KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has achieved yet another milestone with the country’s first-ever locally-built armoured vehicle - the Tarantula HMAV 4x4 - which is a high-mobility four-wheel-drive armoured vehicle.
It is 100 per cent Malaysian-made, and produced by MILDEF International Technologies Sdn Bhd, proving that a local company has the capacity and skills to rival that of defence industry players worldwide.
Senior Minister of Defence Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the armoured vehicle, which was completed three months ago, was built by a team of eight engineers and over 100 Defence Ministry (MINDEF) staff involving a cost of RM16 million, including research and development, spread across four years.
"This is Malaysian-made. I have said (previously) MINDEF will focus on the fact that experts in Malaysia are capable of producing our own arms, so that we do not have to depend on foreign countries for military equipment,” he said during a media conference after launching the Tarantula HMAV 4x4 at Wisma Perwira Tentera Darat, Kem Sungai Besi here, today.
According to Ismail Sabri, the vehicle had undergone various evaluations, including road durability, fuel consumption, load tests and climbing tests, which were conducted on par with international military standards.
The vehicle was named after the Tarantula - a group of large and often hairy spiders capable of changing their colour and movements to suit their surrounding environment, and are capable of killing animals much larger than themselves.
Ismail Sabri said the vehicle was also built to suit Malaysia’s climate and weather.
He said the Tarantula had been well-received by some countries in the Middle East, however, no orders had been placed as yet.
"The technology (of this vehicle) will be improved if there is a need to enter the international market, and based on its existing capacity, MILDEF International Technologies can produce 40 Tarantulas a year if there is demand,” he said.
With its durability and capability of reaching speeds of up to 110 km an hour, the Tarantula is also capable of executing various important military missions and protect its crew and passengers.
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Fri Apr 02 2021
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Malaysia has achieved yet another milestone with the country's first-ever locally-built armoured vehicle - the Tarantula HMAV 4x4 - which is a high-mobility four-wheel-drive armoured vehicle. - BERNAMA
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