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www.thalesgroup.com.au
BUSHMASTERFAMILY OF VEHICLES
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Thales’s Land & Joint SystemsDivision has sigicant expertisein military and specialist vehicles,including combat proven wheeledarmoured vehicles, land mineprotection technology, highmobility engineering vehicles and
all terrain re ghting vehicles.
The Protected Mobility Systemsgroup designs, develops andmanufactures specialist defenceand commercial equipmentincluding purpose specic military
vehicles, gun systems, marineequipment and integrated logisticsupport.
Thales Australia has a world-class design and development
team, and its Protected MobilitySystems facility in Bendigo,Australia, positions the companyas Australia’s foremost militaryand specialist vehicle designer
and manufacturer.
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Australia’s foremost militaryand specialist vehicle designerand manufacturer
Thales operates in 50 countries,employing more than 68,000people and generating annualrevenues of over AUD19 billion.
Technology is a key driver ofcompetitive performance. With20% of revenues allocated into
research and development,Thales keeps its customers at
the cutting edge.
Today, Thales is the world leaderin integrated transport systems, aEuropean market leader in satellitesystems and space exploration,a major avionics partner to
the world’s leading aircraftmanufacturers and a key strategicpartner for major defenceoperations around the world.
Thales Australia’s capabilitiesspan a wide spectrum ofhigh technology productsand services. These includecommand and control systems,communications and missionmanagement systems, electronicwarfare, training simulators,avionics, air trafc management,munitions and protected mobility
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The Thales Group is a world leaderin mission critical systems andsolutions for aerospace, defenceand security markets.
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Bushmaster provides a uniquelevel of protection and survivability
through its mobility, monocoque vee-shaped armoured hull, and passiveand active protection measures.
Range of ballistic protection
against multiple hits from ballisticprojectiles and shell fragments to
the occupant and engine powerpack compartments *
Signi cant mine blast protectionanywhere under vehicle includingwheel stations *
Protection against FragmentShaped Projectiles (FSP) and sideblasts from improvised explosive
devices *Space to mount NBC system
Space to mount and operateRemote Weapon Station.
Field upgradability and retro t abilityare key design requirements ofprotection system kits.*Detailed levels of ballistic and mine blast
protection available upon request.
Bushmaster can carry up to 10soldiers (including driver) andoperate independently in remoteenvironments.
Operational deployment withAustralian forces in Iraq and
Afghanistan, and Dutch forcesin Afghanistan, has successfullydemonstrated the vehicle’scapabilities.
Bushmaster has protected andsaved lives during numerousincidents including offensiveoperations, ambushes and roadsidebombings involving IED, FSP andRPG attack and comes with a rangeof eld upgradeable protectionpackages depending on the threatenvironment.
PROTECTED MOBILITY
PROOF OF
PERFORMANCE
PROTECTION AND
SURVIVABILITY
The Thales Bushmaster is ahighly mobile, ballistics, mine andimprovised explosive device (IED)blast resistant Protected Mobility
Vehicle (PMV). Bushmaster hasan established family of modular
armoured vehicles offering highlevels of protected mobility forcombat, combat support andcombat service support troopsacross a diverse range of missionpro les including troop movement,command and control, engineersupport and ambulance variants.
With over 400 units delivered to the Australian Defence Force and the Netherlands, Bushmaster is
operationally combat-proven, highlycapable and affordable, offeringgreatly enhanced protection,mobility, mission performance,reliability, mission exibility andoperational sustainability.
FAMILY OF
VEHICLES
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Bushmaster is unique with its fourcoil independent suspension system
that can move quickly over longdistances by road and manoeuvre atspeed across country. It has a highpower to weight ratio; sustained
highway speed of over 100 kmphfull-time four wheel drive; selectabledifferential locks front, centreand rear; high ground clearanceand wheel size combined with apush-button controlled central tireination system; critical angles foroff-road mobility; and optional run-at tire inserts to ensure mobility,even with damaged tyres.
Thales offers a range of programsupport, tailored to meet the exactrequirement of the customer andincludes administration of logisticsupport contracts, managementof logistic support arrangements,
and provision of user and technicaldocumentation for its entireeet. As required this may alsoinclude embedding Field ServiceRepresentatives into forwardplaced units, based on a high levelof major commercial off the shelfcomponents.
In theatre operational logisticsupport is provided via an extensiveglobal network of service centresand eld service representative.This support includes the supply ofmaintenance parts and provisionof on-site support, including 24/7echnical advice and engineeringsupport.
MOBILITY FLEXIBILITYSUPPORTABILITY
The Bushmaster’s large internal volume within its monocoque bodyhas open architecture that can beeasily adapted to meet multi-rolerequirements even in the eld.Externally Bushmaster’s FOV have
been designed with a modularapproach allowing reconguration,and simplicity of repair with highlevels of interchangeability between
variants.
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Over 700 units have been ordered by the Australian Army in six variants:
Patrol Vehicle (Troop Carrier)
Command Vehicle
Assault Pioneer Vehicle
Ambulance
Direct Fire Support Weapons Vehicle
Mortar Variant.
Additional derivatives are available:
Bushmaster – Single Cab – acab chassis 4 x 4 logistic vehicle
variant
FireKing – a purpose-built re ghting vehicle. It offers the world’sonly crew survival module in the
event of the vehicle being engulfedin ames, plus unrivalled protectionand mobility compared tocommercial re ghting vehicles.
MISSION SUITABILITY
– VARIANTS
RELIABILITY AND
MAINTAINABILITY
COST OF
OWNERSHIP
The Bushmaster is a low risk solutionbacked by 250,000 km (156,000miles) of testing and based onMilitary off the Shelf (MOTS) vehicles.As a complete integrated system, itmeets US Department of DefenseTechnology Readiness Level 8.
Extensive testing and operational
experience has con rmed the vehiclecan operate in terrain ranging from
tropical areas to sandy deserts,mountainous jungles and alpineconditions including snow.
Bushmaster’s unique long-lifemonocoque armoured hull,combined with globally available andsustainable Commercial Off TheShelf (COTS) driveline components,result in high reliability andavailability; low operating cost permile; rapid maintenance includingreplacement of engine, transmissionand other driveline componentsin the eld; low lifecycle costs and
through life cost of ownership.
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Thales Australia - Land & Joint Systems DivisionProtected Mobility
Finn Street, Bendigo Victoria 3552, Australia
Tel: +61 (0)3 5440 4311Fax: +61 (0)3 5441 6764
Web: www.thalesgroup.com.auThales Australia Limited ABN 66 008 642 751
CREDENTIALS – CONTRACTS WON
Thales’s successful major specialist vehicle contracts include:
Bushmaster - Protected Mobility Vehicles – Australian Army and Air Force under Project BUSHRANGER
Bushmaster – Armoured Patrol Vehicles – Royal Netherlands Army
Light Engineering Tractor (LET) – Australian Defence Force
High Mobility Engineering Excavator (HMEE) – U.S. Army
High Mobility Engineering Vehicle (HMEV) – PLA China
FireKing – ForestrySA
Integrated Logistic Support and Through Life Support contracts for specialist vehicles manufactured.
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