Re-defining the role of Australia’s future AFVs The 21st Century transformation of the Australian Army Roll of Honour Australian War Memorial Brigadier Chris Mills Director General Modernisation - Army

Future Challenges

The Response The Australian Government will replace the Army’s current ageing fleet of mobility and reconnaissance vehicles with a new generation of armoured combat reconnaissance and infantry fighting vehicles, as well as tank upgrades and new combat engineering equipment

Land 200 A Joint Land Digital Combat System Simulation BMS Applications M1A1 Training Modern Radios PMV MHC BMS- HQ Modernised Mission Command Realised when all elements of a Highly mobile deployed force can rapidly exchange information between C2, sensor and effects nodes within a Joint Task Force (JTF) PMV-L M113AS4  LAND 400 Ph 3 IFV G-Wagons “L200 will continue to upgrade and expand the Land BMS to achieve information superiority through a secure, networked information environment to the tactical edge.” LAND400 - CRV

LAND 400 Phase 2 Land 400 Phase 2 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle ASLAV replacement. Currently evaluating two tenderers. Evaluation due to finish late 2017. Due to be introduced into service in 2021/22

v LAND 400 Phase 3 – IFV & MSV 1. Programmable munitions cannon Range of airburst, delay munitions 30-50mm 2. Fire control system and gunners sight ID AFV at 4000m, ID Infantry at 1500m 3. Secondary weapon 7.62 or 5.56mm MG 4. Commanders hunter-killer thermal sight 5. NBCD sensors 6. ADF furnished CIED ECM 7. Anti-tank guided missile 4000m range, re-targetable in flight 8. Passive and active defensive systems Laser warning systems, optic detection systems and acoustic shot detectors Laser, IR and RF jamming systems Multi-spectral screening system Signature reduction systems Active defensive systems 9. Mobility commensurate with M1A1 MBT 10. Drivers viewing and situational cameras Thermal, image intensifier and day HD camera Front, rear and side mounted for 360o view Adaptive suspension systems available 11. Steel monocoque hull Steel/ceramic appliqué armour bolted on Threat specific active (explosive reactive armour) or passive armour options Designed to defeat IED, mines, artillery fragments, anti-tank and direct fire weapons Generational improvement in protection levels 12. Open vehicle system architecture GVA compliant Vehicle health and usage monitoring system Plug and play style integration Onboard data storage of images and video Multi-function displays and control from different crew stations 13. Turbo diesel powerplant, with multi-fuel operation 700-900hp 500km range Must demonstrate growth potential for power generation 14. Weapons integrated battle management system Land 75 BMS integrated with fire control system Integrated into ADF C2 system Collaborative engagements between vehicles and other ADF platforms 15. Suitability Deployable on C17 and LHD No requirement to swim Specifications 30-45 tonnes 3 crew members, 6-8 dismounts 30 year LOT 7 variants + Manoeuvre Support Vehicle BOP 450 vehicles Our Broad IFV requirements (at this stage) Drawn from DIO Land Battle Space Analysis 2030 of likely threat required to be defeated based upon conducting a range of tasks as per the WP16 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) Examples Only Mobility Support Vehicle (MSV) Examples Only 6

LAND 907-2 MBT Upgrade Land 907 Phase 2 MBT Upgrade Due to be introduced into service in 2023 Remain aligned with the US Army MBT fleet

Land 8160 Phase Land 8160 Phase 1 Under Armour Bridging and Breaching Filling a capability gap Seeks to acquire three distinct AFV types Armoured Breacher Vehicle Example Only Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge Example Only Armoured Engineer Vehicle Example Only

Preparing for the pace of change Mark IV - Battle of Hamel Tiger II - Battle of the Bulge M1A2 SEP V3 Abrams M1 Abrams - Battle of 73 Easting What’s next and when?

Partnerships

AS Matilda Tank (WW2: PNG, Borneo) Questions? Conclusion & Questions "The true role of infantry is not to expend itself upon heroic physical effort, not to wither away under merciless machine-gun fire, not to impale itself on hostile bayonets, but on the contrary, to advance under the maximum possible protection of the maximum possible array of mechanical resources, in the form of guns, machine-guns, tanks, mortars and aeroplanes; to advance with as little impediment as possible; to be relieved as far as possible of the obligation to fight their way forward.“ General John Monash Commander Australian Corps WWI AS Matilda Tank (WW2: PNG, Borneo) AS Matilda Tanks of 2/9th Armoured Regiment coming ashore in Brunei 10 June 1945 AS Centurion Tank 52t (Vietnam)