Australia Places Order for 40 More Bushmasters, Despite Previous Issues

The $100 million contract is expected to support hundreds of jobs through the supply chain, and will be based in South Australia once complete.

Australian Army soldiers practise Bushmaster protected mobility vehicle manoeuvre operations during a 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment live-fire exercise and crew commanders course at Puckapunyal, Victoria, in June 2024.

The federal government will purchase 40 additional Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles to augment the Australian Defence Force (ADF) fleet. French-owned company Thales won the $100 million (US$62 million) contract.

The vehicles gained worldwide prominence after Australia donated over 100 to Ukraine in its war against Russia.