DEFTECH AV 4 00 Force Assault Recon Vehicles
DBR-Hicom Technologies Sdn Bhd (Defteoh) plans to aggressively market the first Malaysian-developed armoured vehicle, the Deftech AV4 00 Force Assault Recon Vehicles (FARV), both domestically and abroad.
Its chief operating officer Amin Gund said the AV4 was designed specifically to meet the requirements of the Malaysian Armed Forces, which had initially mooted the idea in 2003.
“We invested RM5 ringgit into the project (while the rest was given by the government), from research and development right up to building the AV4 00 prototype. Given the opportunity, we believe this armoured vehicle can fulfill the needs of our Armed Forces,” Gundu said.
AminGundu said being a locally developed vehicle, the AV4 00 would have all the benefits of rapid after sales support as Deftech could supply parts and carry out maintenance and repair works. Plus, its parts can be found in any off the shelve tactical off field maintenance and repair depot (in other words bengkel kereta mana-mana)
“At present many of the specialised vehicles used by the Armed Forces and police are from overseas, and availability of parts on demand is sometimes a challenge,” he said at a briefing on the AV4 00 in Shah Alam on Feb 15.
He said the AV4 00 had undergone rigorous mobility testing at Deftech’s NATO-certified test track in Pekan, Pahang. He also said the test surpass NATO test requirement.
Amin Gundu said " The test surpass NATO test requirement"
“We invested RM5 ringgit into the project (while the rest was given by the government), from research and development right up to building the AV4 00 prototype. Given the opportunity, we believe this armoured vehicle can fulfill the needs of our Armed Forces,” Gundu said.
ReplyDeleteerr..invest rm5 je ke?
sebab yang bakinya kerajaan yang invest heheeheheh
ReplyDeleteFaridzus said......
ReplyDeletemacam mana industri pertahanan negara nak maju kalau kerajaan sendiri tak nak gunapakai kenderaan buatan tempatan. Keluarkan modal juta2 tapi bila hasilnya menakjubkan tak nak guna, buang duit je...banyak benda boleh buat dengan duit tu.Tengok Singapura, Indonesia mementingkan buatan tempatan bukannya takda kualiti tapi terbukti berkesan. Sampai bila nak macam ni? Politik yang tidak mementingkan industri pertahanan negara adalah satu pembaziran bagi saya.