The RMA trials will include a rage of tests to evaluate lethality, blast and ballistics, transportability, and mobility of the vehicles. The DoD signed contracts worth A$50m ($37.6m) with Hanwha and Rheinmetall for the Risk Mitigation Activity (RMA) phase of the LAND 400 Phase 3 programme in October 2019. The LAND 400 Phase 3, also known as the Mounted Close Combat Capability requirement, is a A$15bn ($10.3bn) Australian Department of Defence (DoD) project to acquire 450 IFVs and 17 manoeuvre support vehicles (MSVs) for the Australian Army. Rheinmetall Defence’s Lynx KF41 IFV and Redback IFV were selected for the programme in September 2019. The AS21 Redback is being offered for the Australian Army’s LAND 400 Phase 3 IFV programme. The prototype vehicle was unveiled at the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition 2019 (ADEX 2019) held at Seoul Airbase in South Korea, in October 2019.
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