Australia’s move towards heavier armoured vehicles means that the Australian Army and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) will need new landing craft to move these assets from ship to shore.
The Boxer 8x8 is replacing the ASLAV, either the Hanwha AS21 Redback or Rheinmetall KF41 Lynx will succeed the M113AS4, and future AS9 self-propelled howitzers and M1 Abrams-based specialist vehicles are coming.
This was recognised in the government’s 2020 Force Structure Plan, which promised ‘several large amphibious vessels to enhance the amphibious lift capacity of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), especially in Australia’s territorial waters and near region’.
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Forming part of the Reconciliation Bill, the funding will support multiple efforts involving autonomous capabilities, interceptors, missiles, rockets and torpedoes.
The delivery acceptance of the future USS Pierre marks the conclusion of the construction phase for the Independence-variant.
The new Barracuda version has been engineered to perform enhanced subsea and seabed warfare missions.
The nearly $25 billion investment will cover USCG procurement of cutters, aircraft, helicopters, training simulators and Polar capabilities over the next four years.
After commissioning, FRC Frederick Mann will operate in Alaska and perform multiple missions.
The US Coast Guard (USCG) created new units, including five Programme Executive Offices (PEOs), to facilitate and speed up the procurement of new capabilities.
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