Malaysian Army Hummer

 

To 12.7 mm machine gun platform for the URO VAMTAC high-mobility tactical sport utility vehicle.(photo : KLSR)

Kuala Lumpur: Minister of Defence confirmed that the army has been delivered to the Malaysian 73 URO VAMTAC high-mobility tactical sport utility vehicle.

Malaysian Army in 2009 April 13-28 in Kota Tinggi Johor Tg Logok the "king of bows and arrows," the exercise (Ex Panah Jaguh) in IGLA anti-aircraft missiles with a URO VAMTAC the highly mobile tactical sport utility vehicle, for the first time appearance, and conducted live-fire.


IGLA anti-aircraft missiles with the URO VAMTAC high mobility tactical sport utility vehicle, conducted a live firing. (photo : KLSR)

Malaysian Army DSA 2008 in URO VAMTAC procurement of 85 high-mobility tactical sport utility vehicle as a mobile weapons platform. The contract value of 56.1 million ringgit. 85 In this highly mobile tactical URO VAMTAC off-road vehicles, including 25 for IGLA anti-aircraft missiles to Taiwan of motorized vehicles, 24 for the METIS-M anti-tank missile platform, AGL 40 to 24 mm grenade launcher platform and 12 to 12.7 mm machine-gun platform.

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Malaysia New Weapon

MBDA's Trigat ATGW (photo : Defensie)
Malaysia is evaluating anti-tank guided weapons to meet an army requirement for 18 launchers and 200 missiles after closing a Finance Ministry tender deadline on 30 January, writes Dzirhan Mahadzir.

Denel's Ingwe ATGW onVBL (photo : Army Recognition)
Metis-M ATGW (photo : Rusarmy)

Kornet-E ATGW (photo : Army Technology)

Systems under consideration include the Russian KBP Metis-M and Kornet-E, China's Norinco Red Arrow, Pakistan's Baktar Shikan, the MBDA TRIGAT and the Denel Ingwe from South Africa. The army already has a limited number of Metis M and Baktar Shikan systems, but the Kornet-E is said by sources to be favoured due to its performance in 2006 against Israeli armour in Lebanon.


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Malaysia Accepts Pakistani ATGW8 Juli 2004

Malaysia has taken delivery of its Armoured Combat Vehicle (ACV) 300-series tracked armoured vehicles fitted with the Pakistani Baktar Shikan anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW). A contract was placed in late 2000 with FNSS Savunma Sistemleri of Turkey for 211 ACV 300 vehicles in 10 configurations.

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