LAND 400 Phase 2
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LAND 400 Phase 2Mounted Combat Reconnaissance Capability
LTCOL Chris McKendryCapability Manager Representative
LAND 400-2 Resident Project Office – GermanyArmoured Vehicle Division
DSEI, London10 September 2019
LAND 400 Program
LAND 400 will acquire and introduce the mounted combat vehicle systems necessary to enable the Australian Defence Force’s Combined Arms Fighting System.
LAND 400 comprises four phases:– LAND 400 Phase 1 – Scoping study and requirements development (complete)– LAND 400 Phase 2 – Mounted Combat Reconnaissance Capability
Comprising Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle (CRV) Acquisition Contract signed with Rheinmetall Defence Australia on 09 Aug 18
– LAND 400 Phase 3 – Mounted Close Combat Capability Comprising Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) and Manoeuvre Support Vehicle (MSV) Open Tender released in Aug 18; closed 1 Mar 19
– LAND 400 Phase 4 – Capability Assurance Program
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January 2017 – Risk Mitigation ActivityPuckapunyal Military Area
Rheinmetall Boxer CRV versus ASLAV-25
July 2017 – Risk Mitigation ActivityGraytown Proof and Experimental Establishment
May 2017 – Risk Mitigation ActivityMount Bundy Training Area
November 2016 – Risk Mitigation ActivityMonegeetta Proving Grounds
LAND 400 Phase 2Mounted Combat Reconnaisance Capability Two separate tranches of CRV deliveries:
– Block I configuration: Reconnaissance (CRV-RECON (BLOCK I)) Multi-Purpose Vehicle (CRV-MPV)
– Block II configuration: Reconnaissance (CRV-RECON (BLOCK II)) Command and Control (CRV-C2) Joint Fires & Surveillance (CRV-JFS) Repair (CRV-REP) Recovery (CRV-REC)
– Option for Ambulance (CRV-A)4
Block I - Interim MCRC
25 x Block I CRV in two variants:– 12 x CRV-RECON (Block I) vehicles based
upon the Risk Mitigation Activity (RMA) vehicle– 13 x CRV-MPV vehicles based upon the Royal
Netherlands Army “GeNieGrouP” (GNGP)Engineer Vehicle
– Interim Support Services (ISS) package forthe Block I vehicles until the CRV support contractis in effect
– Deployable capability to be in-service NLT endof 2020
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Block II - Full MCRC
11 x Ambulance
OPTION
121 x Reconnaissance
20 x MM ISO Frames(2 powered)
10 x Recovery
2 x Recovery MM
11 x Repair
1 x Repair MM
15 x Command & Control29 x Joint Fires Surveillance
4 x Command & Control MM5 x Joint Fires Surveillance MM
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