SHAH ALAM: The PDRM has requested to the Home Ministry for the purchase of 18 armoured vehicles for its units operating in ESSCOM, the IGP was reported as saying. IGP Hamid Bador told the Kosmo newspaper that the application has been approved and the ministry was in the process of putting the tender for the vehicles.
Inside the cabin of a PDRM Baracuda armoured car. PDRM
From PDRM Facebook page.
“Kita mahu memantapkan lagi kawalan keselamatan di kawasan tersebut supaya sektor pelancong dapat dibuka sedikit demi sedikit,” katanya kepada Kosmo! baru-baru ini.
Mengulas lanjut, Tan Sri Abdul Hamid berkata, pihaknya memohon sebanyak 18 buah kenderaan perisai bagi membolehkan pasukan keselamatan melakukan rondaan di kawasan berkenaan.
Jelas beliau, kenderaan perisai itu penting untuk kegunaan anggota tanpa sebarang risiko serangan selain keadaan muka bumi di pantai timur negeri tersebut.
“Permohonan itu sudah diluluskan dan saya difahamkan, Kementerian Dalam Negeri kini dalam proses membuka tender.
“Saya harap permohonan disegerakan untuk ditempatkan di Lahad Datu dan Sandakan,” katanya yang memberitahu aset sedia ada tidak mencukupi.
Despite the scoop, Kosmo had done a mistake with the story by putting a picture of policemen patrolling at one of the many sea villages in the eastern coast of Sabah (see picture below)
PDRM Facebook post which quoted the Kosmo article.
If the story was meant to justify the purchase of armoured vehicles for the police, Kosmo sub editors may well did not see the point. A better picture (below)
Army and GOF joint patrol in ESSCOM AOR. Note the GK-M1 weapon carriers from the Army. The left one is fitted with a 12.7mm machine gun while the other is fitted with an automatic grenade launcher.
Anyhow I am trying to find out from my sources some specifications on the new armoured vehicles, though I am guessing that they will be looking for an armoured 4X4. As reported before the police has a number of Barracuda 4X4 APCs stationed in ESSCOM AOR that was previously purchased for the UN mission in Timur Leste. According to a report earlier this year, the GOF units are equipped with four Barracudas, four Shorland Land Rovers and four IAG Jaws armoured 4X4s.
A PDRM Barracuda operating in Sabah. PDRM
It was up to me it would be cheaper and easier for the police to simply purchase uparmoured Toyota Landcruisers or Hilux. I had stated some time back when the police were looking for armoured vehicles shortly after the Lahad Datu incident, which never happened of course. They did buy some ATVs and 4X4s for ESSCOM AOR though.
Polaris MRZR. PDRM bought 10 of these buggies for ESSCOM duties.
The police did purchased a number of armoured 4X4s but the vehicles, the Jaws APC 4X4, are mainly used by the UTK as the Streit Typhoons, purchased earlier than 2014.
Weststar IAG Jaws APC.
–Malaysian Defence
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Just pass 18 condors from the army to PDRM and be done with it. Later when say more gempitas available for 5 KAD Sabah, pass all the lipanbaras to PDRM too.
Can PDRM combine their order with TDM order for 20 4x4 APCs? That would save on cost.
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No
Strangely enough, I wholly agree. PDRM needn't buy new armoured 4x4s or personnel carriers. Just detach a dozen or so army Condors and hand these over to the police. I understand the police workshops are good at handling and servicing their vehicles. If we go to some kampung stations, chances are they're still using Kancils and old Sagas... all in running order.
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I don't think the police wants to replace their 40 year old armoured vehicles with another batch of 40 year old vehicles
@ marhalim
This is to add, not to replace any of current armored vehicles in ESSCOM.
Many of the current PDRM V150, Shorland and Sankeys are even older than the condors, being purchased in the mid 70s
http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/147801/pga-sabah-bakal-terima-12-kereta-perisai-tahun-ini/
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Yes they will add to the Jaws and Baracudas, its the Shorland, they will replaced. Of course they will have to replace the Commandos and Sankeys
As a requirement for a patrol vehicle that can be protected against small arms fire, there is nothing wrong with using a condor that is fully rebuild mechanically to as new condition.
Unimog spares are aplenty, and it is also shared with the barracudas. Civilian spec equipment such as surround cameras, air-conditioning that does not need to be CBRN specs etc means it can be made much more comfortable without the high price tags.
I rhink one must ride in either a condor or comando150,to experience why PDRM needs a better modern 4x4 armoured vehicle.
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If you see the videos most of them showed that the Commandos are used as the fire support vehicle while the Sankeys are used to carry personnel. Like the Condors, its quite difficult for dismounts equipped with vests, helmets and other stuff to exit or enter the Commandos
I prefer either Weststar IAG Jaws APC or Barracuda assuming the current requirements and budget are similar.
Well our boys in blues got their pride too..pretty high at that i believed..They will not wanna be a dumpster for army to dump their old unwanted equipment at Police doorstep..They will demand no less than a streit typhoon or iag jaws equivalent apc like streit scorpions or spartans or even additional jaws or typhoon..
Pride is shown by putting the country first, not by going around in posh vehicles.
The police does not need a MRAP level armoured vehicle like streit typhoon for patrol duties. All it needs is a vehicle able to withstand assault rifle attacks. and the condors are capable enough for that.
So only army allowed to get a brand new 'posh' equipment? And whenever army didnt want to use them anymore they can dump it at police doorstep?..Utk use typhoon when urban terrorist almost non existent today..Police PGA that patrolling the border facing with illegal smuggler everyday cannot get a brand new posh vehicles?..Ohh btw 1 pga operator killed and another one badly injured near thai border today..sure lets not get any brand new vehicles for police lol