DRB-HICOM Defence Technologies
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| Industry |
Defence Automobile |
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| Founded | Incorporated 1996 |
| Headquarters | Shah Alam, Malaysia |
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Number of locations
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3 |
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Area served
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South East Asia, East Africa |
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Key people
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Tan Sri Dato' Sri Haji Mohd Khamil bin Jamil (Chairman/Director) |
| Products | Vehicles |
| Parent | DRB-HICOM |
| Website | www |
DRB-HICOM Defence Technologies Sdn. Bhd. is a Malaysian defence contractor involved in the development, manufacture and supply of armoured and logistic vehicles for the military and homeland security. Deftech is also a supplier of specialised vehicles and commercial buses.
On 17 October 1996, DefTech, a wholly owned subsidiary of DRB-HICOM was incorporated to contribute towards Malaysia’s industrialisation and self-reliant defence aspirations.
In 2001, DefTech established its armoured vehicle production in Pekan, Pahang at a cost of RM70 million to prepare for the collaboration with FNSS of Turkey to manufacture and supply the ACV-300 family of vehicles to the Ministry of Defence. The successful partnership translated into additional order for the vehicles.
Between 2011 and 2014, DefTech spent 500 million ringgit to upgrade its infrastructure, equipment and manpower to prepare for the development and production of the DefTech AV8.
As Malaysia's sole armoured vehicle manufacturing company, DefTech was involved in the production of 200 South African-designed RG-34 MRAPs under licence.
The DefTech AV8 is DefTech's most significant project, with 257 orders to date.
In June 2011, the Turkish Company FNSS signed a ‘letter of offer and acceptance’ by DRB-Hicom Defence Technologies (DefTech) for the design, development and manufacture of the vehicles. The AV8 vehicle selected by the Malaysian military was based on the FNSS-designed Pars 8×8 multi-purpose, multi-mission, wheeled armoured vehicle. The contract included technology transfer arrangements to Deftech and logistics support for the Malaysian army, positioning the vehicle and its 12 variants to become Malaysia’s first indigenous family of 8×8 armoured wheeled vehicle.
In December 2014, the AV8 was officially inducted into service with the Malaysian Army in a ceremony at the DefTech plant in Pekan.
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