I know they should be verboten, but I heard a rumour today at the barber (font of all the best rumours) was that the G-Wagon delivery program is done and dusted.
I hit Google and... GWgn ist done and dusted at 2146 units, utilised for Training.
"LAND 121 Phase 3A (Lightweight and Light Vehicles and Trailers) is acquiring a fleet of lightweight and light vehicles for tactical training. The LAND 121 Phase 3A fleet will comprise 2146 unprotected Mercedes-Benz G-Wagons, including specialist modules, and 1799 Haulmark trailers. The Mercedes-Benz G-Wagons are replacing the current fleet of Land Rovers."
Should say
some Land Rovers I think.
"LAND 121 Phase 4 will provide a fleet of around 1300 vehicles, with companion trailers, for command, liaison, utility and reconnaissance roles. These vehicles will replace around one third of the Land Rover fleet, with the Protected Mobility Vehicle – Light affording increased force protection in operational environments.
Under an agreement reached in mid-2012 between Thales Australia and the Australian Government, Thales was contracted to supply six prototype
Hawkei vehicles and one prototype trailer for further testing and evaluation under the Manufactured and Supported in Australia option. These prototypes were delivered between 13 December 2012 and 23 May 2013. The vehicles are being subjected to a rigorous test program, including communications system integration testing, reliability trials, and survivability testing as well as user assessments.
As the Hawkei is still in the prototype stage, Defence is considering a range of options, including the US-led Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program. Defence also retains the possibility of sourcing a current-generation solution under the project’s Market Available Option."
[ army pr -
http://www.army.gov.au/Our-future/Projects/Project-LAND-121 dated July 2015 ]
