Made by proton?

DRB-HICOM bro. DRB-HICOM makes Proton cars and also assembles cars in Malaysia for Honda, Isuzu, Suzuki, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen

ATM uji prototaip AV8 sebelum pengeluaran




29/03/2013 4:42pm


LANGKAWI - Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM) sedang menguji prototaip kereta perisai tempur generasi masa depan, AV8, yang diterimanya sebelum pengeluaran kenderaan itu dilaksanakan di negara ini, kata Menteri Pertahanan, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

" Kita sudah pun menerima prototaip kereta perisai itu dan sedang menjalankan ujian.

" Kita akan bina 257 kereta perisai dengan belanja sebanyak RM7.3 bilion. Pembinaannya yang bertempat dalam negara akan memberi faedah kepada 100 syarikat tempatan, ” katanya kepada pemberita pada Pameran Maritim dan Areoangkasa Antarabangsa Langkawi 2013 (LIMA 2013) di sini hari ini.

Kereta perisai yang mempunyai lapan tayar itu dibangunkan dengan teknologi Turki dan sebuah kilang akan didirikan di Malaysia untuk mengeluarkan kenderaan versi tempatan yang dikenali sebagai AV8.

Beliau berkata, kesemua pembekalan kereta perisai itu dijangka siap sepenuhnya dalam tempoh 13 tahun.



- BERNAMA -

Deftech AV-8 8x8 AFV















Sources : http://www.malaysiandefence.com

Denel, Malaysian Company Settle Offsets Deal for Turret Purchase





BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWE — South Africa’s Denel Aerostructures (DAe) and Malaysian company Strand Aerospace Malaysia have signed a deal that initiates an indirect offsets program South Africa is offering in return for the Malaysian Army’s 3.5 billion Malaysian ringgit (US $1.1 billion) order of Denel Land Systems turrets for its eight-wheel-drive armored infantry fighting vehicles.

In June 2012, Denel and Malaysian company DRB-Hicom (Deftech) signed a €340 million (US $464.3 million) contract for the local Malaysian production and assembly of turrets and integrated weapon systems for the armored infantry fighting vehicles in order to create a sustainable production capability.

Delivery will be spread over seven years beginning from January 2013. In terms of Malaysian law, offset deals are compulsory for all government foreign acquisitions worth more than 50 million ringgit.

A memorandums of understanding (MOU) was signed by DAe Chief Executive Ismail Dockrat and Strand Aerospace Chief Operating Officer Naguib Mohd Nor at the Malaysian Embassy in the South African capital Pretoria last Friday.

“ The objective of the [offset] programs is to foster strategic international partnerships. We would like to set the offset program as a platform that would benefit both countries. We have to look at it as a platform for local industry development, ” said Malaysia Technology Depository Agency director Zailani Safari.

A joint statement issued after the signing ceremony said Malaysia has the potential to grow in the provision of engineering services.

“ With a strong existing base, Malaysia is well positioned to grow engineering services. It has a large number of engineering graduates to fill its workforce needs. It also has a strong domestic demand, driven by the local aerospace manufacturing and MRO industries.

“ This cooperation (the MOU) will look to leverage on DAe’s strong experience in manufacturing and design engineering in the development of indigenous South African aerospace programs to support development of Strand’s Malaysian engineers. ”

Denel Group Chief Operating Officer Jan Wessels said the deal is focused on human capital development, meaning the training of Malay staff through exchanges with 11 South African companies that will take part in the offset programs.

In addition to defense and aerospace engineering, the offset deals will also include skills transfer in agricultural, automotive and structural engineering, among others.

“ This agreement strengthens our relationship with Strand Aerospace Malaysia, ” he said. Wessels said the group hopes to capitalize on its presence in Malaysia to market its range of weapons regionally in southeast Asia.

Regional arms demand has spiraled over the last decade driven by insurgencies, transnational terrorism, maritime piracy, weapon system upgrades and other force modernization requirements. The two countries are set to further strengthen bilateral cooperation with the signing of five more MoUs through which 11 South African companies will collaborate with Malaysian entities.

Denel has designated the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries as a target market in the period up to 2018 because of various military modernization programs that have turned it into one of the fastest-growing regions in terms of defense spending in the world.



Sources : http://www.defensenews.com

Berapa songlap?

Suggest we abolish ATM....later no more songlap. And u will live happily & peacefully after.

Somebody here dont understand....he think like buying a car....one MoU then settle.

In military....we buy onlyba body. Later the accessories inside come from many many companies....so lots of MoU..... ok understand...someone will say more songlap.

If all the individual contract is vetted carefully to company that really can deliver and within standard cost then there are no issues. Companies should be freely allowed to get in this field and compete on merit basis, and not being highly via AP limitation which is abused to favour cronies only.

There are animosity towards ATM, only to the process the tender are being handled. There should be openness and transparencies in how each of our RM is being spent. If ATM can justify the purchase of any equipment, then why not, just be prudent and buy each equipment fairly.

Problem in malaysia....military propose this.....when come to decision, those civilian who hold the money suddenly change to other model....

It happened to to Aug Steyr, Inderapura, laksamana class corvette.... it happened suddenly, and we MUST choose this eventhough too many stoppages (Steyr case).

Just saw it in DSA. It's so big. As big as a bus.

Must be civillian tied to a certain interest when choosing certain model. Unfortunately, we have a tootless MACC and a for-show-only whistleblower act.

Whatever it is....collaboration with turkey is the best....

Deftech AV-8 8x8 Bushmaster 25mm Turret







Deftech AV-8 8x8 Denel LCT30 Turret

Can deploy these as deterents for Sulu pirates in Lahad Datu.

But, the tires can be shot & puncture?

run-flat tire

got Condor 4x4 or Landrovers with their tyres shot over there? anyway, it got 8 run-flat tyres

military industry is gooding yo