SPOTLIGHT: Spruiking the StrikeMaster, with Ben Kelly from Thales Australia and John Fry from Kongsberg

In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, Ben Kelly — director, protected vehicles at Thales Australia — and John Fry — general manager at Kongsberg — discuss their joint efforts to develop next-generation, land-based maritime strike capability for the Australian Defence Force.    Topics discussed include:

• Leveraging the tried-and-tested Bushmaster PMV to develop a new mobile strike platform, the StrikeMaster.
• The evolution of the program, from concept to proposal for LAND 4100 Phase 2.
• Thales and Kongsberg’s sovereign collaboration and their respective contributions to the project.
• Features and capabilities of the StrikeMaster, including the range of missile systems.
• The strategic importance of the capability and its deployment potential.

Enjoy the podcast, The Defence Connect Team