Weststar GK-M1 | |
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Type | Military light utility vehicle / Light tactical vehicle |
Place of origin | Malaysia |
Service history | |
In service | Malaysia |
Production history | |
Designed | 2012 [1] |
Manufacturer | Weststar Defence Industries |
Produced | 2015–present |
Specifications | |
Mass | 4 tonnes |
Length | 5.7 meters |
Width | 1.8 meters |
Height | 2 meters |
Main armament | See variants |
Suspension | 4×4 |
Maximum speed | 110 km/h |
Weststar GK-M1 is a Malaysian military light utility vehicle or light tactical vehicle designed and manufactured by Weststar Defence Industries.
Weststar delivered an unknown quantity of the GK-M1 in 2015. [2] On April 20, 2016, Weststar received another contract from the Malaysian Armed Forces to equip them with 44 Weststar GK-M1 Rapid Rover vehicles. [3] An additional 44 were also to be ordered. [4]
During the Defence & Security Exhibition 2015 convention, Thales announced that it had signed a contract to supply the Malaysian Armed Forces with ForceSHIELD anti-air defense system which is consist of Starstreak missiles, Control Master 200 radar and weapon control system. This system will be install on Weststar GK-M1. [5] [3]
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An off-road vehicle for special forces units made with COTS parts, unveiled in Defence Service Asia 2016. [7] Offered to the Grup Gerak Khas under the light strike vehicle procurement program. [8]
A variant equipped with weapons on top of the vehicle. Weapons mounted includes the M134D-H minigun, machine gun and grenade launcher. [9]
Air defence variant equipped with Starstreak surface-to-air missiles. [5] They're installed through a Lightweight Multiple Launcher (LML). [10]
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