The first of 300 Bushmaster vehicles was delivered to the Australian Army in August 2004 and the vehicle was operationally deployed to Iraq in April 2005 and Afghanistan in September 2005. Deliveries completed in 2008.
The 500th Bushmaster vehicle was completed in October 2008. In June 2006, the first batch of 152 troop transport variants completed delivery.
In February 2006, ADI signed a licensing agreement with US-based Oshkosh Truck Corporation to market, manufacture and support the Bushmaster for North American customers and countries eligible for foreign military sales. In January 2007, Oshkosh was awarded a contract by the US Marine Corps for two category II mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles based on the Bushmaster. The Bushmaster variant was withdrawn from the MRAP competition in August 2007.
In August 2006, the Royal Netherlands Army placed a contract for 25 Bushmaster vehicles, for operations in Afghanistan. For speed of deployment, the vehicles were supplied from those being built for the Australian Army. In August 2009, Netherlands placed an order for 14 Bushmasters, bringing total vehicle orders to 86.
In December 2006, the Australian Army ordered a further 143 vehicles. In August 2007, the procurement of another 250 vehicles was announced by the Australian Army and a further 293 vehicles were ordered in October 2008. Total procurement for Australia is 737 vehicles. The Australian Defence Force placed an order for 101 Bushmasters in May 2011. A further order for 214 vehicles was announced in July 2012.
In May 2008, under an urgent operational requirement, the UK placed an order for 24 Bushmaster vehicles for deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan.
The 1,000th Bushmaster vehicle was delivered to the Australian Defence Force in June 2013.
In December 2013, the Jamaica Defence Force placed an order for 12 Bushmaster vehicles and a five-year support package. The vehicles were commissioned into service in January 2016.
The Japanese Ministry of Defence placed an order for four Bushmaster vehicles for its Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF) in April 2014. The deliveries were completed in March 2015.
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