Tectonica Australia wins Land 400 Ph.2 and GSC contracts
Tectonica Australia has won $25 millions-worth of contracts to supply two different types of specialist equipment to German prime contractor Rheinmetall. The first is a major contract with Rheinmetall Defence Australia for the manufacture of sophisticated camera technology for Army’s new Boxer 8×8 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRVs) delivered under Project LAND 400 Phase 2 – Mounted Combat Reconnaissance Capability.
Under this contract, Melbourne-based Tectonica will deliver its ALTERA Local Situation Awareness System (LSAS) on all BOXER 8×8 CRVs to be manufactured at Rheinmetall’s Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence (MILVEHCOE) from 2021.
The LSAS uses visual technologies to provide vehicle crews and operators with improved situational awareness by enabling them to see their surrounding environment by day and by night while remaining protected under armour.
This is the second LAND 400 Phase 2 contract awarded to Tectonica, following a September 2019 contract to install LSAS on vehicles on the early capability delivery fleet of BOXER 8×8 CRVs currently being built in Europe.
Tectonica has also secured a significant export contract to design, develop, manufacture, and export its BANTAM data and power distribution system to the Germany Army under a contract with Rheinmetall Electronics. The technology will be deployed through the Bundeswehr’s Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) and is fitted to every soldier wearing a computerised backpack.
Developed in Australia, with the support of DST and the ADF to reduce the bulk and weight carried by soldiers, the BANTAM power system distributes power from a central source and gives the dismounted soldier the freedom to concentrate on their mission, confident that the modular high-tech power management device will last the duration of their mission.
The total value of these contracts awarded to Tectonica is over $25 million.
Tectonica’s Managing Director, David Levy said, “Our partnership with Rheinmetall is a great example of industry working together to strengthen the Australian Defence Force and build sovereign industry capability”.