Australian Army Hawkei - The Next-Generation Australian Light Protected Vehicle

[SO17Alpha]

No civilian model makes me sad :(

[GayBoyRunning]

Great to know there something out there thats Australian made!! just wish it can be also made for the general to use =(

[caylon31]

it a tank

[69sexdemon69]

Thales Australia has already and is in process of completing there own tests, Including IED's, Which they claim the vehicle passed the test.

[krashdown102]

it weighs 7 ton? lol! i like the suicide doors though

[Gam3rzulu]

@krashdown102 there would be locks at the bottom to remove the doors like a humvee

[AusJackal]

nice. we need a good replacement for the land rovers which I have never been happy with.

[TrevF250]

What an Awesome looking piece of kit- anyone know what motor is in it?

[nerdcunt69]

R.I.P the Rovers! On the upside there will be a few auctioned off soon!

[Pauln2008]

@nerdcunt69 mabey even the old 6 by's and the ADG gun buggies....hmmmmm

[thezeppo929]

it is nice, the angle body work will help protect agaisnt small arms but

ninatoms is right, a v-shaped hull helps preotect from mines and IED's going off underneath the vehicle.

[nachospole1]

it dose have a v shape hull but they put body work around it for more protection and storage like they do on the bushmaster

[2bornottoby]

looks cool

[FEEVA1]

i am nursing a semi just lookin at that

lol

[PBIGKP]

nice car and you see the display car at the start? my dad built that =)

[ninatoms]

no v shaped hull useless with the current threat!

[hounddogn]

It does have a vee shaped hull. I built it on the model. Not telling what the spec is.

[TheSixxes]

@ninatoms

Im pretty sure they would have factored that into the design...

[4rcane]

@ninatoms i dunno why v-shaped hull were not standard before. Its not like mines and IED weren't used before by other enemies e.g during the Viet war

[AussieDreamChaser]

Autralian Made...ADF do it!!!

[AussieDreamChaser]

How many years of testing? Shame the USA hasn't adopted the 'Bushmaster'. I really don't know what chance Thales Australia has at getting the contract but I think it would be optimal if the Australian Government kept our ADF MRAP program local. I also think our allies should take a serious look at what we have to offer our friends. The Bushmaster has proven itself in both theatres and we had the first MRAP out there...

[StrangelyBrownNo1]

It's a neat platform but there's far too many niggling fuckups for the yanks to bother with it. The much lauded water storage system can't be cleaned and the powerplant is no longer being made. With as much money as the yanks have, they can just chuck a fortune at a specialised bit of kit and have it built exactly to the specs they want it.

[mags71]

hmmm i think its a I wish for road use.

[hounddogn]

Cool looking Model. Now that's a hummer Hammer.

How much with lowering kit and low profile tires.