2. Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle – Jamaica
Produced by Thales Australia
Principal Users: Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, and Jamaica Defence Force
Price: $500,000 for each unit.
The Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle, created and produced by Thales Australia, is used by the armed forces of Australia, Jamaica, the Netherlands, Britain, Japan, Fiji, and New Zealand. Since 1997, the Bushmaster has been in use, and each one costs roughly half a million dollars. Ten people can fit in any variation.
The Ministry of Defense’s Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle in Jamaica is sourced from Wikimedia.org.
There are other variations, such as utility, troop, ambulance, IED, and command. The Bushmaster has minimal ballistic and IED protection, but its weak armor makes it different from a heavier wheeled PMV or a tracked armored personnel carrier. The Australian military uses the Bushmaster, and the Victoria Police also use it for heavy-duty tasks.
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