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Multirole armoured car / military light utility vehicle
Hawkei is a multirole armoured car / military light utility vehicle originating in Australia. It was built by Thales Australia.
AustraliaTechnical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 5.78 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Multirole armoured car / military light utility vehicle
Australia
Australian Army Royal Australian Air Force
Thales Australia Boeing Australia Plasan
2010
Thales Australia
2016—2022
1,100
See Variants
7.0 t (15,432 lb) (kerb), 10.4 t (22,928 lb) (GVM)
5,780 mm (19 ft 0 in)
2,396 mm (7 ft 10 in)
2,300 mm (7 ft 7 in)
2
Up to 4 pax (4-door variant)
Greater than STANAG 4569 (Level 1). Additional applique armour provided by Plasan composite and V-shaped monocoque hull
Manned weapon mount up to 12.7mm HMG or 40mm AGL or EOS R400 RWS up to 12.7mm HMG, 40mm AGL or Javelin ATGM
Steyr M16 (3.2 l, inline-six , turbo-diesel engine ) 200 kW (268 hp) (at 4,000 rpm) 610 N⋅m (450 lb⋅ft) (at 2,000 rpm)
Internally: 3.0 t (6,614 lb) Towing: 4.0 t (8,818 lb) (single axle trailer)
ZF 8HP90S (8F / 1R) GHM 2-speed transfer case
AxleTech 3000 , fully independent suspension , coil and double wishbone
460 mm (1 ft 6 in) (fording without preparation:1,200 mm (3 ft 11 in))
200 L (53 U.S. gal)
600 km (373 mi)
130km/h (81 mph)
Power-assisted
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hawkei equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
AustraliaArmy exact named equipment holdings: Hawkei. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / AUV. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Army holdings of the exact named Hawkei component: active, reserve operational and training units, excluding equipment in store. This is a service-scoped observation, not a national total or combat-readiness count. No parent-design, sibling-variant, heading aggregate or mounted-weapon total is inherited.