Profile
- Type
- 4x4 protected mobility vehicle
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Origin
- Australia
- Service note
- 1990s-present; transferred to Ukraine during the full-scale Russia-Ukraine War
Armored Vehicles
Bushmaster PMV
The Bushmaster PMV is an Australian 4x4 protected mobility vehicle built by Thales Australia to move infantry under mine, IED, small-arms, and artillery-fragment threats. In Ukraine it became a prominent Australian military-aid vehicle, valued for protected troop transport and ambulance variants after Canberra committed multiple batches to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Built by
- Thales Australia
- Built in
- Australia
Service History
- In service
- In Australian service and donated to Ukraine from 2022
- Used by
- Ukrainian Armed Forces, Australian Army
- Wars
- Russia-Ukraine War
Production History
- Designer
- Thales Australia / Timoney Technology Ltd
- Built by
- Thales Australia
- Built in
- Australia
- Variants
- Troop carrier, Command, Ambulance, Electronic warfare, Air defence, Route clearance
Specifications
- Crew and passengers
- 1 driver plus up to 9 passengers
- Configuration
- 4x4 wheeled protected mobility vehicle
- Weight
- 15,400 kg gross vehicle mass; 11,400 kg kerb mass in the troop carrier brochure
- Dimensions
- 7.18 m long, 2.48 m wide, 2.65 m high
- Engine
- Caterpillar 3126E 7.2 L turbocharged six-cylinder diesel rated at 224 kW / 300 hp
- Mobility
- Governed maximum speed about 100 km/h; maximum road range about 800 km
- Protection
- Welded one-piece shell with armoured V-shaped hull for mine and explosive-device blast deflection
- Armament
- Gun ring or remote weapon station options up to 12.7 mm heavy machine gun or 40 mm automatic grenade launcher; 5.56 mm and 7.62 mm machine-gun mounts
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: Ukraine
Australian-donated Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles serve with Ukrainian forces; Australia announced an initial 20 vehicles in April 2022 and later stated that additional deliveries brought the committed total to 120.
Bushmaster PMV Images
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BushmasterPublisher: Australian Army | Note: Supports Australian Army background, protected-mobility role, crew capacity, dimensions, engine, range, speed, and V-shaped hull protection. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Bushmaster Troop Carrier BrochurePublisher: Thales Australia | Note: Supports manufacturer, designer, variant, armament, protection, mobility, and detailed troop-carrier specifications. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Australia to gift 20 Bushmasters to Government of UkrainePublisher: Australian Government Defence Ministers | Note: Direct Russia-Ukraine War conflict-use source documenting Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles donated to Ukraine, including ambulance variants. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Australia gifts further Bushmasters to UkrainePublisher: Australian Government Defence Ministers | Note: Direct Russia-Ukraine War conflict-use source documenting additional Bushmasters provided to Ukraine and the stated total of 120 vehicles. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Bushmaster PMV Ukraine AF 2022-01.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and licensing page for a Ukrainian Armed Forces Bushmaster PMV photograph, listed under CC BY-SA 4.0. | Accessed: 2026-06-20