SHAH ALAM: The procurement division of the Home Ministry today issued a 40-day tender for the supply and delivery of four remotely operated Explosive Ordnance Disposal vehicle for the police Explosives Disposal Unit (UPB).
The UPB currently operates various types of ROVs for bomb disposal work. They also operate – likely four – Croatia-made Dok-Ing remotely operated for EOD and also CBRNE work. It is likely that they want a smaller ROV as the vehicle being sought is limited to 200kg. The cost estimate for the four EOD vehicles is RM10 million meaning that the vehicles should cost around RM2.5 million each. This include the cost of the vehicles together with accessories and the training for 15 personnel.
Some of the public specifications of the EOD vehicles being sought. For the full specifications please go to the Eperolehan website.
The Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) is required for Explosive Ordnance
Disposal (EOD) Unit to perform remote surveillance, identification and
neutralization of Improvised Explosive Devices while minimizing risk to human
life.
1.1.3 The ROV shall be robust to withstand rough military handling.
1.1.4 All electronics components for the ROV are fabricated according to
military standard and shall be corrosion resistant.
1.1.5 The ROV shall provide ease of maintenance so that damaged or
non-functional parts may be interchanged for instant trouble shooting to
resume operation.
1.1.6 The ROV shall have at least two (2) tool magazines including window
breaker integrated in the chassis with automatic tool change capability.
1.1.7 Operating Temperature : -20°C to +60°C and minimum of 80% relative
humidity.
1.1.8 Storage Temperature : – 30°C to +70°C
1.2 Vehicle Size and Weight 1.2.1 Length of the ROV shall be between 700
mm to 900 mm in stowed configuration.
1.2.2 Height of the ROV shall be between 700 mm to 900 mm in stowed
configuration.
1.2.3 Width of the ROV shall be between 500mm to 700 mm in stowed
configuration.
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1.2.4 Weight of the ROV shall not more than 200 kg.
1.3 Mobility And Maneuverability 1.3.1 ROV shall be designed with track drive
system and individually adjustable flippers. Each flippers has its own drive
system.
1.3.2 ROV flippers shall have independent or coordinated / programmable
movement.
1.3.3 ROV flippers shall have minimum +80° vertical rotation.
1.3.4 The ROV shall have self-stabilisation / auto level / anti-overturn system to
avoid overturning during inclination.
1.3.5 The ROV major components such as flipper, manipulator arm and turret
shall able to be detached without the use of special tools for ease of operation
and transportation.
1.3.6 ROV shall be able to cross any obstacle with a minimum height of 400
mm.
1.3.7 The ROV shall be able to be drive over a gap or ditch NOT less than 500
mm width.
1.3.8 The ROV shall be able to ascend and descend stairs and slopes NOT
less than 45° inclination.
1.3.9 ROV shall able to automatically detect and avoid obstacle.
1.3.10 Maximum payload should NOT less than 70 kg.
1.3.11 Maximum speed should NOT less than 3 km/h, forward and reverse.
— Malaysian Defence
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View Comments (7)
Both ATM and Stride should develop a use case for quadpedal "dog" robot drone. It can be used for EOD, during disaster rescue, recce etc
necessities is the mother of all inventions and there is zero necessities for ATM to support local inventions,heck she doesn't even wanted local products of any kind in the first place.
Zaft - 'heck she doesn’t even wanted local products of any kind in the first place".
Utter nonsense. The MAF likes local stuff because it can be cheaper and because it's easier to deal with suppliers here rather than with those in different time zones and using different currencies. On top of that local stuff can be custom designed for specific needs.
What the MAF doesn't like is being forced by the politucians to get local stuff simply because it's politically expedient or because someone stands to gain. It has to be selective. A lot of local stuff is also more expensive than foreign equivalents.
If you need examples of local stuff which the MAF is happy with; ask and you shall get.
"...local stuff which the MAF is happy with...'
Ermm Rangsum & Field Kitchen?
Rangsum?
Hello. Who is satisfied?. The soldiers or those at the top?
Lee,
First of all; save the "hellos".
You really want to know or are engaging in rhetorics? Are you suggesting the MAF is not sastified with every single thing made locally?
The RMN is more than happy with its FICs which are comparable to the CB-90s and cheaper. The army has no issues with the IR resistant paint developed by a local company and with certain things delivered by Mindmatics. I could go on if you need to know more. If you know better; please share and I don't mean personal experience decades ago with sub standard stuff.
I have a cynical view of the local industry but I'll be the last to say that there are absolutely no companies which have delivered on spec; on time and within budget.
"the vehicles should cost around RM2.5 million each"
Dang! Its cheaper to send a bomb defuser in a EOD suit!