Bushmaster
- The Bushmaster infantry mobility vehicle is an armoured 4x4 built
in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia by Thales Australia (was ADI pre 2006).
It was selected by the Australian army in 1998 and
700+ were delivered between 2004 and 2009,
seeing service in Iraq and Afghanistan.
1998 - Armoured, 4 wheeled, personnel carrier, 2 crew + 7,
- loa 7.02m (hull 6.6m), width 2.5m, height 2.65m, track 2.1m, wb 3.9m, grnd clearance 400mm, weight 11,300 - 14,000kg,
- Caterpillar diesel 224kW, Allison 7-speed auto gearbox, 4x4, double-wishbone independent suspension, disc brakes, 395/85 R20 tyres, central tyre inflation system (CTIS), cruising speed 100km/h,
- gun ring for machine gun.
- Variants: ambulance, mortar carrier, recovery vehicle.
- loa 7.02m (hull 6.6m), width 2.5m, height 2.65m, track 2.1m, wb 3.9m, grnd clearance 400mm, weight 11,300 - 14,000kg,
- 2008: A single-cab truck version.
- 2011, May 12: The Government announced an order for 101 more Bushmasters, 31 having been damaged beyond repair "in recent years". This took the total number of Bushmasters ordered by Defence to 838.
- 2012, July 2: "Minister for Defence Stephen Smith ... announced the proposed acquisition of a further 214 Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles ... in addition to the ... 101 ... announced in May '11..."
- 2022 April 8: "The Australian Government will provide further support to the Government of Ukraine by gifting 20 Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles, ..." — .gov.au. . . .
- 2011, May 12: The Government announced an order for 101 more Bushmasters, 31 having been damaged beyond repair "in recent years". This took the total number of Bushmasters ordered by Defence to 838.
- 2022 July 4: Also, "M113AS4
Armoured Vehicles increase to 28"
2022 October 27: "Australia will provide an additional 30 Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles to Ukraine, bringing the total number of gifted Bushmasters to 90." — .gov.au.
2023 July 12: Another 30 Bushmasters to Ukraine.