Hanwha Defense develops red bag to meet Australian needs
Equipped with advanced equipment such as anti-tank missiles and active defense systems
Australia to select preferred negotiator at the end of this month
At least $5 billion in exports expected to be achieved when the red bag is selected
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The final export of the Redback, an armored vehicle developed for the Australian market, is expected to be decided at the end of this month at the earliest.
It is noteworthy whether the K-defense export craze that started in Poland can continue in Australia.
This is Reporter Jun-myung Shin.
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Redback, the latest infantry fighting vehicle developed to meet the needs of the Australian Army.
It has a total length of 8m and the highest level of armor and weighs 42 tons, but it boasts agile maneuverability of up to 70km/h.
In addition, it is equipped with an anti-tank missile that can fight tanks and an active defense system that is equipped with a 30mm cannon and shoots down incoming missiles to maximize the survivability of the infantry on board.
Australia selected the domestic Redback and German Rheinmetall Lynx armored vehicles as final candidates for the next-generation armored vehicle business, and it is expected that the negotiator will be selected as early as the end of this month.
If the Redback is selected, it is expected to export regarding 460 units, worth at least $5 billion.
[엄동환 / 방위사업청장 (지난달 31일) : 호주 측 예상은 9월 중에 우선협상대상자가 선정될 것으로 판단이 되며 이렇게 된다 그러면은 저희들이 약 460대 정도의 레드백을 호주에 수출할 수 있을 것으로 판단하고 있습니다.]
Last year, Hanwha Defense signed a contract to export K9 self-propelled artillery worth up to 1.9 trillion won with Australia, and the fact that it is building a K9 production plant in Geelong, the district of Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marls, raises the possibility of redback exports. considered to be a factor.
On the other hand, Germany has already established a local factory in Australia and is producing and supplying the ‘Boxer’, an armored wheeled vehicle, so it has competitiveness.
A military official said, “The Redback and the German Lynx are a 50-50 fight, so it is difficult to predict the outcome until the end.”
K-Defense Industries, which recently achieved exports worth at least 10 trillion won, including K2 and K9, from Poland.
If the export of the K2 tank to Norway and the FA-50 light attack aircraft to Malaysia, along with the Australian Redback, is achieved, Korea, which currently ranks 8th in the world arms export market, will be able to surpass traditional defense powers such as the UK, Italy and Germany to enter the top 5. It’s possible.
My name is Junmyeong Shin from YTN.
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