German defence technology group Rheinmetall said on Tuesday its military vehicles three way partnership with truck maker MAN had landed a 1.1-billion-euro ($1.45-billion) contract in Australia.
“The Australian Defence Force has contracted with Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) to provide it with an intensive fleet of advanced logistical vehicles,” Rheinmetall said in a press release.
As section of a modernization program, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) would procure “some 2,500 protected and non-protected logistical vehicles from Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles Australia,” the statement said.
The contract covered trucks “in a few different weight classes in various configurations,” Rheinmetall continued.
They would come with medium and heavyweight recovery vehicles, heavy-duty logistical vehicles, integrated load handling systems, in addition to medium-sized cargo bed variants with cranes, fuel and water modules and tipper bodies.
Rheinmetall said RMMV had beaten leading European and US rivals to secure the contract in what have been “a hard-fought contest.”
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