.A small news piece in the May 1994 issue of Overlander magazine tells us "The Australian Army has ordered another 270 Land Rovers to supplement its present fleet of 3700 6WD and 4WD Project Perentie models. The additional Landys, which were ordered under the terms of "follow-on buy" options in the original contract, will be used as basic infantry carriers, mainly in Australia's far north. [Norforce?] The original Perentie Project was named after the desert-dwelling perentie lizard and was aimed at finding vehicles with the perentie's legendary agility in trackless terrain, its endurance, and its adaptability. Project Perentie director Lt. Col. Lee Osborne said, "It made sense to us to continue with Land Rovers because of their advantageous life-cycle costs. Over the life of the vehicle in Army service -up to 20 years or more- the Land Rovers prove to be very economical." The photos accompanying the piece are of two GS units, ARN 48-014 & ARN 48-016. No mention of R.A.A.F. units.

A potted history of Land-Rover in Australia, printed in the January-February 1998 issue of Restored Cars magazine, quotes information that the decision to buy Land-Rovers was made in "mid 1986" and that JRA would, at the completion of the contract, supply a "final tally of 2892 4WD and 588 6WD".

In March 2004 we heard that LRPV 6x6 units in Western Australia have been getting general muscle transplants... (via the grapevine). However later on it appears that this was simply equipment upgrades. 

In May 2004, when the majority of the Land-Rover 110 and Perentie fleet are exceeding 15 years 'in-service', and some people were thinking that some110 variants would be disposed of, the Army newspaper printed an interesting report and photo:

... [caption] A Land Rover 110 being rebuilt at North Bandiana:

"In the quiet rural setting of Bandiana a team of skilled technicians are continuing a tradition that lasted for more than 50 years... Today the work is conducted by Tenix Defence, who are contracted until 2010 to undertake fourth-line repair work.

"The Co-ordinator of Material Maintenance, Arthur J., has worked at the site for 14 years, and says that most vehicles that come to the workshops are in a pretty poor state of repair. "We virtually build them back to class one standard, so when they go out they're not brand new but as good as new," he said.

"Leopard tanks take about six months to be rebuilt, while M113s take around three months. Artillery pieces and Unimogs normally take six weeks, Macks take about seven weeks and Land Rovers take around five weeks. Supervisor of the B vehicle repair line, Danny G., believes the rebuilding process represents good value for the Army."