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Article: Australia: Local defence contractor unveils new protection from IEDs.
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- October 3, 2009
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DEFENCE contractor Thales believes it has the solution to the changing nature of land-based warfare -- embodied by improvised explosive devices -- that has inflicted so many casualties on convoys of allied troops in Afghanistan.
It is an Australian designed and developed armoured vehicle able to carry six troops at more than 110km/h with a range of about 1000km, unveiled in Canberra.
Thales calls it the Hawkei, after the largest Australian snake in the death adder family. "The Hawkei offers the ADF an Australian solution specifically tailored to unique Australian needs," Thales Australia managing director Chris Jenkins said. But Thales hopes the Hawkei ...