Army sappers begin training on new ‘game changer’ combat engineering vehicles

Army sappers begin training on new ‘game changer’ combat engineering vehicles

The M1150 ABV is based on the M1A2 MBT chassis, and uses a plough to clear obstacles and mines. Photo: ADF. Australian Army combat engineers, or ‘sappers’ have commenced training on a range of new vehicles designed to protect soldiers and equipment in combat. The new combat engineering vehicles (CEV) are being procured under Project LAND 907, and comprise 29 M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicles and 17 M1110 Joint Assault Bridges. Both CEVs run on the…