First, Don thank you for your last reply previous this post.
This next is a "
good news, bad news" story. First the good news as Australia has "
down selected" the Rheinmetall
Lynx KF41 IFV to compete against the Hanwha Defense'
Redback IFV from South Korea in the
LAND 400 Phase 3 competition.
https://www.janes.com/article/91297/...fv-requirement
https://www.armyrecognition.com/sept...3_program.html
If the
BOXER competition (
LAND 400 Phase 2.) from a couple of years ago is any indication, that'll take a year. Further testing and modification by the
ADF with any additional contract issues, that could possibly add another
6 months.
Bottom-line for the
ADF, they want them in the field by early
2026, and there you have the "
Bad News" for us.
More on the
REDBACK but, note the company site does not mention the
40mm MG or
APS, however, on newer articles both are noted as available on the net. I provide it because
it has more of the data we need to build it.
https://www.hanwha-defense.co.kr/eng...illery-as21.do
https://www.armyrecognition.com/sept...n_m113as4.html
I expect as I was asked to look into for the
ADF BOXER, which ever they choose it'll have the largest MG the type is designed and tested to carry. So I believe then, whichever will carry the
40mm and APS.
My pick I feel has to go to the
LYNX KF41. The main reason for this is the
BOXER faced tough competition during the Phase 2 part of the LAND 400 Program and won it handling. Now Rheinmetall is embedded and
established in Australia in the production of the
BOXER.
But the
AS21 REDBACK is an
excellent IFV but, I'm not sure it's quite as good as the
LYNX and again, also for the reason stated in the prior para.
JAPAN has selected it's
3rd competitor in it's
APC/IFV competition the
Patria AMVXP (This is still a concept vehicle).
https://www.armyrecognition.com/sept..._in_japan.html
https://www.armyrecognition.com/finl...cept_data.html
The others are the...
https://www.weaponews.com/news/65354...-vehicles.html
Note Japan's
MAV is the "
cousin" if you will to the
MCV I submitted for the last patch which is a "
gun carrier". I see the
MAV has "
similar lines" to the
BOXER at a "
quick" look.
Regards,
Pat
