Tag: military vehicle centre of excellence
Australia, Germany ink Boxer vehicle export agreement
Pat Conroy, Minister for Defence Industry, and his German counterpart, Thomas Hitschler, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Defence, have signed a Letter of Cooperation to begin official negotiations to manufacture the Boxer heavy weapon carrier vehicles in Queensland for export to Germany.
Rheinmetall begins production of first Queensland-made Boxer CRVs
Work has begun on the first locally made Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRVs) at Rheinmetall Defence Australia’s Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence (MILVEHCOE) in Ipswich.
Queensland munitions testing range in state government’s sights
Media Release
Queensland could be home to a new munitions testing range after the Palaszczuk Government launched an investigation into a suitable site.
Deputy Premier and...
Qld committed to landing multi-billion defence contract
Media Release
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Rheinmetall Defence Australia reconfirming a long-term partnership that is now firmly focused...
Rheinmetall Defence Australia’s Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence opens in Redbank
The Federal Government has officially opened Rheinmetall Defence Australia’s Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence (MILVEHCOE), which is expected to support the creation of hundreds...
New Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence ready for July launch
The $170 million Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence (MILVEHCOE) at Rheinmetall Defence Australia’s new HQ in Redbank is now finished and ready for fit-out.
The...
First Boxer handover to Army a landmark for future manufacturing jobs
Media Release
Rheinmetall Defence Australia today handed over the first Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicle to the Australian Army in a ceremony at Gallipoli Barracks in...
Rheinmetall breaks ground on new vehicle manufacturing facility in Australia
Defence Minister Christopher Pyne has turned the first sod on Australia's new Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence, marking a new milestone for the Australian...
Australian Government, Rheinmetall ink landmark defence contract
The Australian Government has handed Rheinmetall a $3.3 billion contract to build 221 Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles for the Army.
The LAND 400 Phase 2 contract,...
Watpac to build Rheinmetall’s military vehicle manufacturing facility in Qld
Watpac has announced that it has been appointed as the managing contractor to build the $170 million Rheinmetall Defence Australia Military Vehicle Centre of...