Projects
JP 2097 Phase 1 - REDFIN (Enhancements to Special Operations Capability - Land Mobility Aspects)
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Project Overview
JP 2097 (REDFIN) Phase 1 seeks to enhance the Australian Defence Force’s Special Operations capability and will introduce a range of specialised vehicles for Special Operations Command mobility requirements. The Special Forces (SF) mobility component of the capability consists of a range of combat and support vehicles for various special forces missions conducted by the Special Air Services Regiment (SASR) and the 4th Battalion (Commando), Royal Australian Regiment [4 RAR (Cdo)].
Phase 1A – is the accelerated procurement of a replacement for the SASR’s Long Range Patrol Vehicle with a new Special Operations Vehicle (SOV) to be designated the ‘Nary’. For reasons of operational urgency, the Minister for Defence has approved the sole-source acquisition of 31 vehicles from UK-based company Supacat Limited with an on-board management and communications system to be supplied and integrated by the US-based company Tactronics to satisfy the required SOV capability. An initial operational capability of eight vehicles is to be available from November 2008.
Phase 1B – is the procurement of the remaining variants required to provide SF land mobility. This includes the SOV Direct Action, the SOV Logistics and the SOV Support Operations. JP 2097 Phase 1B is scheduled for first pass approval consideration in March 2009.
Current Status
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Phase 1A – Special Operations VehiclePhase 1A vehicle contract was signed in December 2006 and the contract for the supply and integration of the on-board information system was signed in January 2007. The development of a pre-production vehicle is currently underway.
Phase 1A Contact:
Program Manager
Telephone:
+61 3 9282 3459
Facsimile: +61 3 9622 2940
Phase 1B – Special Forces Mobility Aspects
The Phase 1B Project Office is conducting capability definition and
planning activities with Capability Development staff leading up to first pass
approval.
Phase 1B Contact:
Program Manager
Telephone: +61 3 9282 5928
Facsimile: +61 3 9282 6435
Point of Contact
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JP 2097 (REDFIN) (Land Mobility Aspects)Combat Support Systems Program Office
Land Manoeuvre Systems Branch
Land Systems Division
Defence Materiel Organisation
Defence Plaza Melbourne
661 Bourke Street
MELBOURNE VIC 3000
Australia
Program Director
Telephone:
+61 3 9282 7374
Facsimile: +61 3 9622 2940
