Advanced Braking Technology Limited informed shareholders of an important milestone, successfully completing delivery of the 1,100th hill hold brake system to Thales for the Hawkei PMV. The Hawkei is delivering a new generation of highly protected, versatile and fully C4I integrated vehicle, able to operate in high threat environments. and meeting the requirements of the modern defence force.

The hill hold system designed by ABT for the Hawkei is a secondary safety system that provides additional capability to the vehicles' incumbent brakes allowing it to meet stringent gradiant parking requirements. The ABT hill hold brake solution is present on all ADF supplied Hawkei vehicles and will continue to be installed on future deliveries, with ABT providing spare part and engineering support for the life of the programme.