V. in Berlin)

Innerhalb der globalen Megatrends bringt Australien alles Notwendige mit, um eine indo-pazifische Ordnungsmacht zu werden. Das Land hat eine ausgezeichnete geostrategische Lage und gewinnt allein durch seine Rohstoffvorkommen weiter an Macht. Außerdem ist Australien fähig und willens, seine Mittel auch in einer Rolle als regionaler Ordnungsfaktor einzusetzen. Dieser Handlungswille verdeutlicht: Die Zukunft liegt Down Under.

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Zitat:The Australian Defence Force (ADF) will begin taking delivery in 2016 of about 30,000 new EF88 Austeyr 5.56 mm rifles under an AUD100 million (USD75 million) contract to be signed later this month, a Department of Defence (DoD) spokesman confirmed to IHS Jane's on 7 July.

The contract, to be signed with Thales Australia, follows second pass approval announced on 6 July by Defence Minister Kevin Andrews for expenditure of AUD467 million under Project Land 125 Phase 5C.

The EF88 (E for Enhanced) will replace the Austeyr F88 which, with various modifications, has been in service with the ADF since 1988.

Andrews said in a statement that the rifles would cost an estimated AUD100 million and would be manufactured by Thales Australia at its small arms facility in Lithgow, New South Wales.

They would improve the ADF's close combat and general combat capability by upgrading the ergonomics of the current weapon and increasing the mounting options for ancillary devices.

The DoD spokesman said the Thales contract would be signed before the end of July for "about" 30,000 EF88s.

First deliveries under the new contract would take place in 2016

Zitat:Die ersten Waffen sollen bereits in wenigen Wochen zulaufen, die Lieferung innerhalb der nächsten sechs Jahre abgeschlossen sein.

Zitat:RMMVAustralia bewirbt sich für LAND 400
Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles Australia bewirbt sich mit dem Boxer um den Zuschlag für das australische Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle . Ins Rennen gehen will man mit der Basisversion des Boxers und mit einer Version mit dem Zwei-Mann-Turm mit der 30-mm-Kanone des Radpanzers . Wie ein Sprecher von ARTEC bestätigte , wird sich die Rheinmetalltochter in die Reihe der bisher bestätigten Anbieter BAE Systems / Paria und General Dynamics Land Systems / Thales Australia einreihen , die bis zu 225 Fahrzeuge beim LAND 400 Phase 2 Mounted Combat Reconnaissance Capability-Projekt für die australische Armee liefern wollen .

Zitat:BAE Systems Australia is ready to demonstrate its solution to the Australian Army’s mounted combat reconnaissance requirements.

Zitat:Rheinmetall to propose Puma Infantry Fighting Vehicle for Australian Land 400 Phase 3 tender.
Rheinmetall is expected to propose its Puma tracked armoured infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), a joint venture with Krauss-Maffei WegMann GmbH, under the Australian A $10 billion tender for 450 armored troop carriers. The joint venture has confirmed that it will respond to the Land 400 Phase 3 request for information.

Zitat:Under the tender, the Commonwealth is offered the latest version of the BOXER 8X8, the in-service LANCE turret and Northrop Grumman Corporation’s command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) architecture.

Zitat:Ian Irving, Chief Executive of Northrop Grumman Australia, welcomed the alliance with Rheinmetall.

“Northrop Grumman will leverage its extensive experience to offer a fifth-generation C4ISR solution that will significantly reduce crew workload, improve situational awareness and enable interoperability across the Australian Defence Force and with coalition forces. Our solution will provide an enduring platform ready for enhancements with future sensors and communications systems. Together, Northrop Grumman and Rheinmetall will also extend an impressive and lasting package of work for Australian industry,” Mr Irving said.

Zitat:Avalon 2017: Bell positions Viper-Venom combo
[...] Keith Flail, VP of global military business development, outlined for Shephard Bell Helicopter's offering to Australia. He said that, for less than the price of sustaining and upgrading the current Tiger fleet, the army could buy 22 AH-1Z attack helicopters and 15 UH-1Y Venoms.