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Australia Receives First Mercedes-Benz G Wagons

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Friday, February 19th, 2010

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Australia's Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science Greg Combet recently announced that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) has taken delivery of eleven Mercedes- Benz G-Wagon vehicles. "Under Project Land 121 the Defence Materiel Organisation is acquiring 1200 of the G-Wagon vehicles in order to replace the current fleet of Land Rover vehicles which have been in service since 1987," Combet said. "The G-Wagon offers enhanced levels of mobility and operational functionality and will provide a new capability for Defence.…

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