SHAH ALAM: MTO tenders from Goose rounds to Boat Trailers. In the last week before Hari Raya, the Eperolehan website issued separate tenders for Goose and RPG rounds, 155mm round electronic time fuses, shipping for Unifil trucks and boat trailers.
The 84mm recoilless rifle rounds (HE) will be shipped from Belgium. It does not mentioned the quantities being bought nor its actual usage but its likely for the Carl Gustaff 84 recoiless weapon already in service with the Army. Perhaps it is for the new batch of Carl Gustaff to be purchased from Saab.
As for the RPG rounds, it will be some 2600 units likely from the new RPG-7 launchers purchased from Romania as we bought some earlier. The rounds are also to be shipped from Romania likely from the same manufacturer.
I am not sure whether the 155mm round electronic time fuses also included the round as both the MTO and supply tenders are confusing (one says rounds and the other only mentioned the fuzes) but I think it will be for 1000 units of the thing. If it was for the fuzes only, the company which got the tender is HF Nurani Sdn Bhd for a contract price of RM3 million.
Shipping for the Unifil trucks are of course for the Man 3 tonnes and Cendana Auto FFR trucks which were received by the Army in March. The MTO tender specified that the shipper will need to ship 15 3-tonne trucks and 20 FFR vehicles to the Malbatt 850-9 contingent in Lebanon.
This will be the first publicly announced new vehicles after the Guardians IFV in 2018. The new Nurol Makina Elder Yacin are only expected to be shipped to Lebanon in 2023 (or 2024 if the vehicles are shipped here for testing and commissioning) with the 10 or 11 contingents of Malbatt.
As for the boat trailers, the Army wants 100 of them to make it easier to get boats for operations. The tender document states:
There is a requirement for the MA to be equipped with Boat Trailer Single Deck to improve transportation of boat from one location to another during military operations. The
Boat Trailer shall be towed by the in-service military truck for loading and unloading of in-service assault boat aluminium (‘V’bottom) or boat aluminium catamaran (Flat Bottom).
Although the tender document says it is for military operations it is likely they would also be used for flood relief operations. Using trailers will make it easier for these boats to be transported around. Currently the boats are manhandled into the trucks allocated for such operations. By the way, Selamat Hari Raya. Maaf Zahir Batin.
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Saab and Raytheon is also developing guided munition for Carl Gustaf so the army should look into that as well
Selamat Hari Raya and best wishes to everybody!
dundun - ''Saab and Raytheon is also developing guided munition for Carl Gustaf''
Which can only be fired if we indeed get the latest CG version.
"MTO and supply tenders are confusing"
A little under USD $1mil for 1000 units or about USD $1,000 per unit. Plus plus the standard markups, I believe its just the fuzes only.
"Elder Yacin to Lebanon in 2023"
So following the huuhaa on the last Unfil vehicles not fully reimbursed, I am guessing these ones will be fully armed with RWS+50cal/40mmGL?
"easier to get boats for operations"
Only logical. Anyone who owns a boat can testify it is easier to launch/recover boats via trailer from the shoreline. But such trailers are usually coupled to light trucks or cars so I'm curious if they are going to mount to those high Handalan ones.
BTW, with DSA come & gone any news on the Caesar SPH? It seems inevitable the buy the will happen so I wonder what's the hold up.
If using Handalan or similar trucks, the boats will be carried off the trailer by the soldiers which was done previously
It's not like it's in the first role already
Joe "BTW, with DSA come & gone any news on the Caesar SPH? It seems inevitable the buy the will happen so I wonder what’s the hold up"
BAE and their archer?
The national interest
5Zaft - ''BAE and their archer?''
I've heard there is another contender; how strong it is remains to be seen.
A longstanding issue with Archer is that it could not fit into a C-130; no idea if it can fit into a A400M. We've traditionally emphasised the need for things to be able to be airlifted to East Malaysia but the reality is that it takes quite a number of sorties just to lift a single battery, crew, ammo and other things - assuming the needed airlift is available when needed.
@5zaft
Us and Caesar are like long distance relationship - on & off for many years ady. Archer stands no chance as it is the outlier at best and was not as extensively tested here as Caesar.