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SHAH ALAM: The RMN has taken delivery of sixteen one-tonne utility trucks from Defence Technologies Sdn Bhd or Deftech. The trucks are likely to be Toyota Hilux 2.8 litre double cab 4X4 vehicles. Deftech in a social media post announced the delivery of the vehicles.
The post:
DEFTECH Marks Another Milestone with 1-Tonne Vehicle for 2025
DEFTECH proudly achieves another milestone with the successful production and delivery of the 1-Tonne Vehicle for the Navy.
🔹 6–9 Jan 2025 – First unit rollout at DEFTECH Pekan Plant
🔹 17–19 Jan 2025 – Final Acceptance Test at DEFTECH HQ, Shah Alam
🔹 24–25 Feb 2025 – Training with UMW Toyota for Navy at DEFTECH HQ
🔹 26 Feb 2025 – Delivery of 16 units at DEFTECH HQ, Shah Alam
This achievement underscores our commitment to excellence in defense mobility solutions. #DEFTECH #InnovationInMotion #1TonneVehicle.
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As the LOA of RM3.180.608 million was issued on August 20, last year, the time between delivery is only 190 days or six months and six days. Not much achievement really as the trucks are commercial off the shelf (COTS) vehicles with the only difference being TLDM stickers on the front doors. The stickers named the bases where the vehicles are attached with.
The tender for trucks was was published on March 27 and closed on April 23, last year.
The requirements called for a double cab truck with a seating capacity for five passengers. The 4X4 truck should be equipped with a 2.8 litre engine and an endurance of 450km. The specifications are very similar to the ones featured on the Toyota Hilux and Nissan Navarra pickups. Or any of the copycat Chinese made trucks as well.
It is interesting to note that the RMN is already equipped with a number of Hilux for various other duties so it will be the truck to beat in the competition. The estimated cost for the tender is RM3.4 million which translated to some RM215,000 per vehicle. A check on Toyota Malaysia website showed a similarly configured Hilux starts from RM159,080
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" Successful production and delivery of the 1-Tonne Vehicle for the Navy "
Production at DEFTECH pekan plant???
What did they do? Paste TLDM stickers and consider it as "production"?
How many engineers does it take to paste that sticker in DEFTECH PEKAN?
And they consider this as "achievement"?
There is no value added anything in this, better buy direct from UMW Toyota.
Excuse me why would the navy needs this
For utility tasks which do not require a bus, a three tonner, a ship or helicopters.
RM 3.18mil for 16 Hilux or RM 198k each. Toyota sells same model for RM 149k so easily RM50k clean profit each not yet factor in importation tax waiver for Govt vehicles.
"...buy direct from UMW Toyota", i believe its Govt procument procedures cannot buy direct from Foreign OEM & its OEM local office.
From Wikipedia: UMW Toyota Motor is a 51:39:10 joint venture between Malaysia-based United Motor Works (UMW), and the Toyota Motor Corporation and Toyota Tsusho Corporation of Japan.[1] UMWT wholly owns Assembly Services Sdn. Bhd. (ASSB), the exclusive assembler of Toyota passenger and commercial vehicles in Malaysia.
Due to its foreign shareholding means that the company cannot be registered to take part in government procurement exercise.
Excuse me why would the navy needs this. (Qamarul)
Funny that I'd like to equate this observation with the need for a dedicated MRSS for the navy.
Can they make make do with a converted commercial ship or something along those lines? The Iranian navy has their 2 drone carriers converted from container ships. No hiccups there ...
"Can they make make do with a converted commercial ship"
That means you dont understand whats the purpose of MRSS. The TLDM specs will tell you whats its for.
@ taib
Good observation there.
If you look at the cost of the PT PAL MRSS 163m, the price is USD408 million.
https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/idex-navdex-2025/2025/02/pt-pals-construction-of-emirati-lpd-proceeds-apace/
TLDM wants to get 2 of them in RMK13 2026-2030
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GkyfXblakAAnLlc.jpg
TLDM plans for RMK13 2026-2030
- 2x MRSS (USD800 million)
- 3x Turkiye Corvette (USD560 million @ RM2.5 billion)
That is USD800 million locked up in getting what is essentially a cargo ship for west to east malaysia logistics.
That mission can be had for much more lower cost by getting :
1) RORO ships (example : Spain navy SPS Ysabel, UK point class). Spanish Navy bought the SPS Ysabel for just EUR7.5 million.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E-bN9xoWEAQic2l.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E-bN9xoWEAImhqV.jpg
2) Retired Excess Defence Article (EDA) - Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport (EPF) / Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV). US Navy is going to retire almost all of this JHSV/EPF ships, this could probably be had for free/minumum cost like those ex USCG cutters.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GkEHnxBa4AAb_1_.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GkIuTP6aAAIp5r2.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GkIuVgqXMAA2ywV.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GkIuXhYaMAAbHr7.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GkIuZitXQAA8nFy.jpg
Getting 2x RORO and 2x JHSV/EPF will probably cost less than USD50 million, and would do the same mission profile as 2x USD800 million MRSS.
Money saved could be used for submarines, frigates, completing the 6th GOWIND...
"No hiccups there …" they are under embargo/sanction, if not for sure they can easily get America LHA.
did you forget the bunga mas 5 and KA Tun Azizan?
Why not get a toyota hiace 2024 utility van? It would fit more things & pax at much cheaper price below 200k. Its not like they want to mount a browning machine guns on the 4x4 right? So i guess it will be tasked with everyday light tasking, despatches & vip transportation.