MBDA Deutschland pitches Enforcer for Australia's Project Land 159 Tranche 2

MBDA Deutschland is offering Enforcer for the Australian Department of Defence's Lethality System Project Land 159 Tranche 2/Short Range Direct Fire Support Weapon requirement. (MBDA)

MBDA Deutschland is proposing the 89 mm Enforcer shoulder-launched land combat guided missile system for the Australian Department of Defence's (DoD) Lethality System Project (Land 159) Tranche 2/Short Range Direct Fire Support Weapon requirement.

Confirming the offer, a company spokesperson told Janes that Enforcer is fully compliant with the objectives of the country's Sovereign Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Enterprise and, if selected, it will be built, maintained, and evolved in partnership with Australian industry.

Enforcer will enter service with the Special Forces Command of the German armed forces – it's inaugural user – in 2024 under the provisions of a EUR76 million (USD86 million) contract awarded to MBDA Deutschland by the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) in December 2019 for the German Federal Ministry of Defence's ‘Leichtes Wirkmittel 1800+' requirement. Germany is the only publicly disclosed customer for the weapon system, although the MBDA spokesperson confirmed that the company “has received interest in Enforcer from multiple international customers”.