Hanwha Armored Vehicle 'Redback' Export of 129 Units to Australia Confirmed

A Major Achievement of Winning Orders Worth 3 Trillion Won

Hanwha Aerospace's tracked infantry fighting vehicle 'Redback' will be exported to Australia.

On the 8th, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration announced that an export contract for the Redback was signed between Hanwha Defense Australia (HDA), Hanwha Aerospace's local subsidiary in Australia, and the Australian Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG). The supply scale is 129 units, amounting to 2.4 billion dollars (3.15 trillion won).

Redback was selected as the preferred bidder in July for the Australian Army's tracked infantry fighting vehicle acquisition project, 'Land 400 Phase 3.' Land 400 Phase 3 is the largest acquisition project in the history of the Australian Army, and Redback was chosen as Australia's next armored vehicle after competing against European equipment. With this order, Redback becomes the second ground equipment exported by a domestic defense company to Australia, following the K-9 self-propelled howitzer.

The Defense Acquisition Program Administration emphasized, "This achievement demonstrates the strength of our weapon systems in the global defense market and is the result of multifaceted support at the whole-of-government level, centered on the National Security Office, including the Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Defense Acquisition Program Administration, and the Army." They added, "Even after being selected as the preferred bidder, the government actively supported the contract signing by building a deep trust relationship with key Australian figures such as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Richard Marles and Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy."