Land 125
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LAND 125 Soldier Combat System (Project WUNDURRA) refers collectively to various pieces of infantry equipment which is currently being planned and phased in by the Australian military. It is designed to enhance the performance of the individual Australia
n close combat
soldier
and small teams as part of a network enabled force.
Current Status:
Phase 2B is approved with acquisition action currently underway.
Current Status:
Concept is under development.
Current Status:
This phase has not been scoped.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n close combat
Close quarters battle
Close quarters combat or close quarters battle is a type of fighting in which small units engage the enemy with personal weapons at very short range, potentially to the point of hand-to-hand combat or fighting with hand weapons such as swords or knives...
soldier
Soldier
A soldier is a member of the land component of national armed forces; whereas a soldier hired for service in a foreign army would be termed a mercenary...
and small teams as part of a network enabled force.
Current Phases
Project background and proposal information is available in the current published Defence Capability Plan 2004-2014.Phase 2B
Phase 2B will introduce into service a variety of enhanced dismounted close combat capabilities that constitute Soldier Enhancement Version One (SE v.1). This includes the following capabilities:- Soldier Personal RadioRadioRadio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
(SPR) – a short range, intra-section communications device. - Thermal Weapon SightThermal Weapon SightA Thermographic weapon sight or Thermal Weapon Sight is a device combining a compact thermographic camera and an aiming reticle. They can be mounted on a variety of small arms as well as some heavier weapons....
(TWS) – for employment with the F88 Steyr rifle to improve the surveillanceSurveillanceSurveillance is the monitoring of the behavior, activities, or other changing information, usually of people. It is sometimes done in a surreptitious manner...
and target acquisition capability of small teams. - Individual Combat Load Carriage Equipment (ICLCE) – an integrated, modular hip/chest webbingWebbingWebbing is a strong fabric woven as a flat strip or tube of varying width and fibres often used in place of rope. The name webbing comes from the meshed material frequently used in its construction, which resembles a web...
ensemble and large field pack. - Enhanced Combat Helmet (ECH) – to improve individual survivability.
- Personal Protective PaddingPaddingPadding is thin cushioned material sometimes added to clothes. It is often done in an attempt to soften impacts on certain zones of the body or enhance appearance by 'improving' a physical feature, often a sexually significant one...
(PPP) – elbowElbow padthumb|left|200px|Rollerblader wearing elbow padsElbow pads are protective padded gear worn on the elbows to protect them against injury during a fall or a strike....
and knee padKnee padKneepads or knee pads are protective gear worn on knees to protect them against impact injury during , e.g., a fall or a strike, or to provide padding for extended kneeling.-In sports:...
s.
Current Status:
Phase 2B is approved with acquisition action currently underway.
Phase 3
Phase 3 is proposed to introduce into service a variety of enhanced dismounted close combat capabilities that constitute Soldier Enhancement Version Two (SE v.2). This may include the following capabilities:- Dismounted Battle Management System (DBMS) and data capable Combat Net Radio (CNR) – a digitalDigitalA digital system is a data technology that uses discrete values. By contrast, non-digital systems use a continuous range of values to represent information...
situational awareness and dataDataThe term data refers to qualitative or quantitative attributes of a variable or set of variables. Data are typically the results of measurements and can be the basis of graphs, images, or observations of a set of variables. Data are often viewed as the lowest level of abstraction from which...
management system to provide commanderCommanderCommander is a naval rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the armed forces, particularly in police and law enforcement.-Commander as a naval...
s with improved command and control functionality. - Enhanced Steyr rifle and improved weapon opticsOpticsOptics is the branch of physics which involves the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it. Optics usually describes the behavior of visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light...
– providing enhanced capabilities to the surveillance and target acquisition characteristics of small teams. - Individual survivability components – candidate equipment may include improved and modular combat body armor, ballistic and laserLaserA laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of photons. The term "laser" originated as an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation...
ocular protectionEye protectionEye protection is protective gear for the eyes, which comes in many types depending upon the threat that is to be reduced. The threats can be particles, light, wind blast, heat, sea spray or some type of ball or puck used in sports...
and hearing protectionEarplugAn earplug is a device that is meant to be inserted in the ear canal to protect the wearer's ears from loud noises or the intrusion of water, foreign bodies, dust or excessive wind.-Protection from water:...
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Current Status:
Concept is under development.
Phase 4
Phase 4 is proposed to introduce into service a variety of enhanced dismounted close combat capabilities that constitute Soldier Enhancement Version Three (SE v.3). In accordance with the spiral development methodology, the capability requirements for SE v.4 will be defined by emerging requirements and the technical maturity of candidate solutions, within the boundaries of the aspirational system architecture.Current Status:
This phase has not been scoped.