New Zealand issues RfP to integrate C4I systems into Bushmaster vehicles
The New Zealand military is seeking an integrator for C4I systems to be installed in its Bushmaster fleet. (Photo: NZDF)
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has issued an RfT seeking a vendor to integrate C4I systems onto its incoming fleet of Bushmaster NZ5.5 4x4 protected mobility vehicles.
Practically all Protected Vehicles-Medium (PV-M), as New Zealand has designated the Bushmaster, will be duly fitted. Just one Bushmaster will not receive such a system, which has been designed to ensure connectivity as part of the Network Enabled Army programme.
The MoD needs a prime systems integrator for the C4I network which will comprise a battle management system (BMS) and secure communications.
The tender, which was launched on 28 September, stated: ‘The crown requires the
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