To ensure ongoing production of the Thales Australia Hawkei 4x4 light protected mobility vehicle for the Australian Army, the Thales conglomerate has acquired the vehicle's engine maker, which had ...

The Hawkei's problematic journey towards introduction into Australian Army service has been tortuous, and its dilemmas are not over yet. Despite gaining approval to enter full-rate production less ...

CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 12 (UPI) --Australia's Department of Defense has signed a contact with Thales Australia to build and support 1,100 Hawkei protected vehicles and their companion trailers. The ...

The 4x4, 6-crew, 7-tonne Hawkei provides unparalleled situational awareness, lethality and survivability for a vehicle its size. Following the tradition of the Bushmaster, which is named after a ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. In a nation where so many have a 4x4 and which has the best country in the world to drive over, Australia was bound to come up with ...

CANBERRA, Australia, Nov. 16 (UPI) --The Australian military has received Hawkei armor-protected vehicles from Thales Australia, part of an intial production from a local plant. The delivery was ...

Now with sat nav systems, mobile phones and internet-enabled devices, the same trip means people rarely miss a beat in their personal and professional lives, unless they choose to switch everything ...

Australia’s Department of Defence (DoD) has awarded an AUD137 million (USD93 million) contract to local company CEA Technologies for the supply of vehicle-mounted, active phased-array tactical radars ...

The Australian Government has today confirmed that it has signed a deal to buy new infantry mobility vehicles for the Australian Defence Force (ADF). In a deal with French defence multinational Thales ...

Glance sideways at the rear-vision mirror on the army's newest off-roadster, and you'll see a familiar warning. Maybe a point for soldiers to keep in mind when swivelling to aim the roof-mounted ...

SYDNEY — Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced on Oct. 5 that Thales Australia will supply 1,100 4x4 Hawkei protected mobility vehicles (PMVs) and more than 1,000 trailers to the ...

It wasn’t named after a superhero, but it was designed to carry real heroes. The Hawkei PMV (Protected Military Vehicle) is the Australian Defence Force’s newest recruit. The department just ordered 1 ...