Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles Australia Pty Ltd
Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles Australia Pty Ltd — The NZDF’s fleet of 114 MAN HX60 Medium Heavy Operational Vehicles (MHOV) came standard with a 750mm fording ability, however it quickly became apparent that a greater fording depth was required to meet operational requirements, especially when deploying amphibiously from HMNZS Canterbury or supporting local flood relief support.  A project investigated cost effective ways of increasing the vehicles’ fording depth. The company worked with its global organisation to engineer the best available and affordable solution. The local Rheinmetall team came up with a solution that achieved a fording depth of 1200mm, developed a demonstration vehicle with local companies as a proof of concept before this solution was approved for installation across the fleet. Using the local network setup to support maintenance, an affordable and innovative solution has been implemented ahead schedule, delivering economic benefits coordinating work across the large and widely dispersed MHOV fleet and providing 