SHAH ALAM: Tarantula HMAV 4X4. Mildef Technologies Sdn Bhd High Mobility Armoured Vehicle (HMAV) 4X4 has been officially named as the Tarantula. Defence Minister DS Ismail Sabri performed the naming ceremony today.
From the Malaysian Armed Forces headquarters.
Ismail Sabri putting the name of Tarantula on the HMAV. MAF picture
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SUNGAI BESI, 2 APR 21 β Panglima Angkatan Tentera, Jeneral Tan Sri Datoβ Sri Hj. Affendi bin Buang TUDM pada hari ini telah menghadiri Majlis Penamaan Kereta Berperisai Mobiliti Tinggi (HMAV) 4Γ4 buatan tempatan pertama βTARANTULAβ yang telah disempurnakan oleh Menteri Kanan Pertahanan, Datoβ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob bertempat di Wisma Perwira Tentera Darat, Kem Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur.
TARANTULA adalah Kenderaan Berperisai Mobiliti Tinggi/High Mobility Armoured Vehicle (HMAV) buatan Syarikat MILDEF International Technologies merupakan kereta berperisai pertama yang direka dan dibuat sepenuh di Malaysia. Nama TARANTULA tersebut turut diambil daripada kumpulan labah-labah bertaring yang besar dan berbulu serta mampu untuk membunuh haiwan lain yang lebih besar daripadanya bagi menggambarkan keupayaan dan kelebihan kenderaan berkenaan.
Kenderaan ini turut berjaya melepasi sesi Ujian Penilaian Pertama yang dilaksanakan oleh Tim Uji Nilai Tentera Darat Malaysia (TDM) dan Institut Penyelidikan Sains dan Teknologi Pertahanan (STRIDE), Kementerian Pertahanan merangkumi pelbagai penilaian seperti ketahanan di lebuh raya, penggunaan minyak, ujian muatan, kecekapan penggunaan takal, pemasangan dan pembukaan, ujian mendaki serta cerun, penggunaan brek termasuk ujian fording.
Ujian-ujian berkenaan telah berlangsung selama 9 hari merangkumi perjalanan sejauh 700 km di atas jalan raya dan 300 km secara off-road dalam pelbagai keadaan serta bentuk muka bumi diikuti ujian berhalangan yang lain mengikut piawaian TDM setanding di peringkat antarabangsa.
Dengan keupayaan lasak untuk bergerak pantas di atas pelbagai bentuk muka bumi dengan mencapai kelajuan sehingga 110 km/j ianya juga terbukti mampu melaksanakan pelbagai misi penting ketenteraan serta memberi perlindungan kepada pengendali serta kru kenderaan tersebut.
Menteri Kanan Pertahanan dalam ucapannya berharap agar kejayaan penghasilan kereta perisai ini dijadikan inspirasi kepada syarikat tempatan lain untuk terus berinovasi dan menghasilkan lebih banyak produk berteknologi tinggi seterusnya mampu menyumbang kepada perkembangan ekonomi negara selaras dengan Dasar Industri Pertahanan dan Keselamatan Negara yang dilancarkan oleh Kementerian Pertahanan dalam usaha menjadikan Malaysia sebagai salah satu negara pengeluar aset ketenteraan.
For more on the HMAV go here and here. It remained unclear however whether the Tarantula will be selected for the Army or other users despite the naming ceremony. The Defence Ministry has previously indicated that the next armoured vehicle β the replacement for the Condors β will be a 6X6 vehicle.
Personally I think it should be called the Acromantula instead.
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If it is not to replace the Condors, lets hope that it will be selected as a supplement to the Condors replacement, or replacement to the GWagons and the likes.
The posibility there will either be a stretch version or 6x6 version....
@RedSot
Stretched version might be doable but there will be issues with the long rear overhang plus the bodyshell integrity might be affected. 6x6 version will depend if the vehicle OEM has that option.
hopefully we wo't take another 10 years to decide and to prepare budget for the Condor replacement.
In my opinion, once Tarantula is is proven and MINDEF is happy with it's performance.
the Gov should just some up with a budget and place an order in small quantity ( may be 40 vehicles), like how we did for Lipanbara.
This is to kick start the production cycle. It will also be a good motivation with other local companies who are aspiring to produce local military products.
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No lah, if only 40 only there is no need to build them locally
The replacement for the Condor is going to be 6x6 IFV and APC, so this is not enough. Anyhow, this HMAV appears massive (or the people is the photo are vert short) compared to the AV4.
Tom Tom,
One simply canβt have a IFV or MRAP with a low profile and small of certain mobility, fire power and protection levels are desired.
justo,
We need a sound policy; not one in which the needs of the local defence industry take precedence over the end user and the tax payer. In other words we should only buy something if it actually suits requirements; not because itβs βlocalβ and not to merely to support a local company.
There are so many local companies offering so called βlocalβ products; each wanting a piece of the pie. We simply can continue buying a bit of everything from everyone. There must be continuity/economics of scale.
P.S.
We simply βcanβtβ continue buying a bit of everything from everyone
Any reason why the Minister of Defence and Mindef is promoting a vehicle they didn't request, didn't order, and not targeted for any existing tenders or requirements (since Condor replacement is a 6x6 not 4x4)?
What's the point of developing local industry if the govt buys foreign? Or promote a product only to buy from a competitor?
Seems to be nothing but vaporware.
Or is this a way for money to be spent on useless gear that the army doesn't need (like the MD530G)?
To what extent is the Tarantula locally manufactured? Are the armour plates produced locally? What about the armour windscreen?
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Most likely the armoured components are imported as no one make them locally
@justo
These are prototype testing units, not even preproduction ready and far from any definition of being "proven".
And for a handful of units, better don't or per unit price will shoot up with the cost of setting up new assembly plant and whatnot. If we got that much money to spend, we could just get more AV4s.