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Hanwha Defense's Redback is one of two finalists in the Australian Army's infantry fighting vehicle competition. The company on April 16 submitted an entry to design a optionally manned fighting vehicle replacement for the U.S. Army's M-2 Bradley. [YONHAP]
Hanwha Defense has joined the competition to supply new armored personnel carriers for the U.S. Army.
On April 16, the Korean company submitted an application to join the digital design phase for a replacement for the Reagan-era M-2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle, the company confirmed on Thursday. It is to be replaced with a so-called optionally manned fighting vehicle (OMFV).
It is partnering with leading U.S. defense company Oshkosh, which has extensive experience with military trucks but has not yet built a tracked fighting vehicle.
The Hanwha-Oshkosh partnership joins four other companies competing for the contract: Germany’s Rheinmetall, BAE Systems, General Dynamics, and Mettle Ops.
“Bringing together the heritage of two innovative, reliable and successful land systems companies, gives me great confidence that Hanwha and Oshkosh, with our other consortium partners, will deliver the next generation infantry fighting vehicle the American soldier clearly deserves,” said the head of Hanwha Defense’s U.S. operations, retired Lieutenant General Bernard S. Champoux.
Hanwha has built 7,000 combat vehicles for South Korea and exports to Malaysia, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Poland, Turkey and India.
Hanwha Defense joins race for U.S. Army vehicle
Hanwha Defense has joined the U.S. Army's competition to supply new optionally manned fighting vehicles (OMFV) to replace the Reagan-era M-2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle, the company confirmed on Thursday.
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