Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles Australia Pty Ltd
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Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles Australia Pty Ltd (RMMVA) supplies logistic and tactical military vehicles and provides services to the Australian and New Zealand Defence Forces. The services include; project management, systems engineering and integration, Through-life support, maintenance and repair as well as spare parts’ management. RMMVA has over 100 personnel in several locations across Australia and New Zealand. RMMVA is part of the Rheinmetall Defence Australia Pty Ltd and a wholly owned subsidiary of Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles GmbH with its Headquarters in Munich, Germany.
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Australia
In July 2013, RMMVA signed the LAND 121 Phase 3B contract with the Australian Government to supply over 2,500 protected and unprotected medium and heavy logistic vehicles and 3,000 specialist modules to the Australian Defence Force. The first vehicles and modules were delivered in April 2016. The deliveries will continue through to 2020.New Zealand
Shortly before, in April 2013, RMMVA executed a contract with the New Zealand Government to supply 200 logistic military trucks to the New Zealand Defence Force. Following completion of deliveries in 2014, RMMVA now provides local in-services support to the NZDF.Products and services
RMMVA’s portfolio of products and services encompasses:
- Military trucks
- Armoured wheeled vehicles
- Modules for military mission systems
- Through-life support
- Prime contractor support and subcontracting
MILVEHCOE – Australia’s Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence
In 2020 Rheinmetall confirmed the opening of its Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence (MILVEHCOE) in Redbank, Queensland, Australia and the establishment of a new national sovereign military vehicle capability that enables the design, development and local manufacture of military vehicles, platforms and turrets for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and export to like-minded nations. The MILVEHCOE is an 11ha precinct incorporating a regional headquarters for Rheinmetall and a major manufacturing hub that will deliver vehicles into the ADF including Boxer 8x8 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRV) under Australia’s billion project Land 400 Phase 2 and high mobility logistics trucks under the Land 121 Phase 3B/5B program.
Vehicle Integration
Under the far-reaching modernization programme Land 121 Phase 3B, Rheinmetall MAN is supplying the Australian Defence Force (ADF) with 2,536 protected and unprotected logistic vehicles and 2,999 specialist modules. This new fleet is comprised of vehicles of varying weight classes and configurations including integrated load handling systems, medium weight cargo variants with and without cranes, medium and heavyweight recovery vehicles, tippers, and tankers. The cab chassis’ are delivered from Rheinmetall MAN’s plant in Vienna, Austria, to the Integration Facility in Brisbane, where the vehicles undergo final installation activities before being delivered to the ADF.
Rheinmetall MAN’s Vehicle Integration Facility at Penske Commercial Vehicles, in Brisbane:
Rheinmetall MAN’s Vehicle Integration Facility at Penske Commercial Vehicles, in Brisbane:
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