Bushmaster MPV

Wheeled 4x4 Multi-Role Protected Vehicle - Australia

The Thales Bushmaster is a highly mobile, ballistics, mine and improvised explosive device (IED) blast-resistant Protected Mobility Vehicle (PMV). Bushmaster has an established family of modular armored vehicles offering high levels of protected mobility for combat, combat support and combat service support troops across a diverse range of mission profiles including troop movement, command and control, engineer support, and ambulance variants. Bushmaster has protected and saved lives during numerous incidents including offensive operations, ambushes and roadside bombings involving IED, FSP and RPG attacks and comes with a range of field upgradeable protection packages depending on the threat environment. The Bushmaster’s large internal volume within its monocoque body has an open architecture that can be easily adapted to meet multi-role requirements even in the field. Externally Bushmaster’s FOV has been designed with a modular approach allowing reconfiguration, and simplicity of repair with high levels of interchangeability between variants. In August 2008 it was reported that the Spanish Government was "showing strong interest in the Bushmaster". In 2009 it was reported that the Bushmaster could compete for the VAB replacement program under the name of Broussard (Bushmaster in French).In this competition, the Bushmaster will be competing against a lightened version of Nexter's VBCI and the Renault AMC. There is a requirement for 2,300 vehicles. In March 2022, Thales announced a new variant of the Bushmaster fitted with a twin-pack launcher for the 400kg Kongsberg Block 1A Naval Strike Missile (NSM) as a low-risk solution to the Australian Army’s Land 4100 Phase 2 land-based anti-ship missile (ASM) requirement. On May 5, 2022, Australia delivered 20 Bushmaster 4x4 armored vehicles to Ukraine in APC (Armored Personnel Carrier) and ambulance versions. On May 19, 2022, Australia approved the sending of a new batch of 20 Bushmaster armored vehicles to Ukraine. On October 27, 2022, the Australian Government announced the delivery of 30 additional Bushmaster armored vehicles to Ukraine. 

Variants:

- Bushmaster ambulance: protected patient transport and medical support vehicle
- Bushmaster dual cab: cargo area at the rear of the chassis
- Bushmaster ISTAR: Intelligence Surveillance Target Acquisition & Reconnaissance vehicle
- Bushmaster IED: detection and road cleaning vehicle against IED
- Bushmaster single cab: cargo area at the rear of the chassis, utility variant vehicle
- Bushmaster fighting: fire fighting vehicle with a water tank