The Australian 'Hawkei' All Terrain Military Vehicle Review

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The Hawkei is an Australian light four-wheel-drive protected mobility vehicle. Originally designed in 2010 to meet an Australian Defence Force (ADF) requirement for a light armoured patrol vehicle to replace some of its Land Rover Perentie variants. The Hawkei is a highly mobile, highly protected, 7-tonne vehicle, with inbuilt systems to allow it to be used as a fighting platform. It has been developed with Vehicle Electronic Architecture to be mission system ready.
It is intended to undertake a range of mission profiles, including troop movement, command and control, electronic warfare, liaison, surveillance and reconnaissance.[4] Prime contractors include: Thales Australia, Boeing Australia, Plasan (Israel) and PAC Group. In October 2015, the Australian Government announced the purchase of 1,100 Hawkei vehicles from Thales Australia.
As part of a wider project to replace the ADF's fleet of operational support vehicles, Project Land 121 Phase 4 - Protected Mobility Vehicle (Light) or PMV-L, is a requirement for up to 1,300 specialised light armoured vehicles to replace some of the in-service Land Rovers. Key criteria for the project included: off-road mobility, integrated vehicle electronic architecture, substantial payloads, high levels of protection against land mines, improvised explosive devices and ballistic weapons, while being light enough to be airlifted by military helicopters.
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@andrewd7586 11 месяцев назад

These vehicles along with the Bushmaster are manufactured in my home town of Bendigo in Victoria. My business is a subcontractor to Thales. I get to drool over these vehicles every week. Here we’re all hoping this initial contract will only expand in future years. 👍🏼🇦🇺

@Jaybee1612 11 месяцев назад

Bendigo Aussie here as well. Drove past Thales yesterday and just eyed them all. Like had to be 60 of them just chilling about

@holidaymail 11 месяцев назад

Bendigo represent! 👍🏻👍🏻

@bigal878 11 месяцев назад

The Bushmaster is a great vehicle, Hawkei is a piece of shit….

@StuartBarclay-rm3cj 11 месяцев назад

I'm glad Victoria is still producing Vehicles after the cancellation of Ford Falcons(Geelong) & Holden Commodores(Dandenong). I'm even prouder that this is done in Regional areas as Victoria needs strong cities outside of Melbourne!

@tonywilson4713 11 месяцев назад

Well if that's the case. If you even have the slightest fantasy of sending this stuff to Canada you are going to need to talks to someone like me. I have 30+ years in control systems and automation. Back in late 2017 through early 2018 I went to Canada to finish a project for an Australia Company. I ended up having to completely redesign the entire electrical and control system for Canadian standards. I was there through one of their winters and NOTHING you hear prepares you for it. I still remember the days just after Christmas 2017 when the entire middle region of Canada around Saskatchewan (where I was) was effectively in a lock down because of the weather. I woke up one day to every TV channel flashing alarms for the cold. I was in a small town in central Sask with the rest of the team back in Regina for Christmas. The message they gave me was simple - stay indoors and touch nothing made of metal that is connected to the outside like door knobs and window frames unless wearing gloves. Going outside for someone unprepared was lethal. The time to frostbite for exposed skin was something like 3-5 minutes. Unless you have experienced a Canadian Winter NOBODY can properly explain it to you and I never went to the far North were its even worse. EVERYTHING IN THAT VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE RECONSIDERED for CANADIAN conditions. When I mean everything I mean anything made of plastic, rubber and the cloth, oil, grease and even the bearings. The engine would need a complete overhaul including the cold weather hardware. You need to go right down to the paint and the welding. You need to think of it in terms of taking the worst of Australia's desert and then put minus signs in front of every number. FYI - I have worked in the Australian mining industry so I have seen how brutal that is first hand.

@PrograError Год назад

this sure give me the Halo Warthog Armored MRAP feels

@andrewhammond1949 Год назад

WTF.

@hawkofthereborn43 6 месяцев назад

You mean Hunter from Arma 3?

@GHOSTSTALKER90 Год назад

Australia has alot of crazy defence stuff going on . All new everything from artillery to new vehicles , ships , subs , Drone sheild , slinger anti drone system and even cardboard drones lol

@mokiloke 11 месяцев назад

Had to make the drones of cardboard to afford the Hawkei price tag. What i would love to see is a drone launcher strapped to the top of one of these or the bushmaster become a drone platform.

@kjenk19 11 месяцев назад

Multiple new helicopters too

@tonywilson4713 11 месяцев назад

CRAZY being the appropriate word. I'm an engineer and I am NOT against our Army, Navy or Airforce upgrading nay part of their inventory, but they are being so idiotically stupid with some of the programs. Other than the insanity of the sub program and I am all for getting nuclear powered subs - ITS THE COST. There's also the new Frigates, which like the subs are a cost issue - we are paying 3x what the British Navy is paying for the same boat. There's also the new offshore patrol vessels which are not only MORE than 10x the cost of the previous vessels but will cost more to operate. That's just the Navy and it highlights the problem - PRICE GOUGHING combined with stupid bureaucrats and even stupider politicians surrounded by a legion of lobbyists with too much money.

@nigelclarke1721 11 месяцев назад

Remove the lobbyists from politics from all around the world and it will be a better place.@@tonywilson4713

@kevinruddthestudrudd0074 11 месяцев назад

Most notably the transsexual super solders

@mikes.4136 Год назад

It looks to be a very capable vehicle and it’s nice to see an Australian designed and produced vehicle put into service. Steyr makes incredibly durable engines, indeed.

@edwardfletcher7790 Год назад

I hope Steyr engines are a lot more reliable than the cars they produce for Chrysler, BMW & Mercedes !!

@MrFredscrap Год назад

@@edwardfletcher7790 you'd be suprised how reliable you can make engines if you dont have to worry about emissions and fuel economy standards.......

@edwardfletcher7790 Год назад

@@MrFredscrap The biggest problem with modern engines in plastic parts and cheap Chinese sensors....

@regregan6852 Год назад

Too bad it's not "very capable" then huh? Currently (still) plagued with issues hence why no one else is buying them and none have been sent to Ukraine even🤷‍♂️ don't just go off the brochure, these have not even proved themselves despite the on going problems so early days yet (still) to be throwing the old capable chestnut around willy nilly 😂

@saltyaussie7702 11 месяцев назад

@@edwardfletcher7790biggest problem with these so far are the brake. They're banned from public road's & limited to 40kms hr in the bush.

@aldisozols2522 Год назад

I like the fact that you mentioned the Hawkei is named after a snake. But there's more - the snake was named after a great Australian Prime Minister, Bob Hawke. Bob Hawke for some years held the world record for drinking beer from a yard glass. Truly an inspiration to our troops.

@sarcasmo57 11 месяцев назад

Now that's a good story.

@R0d_1984 11 месяцев назад

Hawke, the Fabian Socialist...

@KristovMars 11 месяцев назад

Expanding on @aldis' point about the origin of the vehicle's name, something was off about it for me - the pronunciation used by the company representative and then by Matsimus (not your fault mate, I blame the private school spivs from their marketing department). Now I'm no scientician, but my many seconds of gruelling research suggests that it should be pronounced more like "HAWK-ee". I am further swayed in favour of this given that in Australian English, Bob Hawke was often shortened* to Hawkey (spelled like I just done spelled it, pronounced as above, or if you're a few beers in, pronounced: "HAWK-EEEEEEEEE!". * it is the venerable and honoured custom of my people to shorten words, names and phrases in this manner. Sometimes (as with Hawke) a short name will need to be lengthened though, to accommodate the vowel sound at the end. See Booney, Warney, and literally everyone called Davo (pr: DAY-vo; short for Dave, which is short for David).

@impactraining 11 месяцев назад

worst socialist prime minister ever along with Keating, Gillard and Rudd and all haters of defence and defence spending

@megafauna8374 5 месяцев назад

Bullshit.

@Jimsgingyming 11 месяцев назад

hey mat, im a vehicle mechanic in the ADF and the hawkeis are currently not out of there teeth process, we have had alot of issues with the haweki currently in the fleet, e.g, ABS failures, spare tyre place placement. the land rovers role for the most part is replaced with the G wagon currently, not quite sure where the haweki fits into the role of the old land rover as its been replaced with the g wagon which fits most of the roles, potentally deployment i assume for more high risk areas but currently we use g wagon for general purpose vehicle as sort of an equivilant of i guess what the humvees were to the americans, id like to see where we fit the haweki into doctrine but for now they are for the most part stuck in workshops

@PBMS123 4 месяца назад

I'm sure this is a bit more information than is publicly available, be careful you don't run afoul of the social media policy, or sharing OFFICIAL information to people without a NTK

@wankeroo2491 4 месяца назад

@@PBMS123 most of its problems are published publicly.

@redtobertshateshandles 4 месяца назад

Typical. 😂

@tasman006 Год назад

Well us Australians have been getting a lot of army vechles latley. The Boxer IFV, APC, Huntsman SPG, Redback IFVs incoming and also getting some Abrams M1A2 V3 tanks to replace our older M1A1 Aim tanks. So the Hawkei as well man with what going on in the world at least our army will have some kick arse gear.

@adrianbalboa5353 Год назад

Too the current government is cutting back on the numbers for the Redback and Huntsman.

@FJaypewpew 11 месяцев назад

lets go i didnt know we were getting inhouse stuff i fucking love that wouldnt mind that for general production either, couple steel mills in WA would be nice

@DarthAwar 3 месяца назад

We need New and Better Tech to Bolster our Low Recruitment and Retainment Rates, Especially with China Threatening us along with Philippine's, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, India etc!

@Shelldrakeaus Год назад

This was not the land rover defender replacement. The G-wagon won that role. This is being used as a recon vehicle

@knightmaher1 Год назад

G wagon was an interim vehicle until the Hawkei could be completed. Hawkei is the Land Rover replacement

@globalgregors 11 месяцев назад

2/3 of the legacy Land Rover fleet were replaced with G-Wagen 4x4 and 6x6 variants under LAND 121 Phase 3A, the remaining 1/3 are replaced by Hawkeis in the LAND 121 Phase 4, Protected Mobility - Light role. Basically unamoured versus armoured light vehicle fleets.

@SALUTE-INT-S 5 месяцев назад

Are the G-wagon's any good? A stack have been sat out to pasture near Pearce AFB I think. Will probably go for a song. The ambulance versions could make for a good camper conversion...

@DarthAwar 3 месяца назад

@@globalgregors Exactly G-Wagon is for Base and safe Zone Transport Duty while the Hawke is meant for Scouting and Light Combat Duty!

@RobertLewis-el9ub Год назад

Australian Defence Department has stated publicly it currently has problems with the ABS braking system and some restrictions are in place for their initial operational use. I doubt they will go to UA for some time as they are only new to service and it would doubtful the currently available logistic supply chain could extend to operations in Europe.

@sesameseedbar8853 11 месяцев назад

I doubt we’d send them to Ukraine in the first place. We’ve got plenty of bushmasters to send in their place. Be a good place to dump the old Rovers though.

@aussiescotsman4145 11 месяцев назад

Pretty sure the abs issue was resolved eight months ago but I guess it hasn’t been rolled out yet in full or was pulled up as an excuse to think on it further so it doesn’t look like they just said no without a good reason.

@seanbrown701 11 месяцев назад

The Hawkei only needs a $10 replacement part to make it certifiable to cruise on the highways. There is simply no excuse to decline Ukraine’s request for all the Hawkei’s Australia has. Every single one. Australia can build new stock without the many faults in the current system. More jobs, more local investment.

@danratcliff5353 4 месяца назад

@@seanbrown701who's paying for them. If Ukraine has the money to pay for our lates tech then that's fine. If it's tax payers then send them the landrovers.

@DarthAwar 3 месяца назад

They might send 3 to 8 for Practical Combat Testing but not Dozens given the costs and lack of quality atm

@Praktical_ Год назад

From what i can find ita base armour is STANAG level 3 (7.62x54 AP at 30 meters) and has level 4 applique armour. The Army is also looking at equipping these and the bushmasters with an APS (pretty sure at the moment Iron Fist from Elbit is leading that)

@BlackStarInitiative 11 месяцев назад

Great video. I love the way it looks and I've always loved our "disruptive" camouflage aesthetic. Hopefully it performs as well as intended.

@JinKee Год назад

Around the Melbourne Thales Australia office there was a photoshop going around of a Hawkei with blacked out everything and low profile tyres. The styling of the armour package was done by Plasan and they paid a lot of attention to making it look fast. And the whole vehicle is held together with bolts so you can convert it into different configurations.

@StickmanA 5 дней назад

Late to the party but man those land rovers served us well so many memories thrashing them around and being thrashed around in them when we had the luxury. Ukraine seems to love our platforms which is great news for us and I'm happy it's been benefiting them in their struggle.

@Strategy_Analysis Год назад

Good briefing Mat. There is serious consideration for matching it with the Boxer in Cavalry (Recce) Squadrons. And as you mention in the air defence role, by mounting NASAMs on it, that is the single cabin version. Expect it to be heavily featured in the new Light Brigade.

@adamdooch6250 Год назад

Fantastic video mate. I work where these are built and they are remarkable vehicle. Your presentation was extremely well done and informative. I hope the Canadian trails go well hopefully Hawkei gets chosen as their preferred vehicle.

@chrisholz2399 Год назад

Hi mat The Hawker is not replacing the land Rover. The Land Rover has already been replaced by the G wagon for quite some time now.

@casbot71 Год назад

We have snow in Australia, that's how the Snowy Mountains got their name. So, it could have been tested in those conditions. It's not super freezing, just a bit below zero, but there's enough snow to ski on... in winter.

@anttidamski5604 Год назад

Autumnish seen from Finland.

@bennythargrave Год назад

Global warming will end that before too long

@yendor9078 Год назад

I live in the Snowy Mountains. We get more snow than the Swiss alps. Google it

@yt.personal.identification 11 месяцев назад

@@anttidamski5604More snow than the Swiss Alps each year.

@s4ss.m8 11 месяцев назад

We also have Bulla but I doubt it's big enough to test military vehicles. Although I have seen a Unimog at Bulla one year.

@andrewsmall6834 Год назад

So many people HATE this thing with a passion, but i couldn't love them more. I also believe it can be rated to Stanag level 4 with applique Armour

@Shelldrakeaus Год назад

That fact that it's loud as hell for a "recon" vehicle and it needs a trailer for it's spare tire kinda makes it justified

@andrewsmall6834 Год назад

@Shelldrakeaus it is not a recon vehicle though, it is a multi purpose protected vehicle and even the electric vehicles they are trialling are loud, kinda hard to make 7 tonnes quiet. Yes the spare was a fuck up, but oh well, it's not a war losing fuck up.

@Shelldrakeaus Год назад

@andrewsmall6834 i drove past one in traffic with my radio on and windows up, it was loud enough to drown out my music.

@yukionna1649 Год назад

@@Shelldrakeausi drive past these things all the time and I've never heard one at all?

@Shelldrakeaus Год назад

@@yukionna1649 were they turned on or driving?

@keithmcwilliams7424 5 месяцев назад

We dont make cars here in australia anymore but we make great armoured vehicles.

@cyclemoto8744 4 месяца назад

in both cases, the cars were and are made by non Australian companies

@paulk7124 11 месяцев назад

The Landrover was not a light armoured vehicle and was replaced by the Mercedes G Wagon. This vehicle fits between a unprotected vehicle and the Bushmaster (as the manufacturer stayed) Good review though 👍 Cheers

@Elfin4 4 месяца назад

Would be good to see these available in a commercial public model.

@papparocket 11 месяцев назад

Turrets that require the gunner to be exposed outside the vehicle is the source the greatest rates of fatalities. All examples should come with the remote controlled weapons turret. Besides keeping the gunner from getting his head blown off, it also allows the ability to use night vision and IR sights give increased utility over the Mark I eyeballs of the exposed gunner and the stabilized gun mounts hold on target better then two bare hands.

@steveoc64 11 месяцев назад

Best thing about ADF equipment is that once it gets 10,000k on the clock, it gets its an oil change and then goes straight to public auction. There is a constant supply of unimogs, trailers, and 6 wheel converted land rovers (with Isuzu diesel engines) .. starting bids at $100

@nicholashall7999 11 месяцев назад

Was driving behind one of these yesterday, much bigger then you think they are.

@BrickersInArms Год назад

Aussie here, it must be noted that this thing has been PLAGUED by issues since its introduction to service. Firstly, despite what that spokesperson was saying, soldiers have complained endlessly that this vehicle isn't well designed for sitting in whilst wearing body armour, which is operationally essential. Secondly, somehow there was no consideration as to where to fit a spare tyre on the vehicle itself, so every Hawkei has to tow a trailer JUST to carry a spare tyre. Thirdly, a while ago an issue was discovered with the reliability of the brakes, so the entire fleet had to be grounded meaning they couldn't drive off base and were limited to 40km/h on base. I've spoken to Cav guys who hate driving it and said that the maintenance required on them is intensive. Personally I think they were a huge procurement mistake and we should've gone with something else.

@timhorton698 Год назад

Oh and some 1950s drum brakes would be nice.

@jimmy12347654 11 месяцев назад

Standard for adf procurement

@dexterplameras3249 11 месяцев назад

There is an article in the SMH that the Bushmaster had reliability problems early on in its production, plus many Army senior staff to grunts wanted to get rid of it until they went to Afghanistan and Iraq and was the first MRAP of all allied countries saving the lives of countless Australian and Dutch soldiers, now it's the darling of the Army and causes many Australians to be proud with its support to Ukraine (myself included). I guess when your lives are on the line, new kit is always treated with skepticism and rightly so, but the army also has to remember that the Bushmaster had reliability issues too. From what I read its a software issue controlling the brakes/anti lock braking system. The spare tyre issue can be fixed pretty easily by adding mounts to the rear but even on the Bushmaster, in 2018 the rear spare wheel was removed for more internal room, also the Bushmaster/Hawkei have run flat tyres and has a tyre inflation system which is resilient enough for tyre punctures and good enough to get you back to base. Not sure what can be done about the body armour situation and I'm not a soldier. One thing I like about Australia is if its not good enough, someone speaks out until it is.

@andrew9371 Год назад

Like a JLTV but Australian

@RoyalCdn Год назад

I know for Canada we're looking at 2 platforms this could fit under. 1 being the G wagon replacement. The other is a special vehicle platform under the LFE program for the Mortars / pioneers / DFS specialties.

@zacmeadows2294 11 месяцев назад

You should look into the Aussie Bushmaster. Kitted with full level 3 STANAG plating with optional level 5 for IED protection, a main weapon station fit for a 40mm AGM and two rear swing mounts for LMGs all on a 6 cylinder turbocharged diesel engine, things a beast. Instal a snow plough attachment and it would be perfect for the Canadian winters.

@rokuth Год назад

At 7 tons, that's about the weight of the British CVR(T) family when they were 1st introduced in service. A heavy vehicle! It is interesting to note that it's a Left Hand drive vehicle, especially since in Australia they drive on the left side of the road.

@tsubadaikhan6332 11 месяцев назад

Fortunately, we rarely, if ever, fight here.

@BarrettCarr-r4f 11 месяцев назад

If you look carefully you will notice that that there are both left and right hand drive vehicles

@ArmySigs 11 месяцев назад

The one I drove today was definitely RHD lol

@zaynevanday142 4 месяца назад

We see these all the time the SASR has them and they train down here all the time the trailers they use are just as bad ass 🔥 🔥 🔥

@alangarnham706 11 месяцев назад

The rear tray one looks awesome, I want one for the trip to the shops. Liked and subscribed.

@casbot71 Год назад

Some Americans will no doubt want a civilian version. They might be able to get Jeremy Renner to do the advertising?

@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi 3 месяца назад

I dont understand why all these vehicles use foreign specialist motors. Using something like a cummins or Cat for example engine pack and ZF gearbox for example, would offer much greater parts availability and future proofability. For example when you buy a mack or any other truck, theres a standard engine bay essentially, meaning if you want a cat motor you can bolt it in. Which would also make battle field repairs more acheivable. IE you need an injector pump, easy pull it off the mack transport truck in the yard and chuck it in, etc or pull it off the gen pack. Ah well

@billestew7535 Год назад

I could possibly see the Jedi of CANSOF and JTF2 bombing around in these babies, but the rest of the CAF will be driving G wagons and Milverados until they die, budget cuts are always a clear and present danger.

@teeanahera8949 11 месяцев назад

According to Wikipedia it has been tested in Canada and your speed/range estimations are contradicted by Wiki’s info, speed 130 km/hr and 600km range.

@chrispekel5709 11 месяцев назад

He likely meant a cruising speed

@Ernie161 4 месяца назад

I want one. It would make navigating Melbourne traffic so much easier. It's a good replacement for the Holden.

@ChristopherSloane Год назад

Looks like a smaller version of the JLTV looks good I wonder how HE and bullet proof it is one thing is for sure you are not changing a tire anytime soon.

@PaulieLDP Год назад

I am interested in learning more about the air defence version which has the NASAMS launcher. I am unsure if the radar unit must always be mounted on a second vehicle or if it can be towed on a trailer by the launcher vehicle. Also, what type of missile did you say these could mount? Some time of anti armour? I hadn't seen reference to an ATGM on these before.

@bigman23DOTS 11 месяцев назад

Slingers added to these and it’s golden

@tirepo 11 месяцев назад

For 4x4 light armored vehicle in the snow I would offer Sisu GTP (I'm Finnish, 100% biased ofc). Compared to the Hawkei it is heavier but serves in similar roles. The Hawkei has the edge of already being in service whilst the GTP is new kid on the block just entering service.

@dazaspc 4 месяца назад

The Aussies haven't used Land Rovers since the 70's. The vehicles they are currently using are based on a Land Rover but far from it. They are Pierneties. They have signifigant differences starting with the chassis, power train and suspension. With the occasional option of the 6WD units for particular applications. They might look like one but are definitely not one.

@wendyharbon7290 Год назад

This would be a good replacement, for some of the existing British Army and Royal Marines plus RAF Regiment's Light and Special Forces. Especially the Gurkha Rifles, Rifles Regiment, Parachute Regiment, the new British Army Ranger Regiment, As well as both the RM Commando and RAF Regiment Units, plus an ideal vehicle for Military Police Units too. Let alone the SAS, or SBS, or SRR and/or SFSG, plus "E" Squardon too. Or could be a very useful vehicle and used by the Royal Artillery Forward Obervation Gun's and Air Controllers too. Especially with the British Military are looking into, newer and larger heavy-lift drones. The likes of Advanced Vertical take-off and landing Armed Unmanned Attack Reconnaissance Vehicle (AVtol-UARV) too, armed with a pair of Brimstone AGM's or 4 to 6 Laser-guided folding-fin attack 70mm rockets.

@Jimsgingyming 11 месяцев назад

i would have to disagree my friend, the g wagon recon variant fits directly into that role current, the haweki is bloody massive, they are wayyyyy too huge to be any sort of use in that role and loud as all hell, we had one drive into the workshop and you can hear it from the other side, a recon g wagon would do this role way better even though the g wagons are their own can of worms

@nevermind594 11 месяцев назад

At 3:20, notice the Australian headquarters (red over blue) officer with the armoured corp (cosplays as cavalry) emu plume on his slouch hat - as worn by light horsemen at Beersheba in the last successful massed mounted charge in 1917.

@timfirth977 11 месяцев назад

He had a lot of plume, less hat.

@thebatman69 11 месяцев назад

Cosplay? Bit of an inappropriate term?

@Gabe-vw6rm 11 месяцев назад

Do you still play combat mission?

@ScreamingSturmovik Год назад

i would say what makes this better then the MAT-V? it's likely that it would be cheaper and more readily available as the U.S. is right next door and has a proven history, as much as i don't think it's a good thing to be more dependant on the U.S. for defence

@thebatman69 11 месяцев назад

I'm new to your page mate, I'm surprised you have not mentioned the massive issues it has had and the distaste most blokes mostly hold after using it. To be fair it has potential but your closing statement recommended it for use in Canadia; I can't say I agree as it has serious issues and I'll point out that there is a reason none of them have been sent to Ukraine despite multiple requests given the success of the PMV in that theatre.

@JonarusDraconius 11 месяцев назад

It's built in the Regional city that I live in!

@chrispekel5709 11 месяцев назад

I'm sorry for your loss

@magnusgreel275 4 месяца назад

The Bushmaster will work in -40 degrees. The Bushmaster will work in hell.

@petethebastard Год назад

Hawkei is made very close to where I am... only a stone's throw away. Chances are, being a warm weather army, Australia did NOT test this car in the snow!! Good vid Matt!

@basilpunton5702 11 месяцев назад

Not a 4x4. It has AWD (All Wheel Drive). It seems that very few people know the difference, even those involved in the industry. 4x4 is a part time. AWD is permanent dive. An important difference.

@owenmayes2128 11 месяцев назад

Is there some logic for painting the underside black? Would it not make more sense for the underside and inner wheel arches to be a light brown or sand colour, as these are areas that would be in shadow anyway? Surely having these areas black just make the shape stand out more?

@SHOOKgemini 11 месяцев назад

They aren't. The underside is green on all the ADF production vehicles

@brycejames8770 11 месяцев назад

Have they fixed the problem with the shell casings and disintegrating link falling into engine compartment causing problems.

@Stargazer80able 11 месяцев назад

It looks like a cross between a french and US type of vehicle. Crossed with the SA V hull.

@lesklower7281 11 месяцев назад

I like it l know most army vehicles are function over form but this looks so good a great ruggered design

@logangibson6042 4 месяца назад

mental to own these as a civilian in the future

@cobberpete1 4 месяца назад

Nice piece of kit. I have to wonder though. Built by Australia for Australia, ( yes nice to have exports), but why is it a Left hand drive when we in Australia are Right had drive?

@BK-ow5us 11 месяцев назад

Please, please, please a light weight civi version with the same looks and off road abilities.

@dawggonevidz9140 4 месяца назад

There's two variants as well, the 4 door sport utility version, and the 2 door light flatbed truck. the light truck version can take 4 standard NATO pallets on the back, or a 6x6x8 foot container. The engine in this utter unit of a tim tam transporter, by the way, is made by Steyer. Yes, that Steyer. 680nm of torque is the figure that does the talking, like most diesels it's not about horsepower, but the pulling power.

@l-e-m-o-n8276 Год назад

The trailers sole capacity is for its spare tire, nothing else. There's no storage for anything other than barely 4 feild packs. It's a glorified land river with less cargo capacity.

@rhetth-s8082 11 месяцев назад

The spare tyre fits in the ute back.

@l-e-m-o-n8276 11 месяцев назад

@@rhetth-s8082 it's mounted and carried in the trailer. The tray back are in very limited numbers, never seen one up close. The trailers purpose is to carry the spare.

@rhetth-s8082 11 месяцев назад

@@l-e-m-o-n8276 okay, but i have checked out a trayback and the user said he put the spare in there.

@l-e-m-o-n8276 11 месяцев назад

@@rhetth-s8082 The tray back isn't what is being delivered to combat brigades en masse. The tray back is barely 1 for every 10 sitting with CSS in limited numbers. the 4 door can't carry the spare in the back, nor is it slung underneath. The spare is carried in the trailer, you cant operate the PMV-L without the trailer because you need a spare, therefore you can't carry fuck all. You do look cool driving them to get coffee though.

@Reaper4367 11 месяцев назад

@0:59 a 'dart', travelling from right to left, moving fast. between the building and the trailer.

@TRAVISGOLDIE 11 месяцев назад

Just be aware these don’t directly replace all landrovers, the g wagon was adopted as the major 110 replacement these are an adjunct with specific uses not a general vehicle

@richardstephens3327 Год назад

I wonder how it would handle the sandbox I live in

@idanceforpennies281 11 месяцев назад

We haven't had the Land Rover for decades. Our light vehicle is the Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon 4x4 or 6x6.

@custardthepipecat6584 Год назад

What a bloody ripper!! 🦘🍻

@timfirth977 11 месяцев назад

Not Wrong Cobs

@jeroenwubbels7824 Год назад

So the aussies build a 4whell desert cruiser, put a freaking heavy mg on top.....nad then decide not to call it The Mad Max......that's a pitty

@matthewaaaron7421 Год назад

Twincab ute, Aussie fav.

@richardmiller1345 11 месяцев назад

Mate. I retired at the beginning of 125… as for cold weather…we have bigger snow fields then Switzerland! And we own most of Antartica. Our last war was in highlands of Afghanistan. We do cold…dontcha worry bout dat.

@ArmySigs 11 месяцев назад

Slight correction, they are replacing GWagons not Land Rovers. Unfortunately our labyrinthine procurement and development system has been very slow in getting them into service and we're still waiting to use them as the whole fleet has been essentially grounded for two years while they figure out how to fix a few issues with various systems. That's one of the reasons we don't want to give them to Ukraine yet.

@SHOOKgemini 11 месяцев назад

slight correction - they're not replacing g wagons, they are a brand new capability

@ArmySigs 11 месяцев назад

@@SHOOKgeminiAh no, GWagons replaced Land Rovers 14 years ago lol. GWagons are now being replaced by Hawkeis as they are not armoured and not allowed near combat zones.

@PaulieLDP Месяц назад

Are any running around with the 30mm Slinger anti drone RWS?

@AussieVeteran71 11 месяцев назад

All good things come from Australia 🇦🇺

@FlyxPat 11 месяцев назад

Ukraine wants it for the NATO-standard SAM integration plus speed.

@lindsaybaker9480 11 месяцев назад

My school friend who left the Australian army this year after serving since 1989 finished as a captain after entering as a general entry soldier. He says it’s crap because it can’t hold enough gear in the vehicle itself and it has to tow a trailer to carry enough stuff.

@radaraacf 11 месяцев назад

The g wagon replaced the Land Rover, this is a seperate job title, also I asked a few boys that used the perentie then switched to gwagons, they hated the gwagon mostly because it’s much more cramped inside and considering it’s a snug fit in a defender for my 6ft frame I’d hate to wear kit in a smaller vehicle

@ArsenicApplejuice 11 месяцев назад

The ADF is probably hesitant to export as there are a lot of teething issues on the new platform

@torbenjohansen6955 Год назад

Transport 6 people ? where is the sixth person ? 3 in the back and 2 in the front. That's not six people! Could it fit 6 people if you remove that black radio rack in the front YES . reduce it to a taxi to fit 6 people sounds awfull.

@smith5312 9 месяцев назад

How good would a non armoured de-militarised version be for open market. They would be great to take out bush camping. 😮😃

@wayneashton6294 4 месяца назад

Be nice if the UK could get its hands on it

@benmorris1968 4 месяца назад

Sales rep mode enabled from 2:00 on

@nigelmorgan3449 4 месяца назад

Love to own one make a great station truck yes if I had the money I would put one on order

@prst99 8 месяцев назад

Do they have air con and cameras?

@Big_spenda Год назад

Hey Matsimus, big fan of the channel and I won't go into more detail but I have to tell you the vehicle is a lemon. The issues can be summed up with 3 major issues. The American JLTV was the better choice and suffers non of these issues. 1. Brakes: the braking system is inadequate for the weight of the vehicle "Defence says the entire fleet must be recalled" 2. Electronics/communications The vehicle is over reliant on computer systems that contribute to its unreliability. consistent issues with the mounting positions of the radios. 3.Engine engine overheats in summery. Hawkei is to JLTV what the failed MRH90 is to the Blackhawk.

@dexterplameras3249 11 месяцев назад

Do you have the references for these issues? I'm surprised this wasn't picked up in testing.

@dexterplameras3249 11 месяцев назад

From the Australian Defence Magazine, Thales stated it was a software problem with the brakes in 2020 which they rolled out a fix for, however it resurfaced 4th of March this year. As a former engineering student, the brakes needed for the tonnage would have been calculated well in advanced, so I'm guessing it's still a software problem, but we will find out over time.

@traserseaquest 11 месяцев назад

nice design

@terrydocherty2701 11 месяцев назад

Are they actually in service in any real quantity yet?

@thebeautifulones5436 11 месяцев назад

I want a ute version

@copuis 11 месяцев назад

man, it really upsets me they mispronounce the name of their own thing hawkei, said like hawk key, named after the snake, that was named after bob hawk, called hawkei, (again, said hawkei) also, it should be made clear, this is NOT a replacement for the landrovers, the replacement for the land rover was the g wagon this replaces the that in between APC and land rovers (there had been a 6x6 version for combat troop transport that was used before the bushmaster came in) for something that you did a lot of research on, seems there was a lack of research on the state beforehand

@Ryan-uk6zq 11 месяцев назад

But can it be equipped with a M68 Gauss Cannon?

@erbol0011 Год назад

I didn't like marketing bullshit but hybrid systems saves in fuel and ease of service just change components and all. But to tell the truth most military vehicles lack good data feedback. Like Tesla's cameras which can save videos and analyse data. Additionally currently drones are cheap as dirt. Buy one but it in separate compartment and you can see everything. Enemies, road etc. Why no one does that i don't get it. It is not 20 years ago when drones were expensive. All this info and feedback helps to find enemies and you have option of first strike which is most important thing in current warfare

@ellagrant6190 11 месяцев назад

I like the look of it. I want to see a civilian version.

@christianlee1693 6 месяцев назад

a video on the Pindad Komodo please

@lancelot0007 11 месяцев назад

Problem is, is that it can't carry its own spare wheel. Basic design flaw.

@Mygg_Jeager 11 месяцев назад

But is it NBC sealed?

@louwvandermerwe178 5 месяцев назад

Looks good!

@rubenzikarsky5195 11 месяцев назад

Fun fact: When they engineered the vehicle, they forgot to find a place to put a spare tire. Now we need to cart around a trailer just to carry our spare tire.

@tanknick22 21 день назад

Its kinds like the US Army's Joint Light Tactical Vehicle

@epicmediocrity2603 11 месяцев назад

Salesmen are a terrible breed. Great looking vehicle and hopefully a good product.

@benjaminthistle6637 Год назад

Why not try them in the Australian ski Fields for argument sake

@philbyd 11 месяцев назад

I can assure you that the desert can get very very cold

@Bohemiahotrodandcustom 4 месяца назад

They should build a civilian version, id buy one as long as it was affordable.

@wayneclayson4403 Год назад

Mate there havin problems with the brakes that why they haven't been sent so our prime minister said

@TheGrant65 11 месяцев назад

The Karens complaining about issues like brakes and flimsy panels are missing the big picture. Those are typical teething issues. At least a Hawkei will usually start when required and passengers will survive a mine/IED - unlike the Land Rover 110 (Perentie) clunkers that the ADF was stuck with, due to a suspiciously large order placed by someone in the Defence Dept about 40 years ago.