Australia is expanding its Bushmaster fleet with 268 upgraded vehicles to move more troops under armor and sustain operations in mine- and drone-threat environments. This directly boosts force survivability and mobility, ensuring units can deploy, […]
The Australian government has pledged additional military aid to support Ukraine ahead of the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion. The grant, valued at $33 million, will be sent to the International Fund for Ukraine, a […]
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Australia will donate an additional 30 Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles to Ukraine, Anthony Albanese has announced. The prime minister met with Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, on the sidelines of the Nato summit in Lithuania on Wednesday night, […]
New Zealand Army recently received its first 18 Bushmaster-protected mobility vehicles. “The arrival of the Bushmaster fleet represents a significant uplift in capability and protection for defense force personnel and a milestone in the Government’s […]
The federal government has announced a $160 million dollar contract for Bendigo defence manufacturer Thales Australia to build another order of Bushmaster protected vehicles for the Australian Army. The contract, for the manufacture of 78 […]
The Australian government said on Friday it would send more drones to Ukraine to aid its fight against Russia on the anniversary of the invasion, and imposed new targeted financial sanctions against 90 Russian individuals […]
The 30 additional Bushmasters will bring the total number of the protected mobility vehicles sent to Ukraine to 90. As well as Bushmasters, Australia has donated six M777 towed howitzers and ammunition, 28 M113 armored vehicles, anti-armor […]
Ukrainian soldiers fighting on the frontline have thanked Australia for supplying Bushmaster armoured vehicles, praising their deadly ‘sting’ against Russian forces. The Australian-built four-wheel-drive military vehicles have played a major role in Ukraine’s successful counter-offensive […]
Rumbling diesel Bushmaster engines could one day be a thing of the past, replaced by the quiet hum of electronics, following the unveiling of a battery-powered prototype at the Chief of Army Symposium on August 10, 2022. […]
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