Army examines Hawkei for light cavalry role

Hawkei in the light cavalry role will add another string to our bow in terms of what the capability can do. We’ve got a bunch of units out there in the Reserve brigades that can take the vehicle and harness it and add extra capabilities inside Army’s suite of options. So we’re really excited about what 13 Brigade’s about to do with this platform, but more broadly the opportunities to adjust and expand how we make the best use of this platform. We’re getting 1,100 of these vehicles at this point in time and whilst we have traditional protected mobility roles already allocated it would be remiss of us under the Army Objective Force not to fully exploit the capabilities that it offers

Army Headquarter’s Director General – Platforms, Brigadier Jeremy King