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Article: THALES AUSTRALIA UNVEILS NEW VEHICLE TO REPLACE LAND ROVER.
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- AsiaPulse News
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- September 29, 2009
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CANBERRA, Sept 29 Asia Pulse - Australian soldiers could find themselves going to war in a vehicle named after a venomous snake - a thoroughly modern version of the tried and proven old Land Rover.
Defence company Thales has unveiled a mock-up of its new Hawkei (pronounced Hawk-eye) protected light mobility vehicle which is to be offered to the Australian Defence Force under a project to replace about 1,300 Land Rovers with far more advanced vehicles.
Despite its long and proven service, the Land Rover offers minimal protection against the type of threat certain to be encountered in any future conflict - landmines, improvised explosive devices and ...