Australia Tests LAND 400 Armoured Vehicles on HMAS Canberra
Australia Tests LAND 400 Armoured Vehicles on HMAS Canberra 08 Februari 2017 A Rheinmetall Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicle prior to being loaded onto the heavy vehicle deck of the Royal Australian Navy amphibious ship HMAS Canberra during a series of trials at Fleet Base East in Sydney on 6 December 2016. (all photos : RAN) Armoured vehicles put to the test on Canberra HMAS Canberra was introduced to the next generation of armoured fighting vehicles late last year, as part of Project Land 400 phase two trials. The project will acquire and support the next generation of armoured fighting vehicles with the firepower, protection and mobility to defeat increasingly lethal and adaptive adversaries well into the future. Phase two of the project seeks to identify a vehicle to provide a mounted combat reconnaissance capability, a replacement for the Australian light armoured vehicle. The combat reconnaissance vehicle will be required to perform up to seven different combat roles, comprisin...
