APDR March 2020: Vehicle self-protection systems

Modern mobile land warfare, with no conventional front lines, often requires all military vehicles to go into harm’s way no matter what their mission. Australia’s armoured vehicle types, currently in various stages of the acquisition process, will require high levels of protection. These are the Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle, the Infantry Fighting Vehicle, and next generation tanks and armoured engineering vehicles. Protecting against threats, whether kinetic or explosive, requires each vehicle to have passive and active protection.

The importance of vehicle self-protection was highlighted to APDR by Major General David Coghlan, Head Armoured Vehicle Division in Defence’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group, who said ‘Army must continue to…

Read more in the current issue of APDR (Free to read with registration or via Facebook/Linkedin): https://venturaapdr.partica.online/apdr/apdr-march-2020/features/vehicle-self-protection-systems

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Kym Bergmann
Kym Bergmann has more than 35 years of experience in journalism and Australian and international defence industry. After graduating with Honors from the Australian National University, he joined Capital 7 television, holding several positions including foreign news editor and chief political correspondent. After 2 years on the staff of a Federal Minister, he moved to the defence sector and held senior positions in several companies, including Blohm+Voss, Thales, Celsius and Saab. In 1997 he was one of 2 Australians selected for the Thomson CSF 'Preparation for Senior Management' MBA course, the other being Chris Jenkins - formerly the CEO of Thales Australia. He has also worked as a consultant for a number of companies, including Raytheon, Tenix (now part of BAES) and Martin Marrietta (now part of Lockheed Martin). He had several board appointments, including Thomson Sintra Pacific (1994 - 96) and Saab Pacific (1998 - 2003). He retains good personal links with senior figures in Government, as well as in industry and the media. He decided to return to journalism in May 2008, and holds the position of editor for Asia Pacific Defence Reporter (APDR) and Defence Review Asia (DRA). He is also a podcaster and commentator on defence and national security issues.

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