Malaysia Home-grown armoured vehicle

last SG · 2006-04-25T12:37:38+00:00

Yea i guess you're right. And they might have inclucded the cost for tooling and manufacturing processes.

spiderweb6969 SG

Click below for more picture....
http://forum.cari.com.my/viewthread.php?tid=187828&extra=page%3D1&page=6

sgf SG

This ain't EDMW Mr. Green

Shotgun SG

Well, I guess its just anothe alternative to the already saturated wheeled armored vehicle market.

borgkilla SG

It really does look like the GKN Saxon .....

oh well cheaper old design, still usefull for peacetime operations .... wonder why didnt they opt for using the M113 design ( like their ACV 300 Adnan's ) to develop another local variant ?

Unless they have a requirement for wheeled vehicles ?? but why a 4x4 ?? Most armies around the world are moving towards at least a 6x6 or 8x8 ?

|-|05| SG

using it for general transport in a battlezone maybe? much like them up armoured hummers?Those guys sure look like better alternatives to the hummers in the battle zone when you're on patrol.

It's good for their armed forces that they have this, drops their dependents on overseas for their defence needsl. especially spares.

fudgester SG

Well, I've never liked wheeled armoured vehicles, to be frank. They suffer from higher ground pressure compared to tracked vehicles. This makes them more likely to sink in soft soil and set off pressure-detonated mines.

Using four wheels instead of six will only lead to even higher ground pressure for the same carrying load. I never liked the Stryker, I'm a tad suspicious of our own Terrex, and I sure as heck don't like this vehicle, either.

teddy123 SG

It is no secret that the armed forces of Malaysia is a cash cow for Umno and purchases are made not for national operational needs but to line some people's pockets.

With so much defence money siphoned off and bungled defense projects, Malaysia has nothing but a scrawny military force.

National planning in Malaysia is haphazard. Well thought out strategies are absent. Haste is the order of the day and we see the wastage that resulted there.

All round, hidden agendas are prevalent. Just dig up the link between the politicians and the contractors awarded these mega-projects.

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Daddy Cool SG

Laughing

NewAge SG

So its just a transport vehicle? NO fire power to fight back a little?

Arthas79 SG

Some might wonder why we invest so much in the R&D into the Terrex, when there are already proven platforms out there that are as good if not better. Sound familiar, people?

No no..it becomes an issue because they could not afford it and we could; relatively speaking. So, it would be better that the MAF buy off the shelf. I would`nt be surprised if it is another by-product of the Mahathir era.

At any rate, I suppose they would have gotten thier technology spin-off(however impressive or not?) but do they really gain in the end?

dragg SG

billions of dollars on r & d?

buy one from the superpowers and improve on it. it wont cost that much.

|-|05| SG

maybe useless firing ports? dont look like they can stick an HMG on the top

equlus84 SG

Hmm........ Seems to notice there are some opening at the sides of the trucks. Maybe those are firing ports? BTW, does ani one here have detailed info on the military tech products the northern chaps invented or license copy?
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Blockhead SG

A bit more info on the vehicle below:

Malaysia Eyes ASEAN, Middle East with Homegrown Armored Vehicle

By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia

A Malaysian firm launched the countrys first homegrown light armored vehicle April 24, with plans to export the fighting machine to Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

The Deftech AV4 is designed and built by Deftech, a wholly-owned subsidiary of conglomerate DRB-HICOM Bhd, which supplies vehicles to the Malaysian armed forces.

Deftechs marketing chief Godfrey Chang said the diesel-powered armored vehicle with a maximum speed of 110 kilometers (69 miles) per hour was built with the help of foreign partners.

It is a purely Malaysian product with some foreign expertise in areas such as communications, weapons and engine, he told reporters at a defense exhibition outside the capital Kuala Lumpur.

We are looking to sell the vehicle to the Malaysian army, Southeast Asian countries and the Middle East, he said.

Chang said that a demonstration for the Malaysian military would be conducted next month at the military training school in Port Dickson south of Kuala Lumpur.

Some 560 companies including BAE Systems Plc. from Britain, Sukhoi Co. from Russia and Thales Group from France are participating in the four-day military show.

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=1727450&C=asiapac

MyVi SG

here some pics.........

credit to Standdupper from Cari..........

borgkilla SG

nice one

looks more like a general transport verhicle, on the battlefield not much protection

fudgester SG

Looks like it.

Firing ports have pros and cons. The obvious advantage is of course the extra volume of small-arms supporting fire from the vehicle.

At the same time, though, the firing ports are some of the most vulnerable parts of the vehicle's armour, maing it easier for anti-tank weapons to penetrate.

MyVi SG

yeah, i think so...... it's better for troops transport rather than they use truck......

and with 110km/h, it will also nicely for recon.......

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