Key points: The government is spending $1.3 billion on 1,100 Hawkei protected vehicles to replace Army Land Rovers. But delivery has been delayed because of problems with the brakes. The Army was. Despite gaining approval to enter full-rate production less than nine months ago, new problems have been found in the Australian Defence Force's (ADF's) new Hawkei 4x4 Protected Mobility Vehicle - Light (PMV-L). Issues with the vehicles anti-lock braking system (ABS) were discovered during tests in November 2020 that delayed Hawkei's IOC.
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The anti-lock braking system fault affects the vehicles stopping power at high speeds but not its off-road performance. Defence says the entire fleet must be recalled to fix the problem. Read More The Department provided the same statement to ADM on the same day the ABC story appeared. However, in July 2021 - seven months after Defence says it stopped accepting delivery of the vehicles - Minister for Defence Peter Dutton and Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price announced the Hawkei had resolved the braking problem and achieved. A report into the Defence Department's handling of a $1.3 billion dollar military contract has been fully released, nearly three years after the ABC exposed a high-powered legal effort to keep. Defence and Thales Australia have resolved a braking issue identified with the Hawkei protected mobility vehicle identified in late 2020, allowing the approval of Initial Operational Capability. Defence minister Peter Dutton said in a statement that the vehicle had reached a significant milestone with a technical solution to the issue being rolled out across the…
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Ukraine wants Australian-made Hawkei four-wheel drives for its fight against Russia. He described the Australian-made vehicles as "very, very famous armed vehicles with air defence systems" in. File photo of Thales' Hawkei vehicle. The government has resisted publication of the unredacted report over concerns it would hamper efforts to export the Hawkei abroad. Defence has ordered 1100 Hawkei vehicles and 1058 custom-built trailers from Thales. The company hit full production last year and Hawkei's are supporting more than 200 Bendigo jobs, excluding. Defence grounded its fleet mid-rollout to troops after Thales discovered a problem with one Hawkei's ABS brake system during routine quality tests in 2022. Hawkeis back on and off road
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Thales upped Hawkei production last year before the Army suspended the vehicle's use to deal with a safety issue. Picture: SUPPLIED Hawkeis have passed all other tests the Army has thrown at them. Defence is blaming a braking fault affecting the army's fleet of 1100 Hawkei armoured vehicles for its reluctance to supply war-torn Ukraine with the Australian-made four-wheel drives.
Hawkei was unable to stop on a hill when operated off-road on a steep gradient. When the differential locks were not engaged, and one of the vehicle\u2019s wheels would spin, the ABS believed the vehicle was in a skid. The differential mechanism in 4x4 vehicles allows drive to be sent to one of the wheels on the axle with the most traction. \r\n A Hawkei vehicle. Picture by Alex Ellinghausen Defence says the latest brake problem is not connected to another one that blew Hawkei timelines out of the water several years ago.
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The Hawkei is no ordinary battlefield vehicle. It's equipped with the most advanced sensors (Acousticlaser, observation), and is part of a data-sharing network, a digital synergy of command and control, for troop movement, liaison, surveillance and reconnaissance thanks to its digitized vehicle electronic architecture The Hawkei can also be equipped with weapon systems. The ABC can reveal that just three months after celebrating the start of full production of the Hawkei vehicles, the government stopped accepting them amid concerns about their brakes. French defence manufacturer Thales has a $1.3 billion contract to build 1,100 of the small tactical vehicles and their trailers at Bendigo in central Victoria.
