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Australia : Palaszczuk Government backs bid for LAND 400 contract
Publish Date : 28-Mar-2019
The Palaszczuk Government will launch a new campaign to support Rheinmetalls bid for the estimated $15 billion LAND 400 Phase 3 project. LAND 400 Phase 3 will see the delivery of 383 infantry fighting vehicles and 17 manoeuvre support vehicles for the Australian Army.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said her government was 100 per cent behind Rheinmetalls bid for LAND 400 Phase 3, which is based on its Lynx KF41 Infantry Fighting Vehicle. The Department of Defence has stated they will shortlist in the next six months, Ms Palaszczuk said.
Our governments goal is to make sure Queensland and Rheinmetall is on the shortlist. Queensland won the $5.2 billion LAND 400 Phase 2 defence project by securing Rheinmetall. Should Rheinmetalls Lynx be successful in the LAND 400 Phase 3 tender, Rheinmetall will manufacture the vehicles at the Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence (MILVEHCOE) in Ipswich.
I am calling on all Queenslanders to get behind this bid. Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning Cameron Dick said securing the LAND 400 Phase 2 contract will generate more than 450 Queensland jobs at the MILVEHCOE.
The MILVEHCOEs workforce and the critical mass of expertise will already be in place from Phase 2, so a win in Phase 3 will guarantee a continuation of work into the long-term, Mr Dick said. Rheinmetall expects the MILVEHCOE and its impact across Queenslands supply chain will contribute more than $1 billion to Queenslands economy. Momentum is definitely increasing in Queenslands defence industries, with more than 6500 people currently employed and $9.55 billion in Australian defence contracts secured in 2017-18, which is more than double the value of contracts awarded in the previous year.
