	{"id":92267,"date":"2024-03-08T10:00:26","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T23:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=92267"},"modified":"2024-03-08T10:29:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T23:29:58","slug":"elbit-lands-deal-to-help-build-redbacks-in-geelong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/elbit-lands-deal-to-help-build-redbacks-in-geelong\/","title":{"rendered":"Elbit lands deal to help build Redbacks in Geelong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HANWHA Defense Australia has awarded a $917 million contract to Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems to provide systems for the new infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) that will be built in Geelong.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Elbit Systems said the project would to deliver advanced protection, fighting capabilities and sensors to the Redback IFVs for the Australian Army.<\/p>\n<p>The estimated $5 billion-$7 billion IFV project is one of the largest capability acquisition projects in the Army&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n<p>The Redbacks will be constructed at the Armoured Vehicle Centre of Excellence, now being built at a site next to Avalon Airport.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92272\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92272\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-92272 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/03\/20210627army8620637_0458-.jpg.iifGh_XfMWGVa6tjYBMA.Vl4TlNIhCA-1024x684.jpg?_t=1709853409\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/03\/20210627army8620637_0458-.jpg.iifGh_XfMWGVa6tjYBMA.Vl4TlNIhCA-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/03\/20210627army8620637_0458-.jpg.iifGh_XfMWGVa6tjYBMA.Vl4TlNIhCA-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/03\/20210627army8620637_0458-.jpg.iifGh_XfMWGVa6tjYBMA.Vl4TlNIhCA-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/03\/20210627army8620637_0458-.jpg.iifGh_XfMWGVa6tjYBMA.Vl4TlNIhCA-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/03\/20210627army8620637_0458-.jpg.iifGh_XfMWGVa6tjYBMA.Vl4TlNIhCA.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hanwha Defense Australia Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicles conduct a live fire demonstration during LAND 400 Phase 3 user evaluation trials at Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria. Photo: CPL SAGI BIDERMAN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A spokesperson for Deputy Prime Minister and Corio Labor federal member Richard Marles said the Elbit Systems deal represented a major manufacturing opportunity for the region.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The manufacture of 129 infantry fighting vehicles in Geelong represents a major manufacturing opportunity for the region and other centres of Australian manufacturing, which will support almost 2,000 direct jobs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This project is yet another example of the Albanese Government&#8217;s commitment to investing in Australian defence industry so we can make the critical defence equipment we need in this country and develop our sovereign capability.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92273\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92273\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-92273 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/03\/Sarah-Mansfield-credit-Matt-Hrkac-1024x683.jpg?_t=1709853783\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/03\/Sarah-Mansfield-credit-Matt-Hrkac-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/03\/Sarah-Mansfield-credit-Matt-Hrkac-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/03\/Sarah-Mansfield-credit-Matt-Hrkac-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/03\/Sarah-Mansfield-credit-Matt-Hrkac-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/03\/Sarah-Mansfield-credit-Matt-Hrkac-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92273\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sarah Mansfield says people in Geelong want peace, not weapons. Photo: MATT HRKAC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Greens Member for Western Victoria Sarah Mansfield voiced strong opposition to the deal, emphasising the local desire for peace rather than military expansion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Another huge weapons maker being funded by taxpayers and profiting from war is the last thing Geelong needs,&#8221; Dr Mansfield said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People in Geelong want peace, not more weapons.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The reality is weapons manufacturers create few local jobs. But the harm they cause is immense.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have heard from so many, including those in the local Muslim community, who feel betrayed by the Labor Party at all levels of government.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They see deals with arms manufacturers involved in the invasion of Gaza as a demonstration of Labor&#8217;s indifference to their suffering.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HANWHA Defense Australia has awarded a $917 million contract to Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems to provide systems for the new infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) that will be built in Geelong. 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