In a further boost for Bushmaster exports, the Netherlands Ministry of Defence has ordered 14 new vehicles.
The contract will take the total of Bushmasters supplied to the Netherlands to 72. Production work on the new vehicles has already begun, with delivery to the customer to be completed later this year.
In a demonstration of the Bushmaster’s flexibility, Thales will supply internal modular kits to allow vehicle reconfiguration in theatre.
Additional EOS-SRWS stabilized remote weapon stations, which Thales is providing in conjunction with Australian-based EOS Ltd., are also part of the order. “This order is yet a further confirmation of the Bushmaster’s suitability for a variety of tasks, and as a platform for different systems to suit every user’s specific requirements,” said Ian Irving, Vice President of Land & Joint Systems at Thales Australia.
“The Bushmaster has been very successful on deployment with Dutch forces, and we have an ongoing close working relationship with the Netherlands Ministry of Defence. Through life support for this contract will take place at Thales’s local industrial presence in the Netherlands.”
“Our highly skilled workforce in Bendigo, Victoria, are Australia’s leaders in delivering protected mobility solutions, with unrivalled local expertise along every stage of the process – from design and manufacturing to systems integration and through life support.”
