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Weststar GK-M1/M2

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In Defence Service Asia (DSA) 2024, Weststar confirmed that they has delivered 50 GK-M2s to the Malaysian Armed Forces. Another 50 will be delivered in 2025 and another 50 in 2026.
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announced that it had signed a contract to supply the Malaysian Armed Forces with ForceSHIELD anti-air defense system which is consist of
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Weststar delivered an unknown quantity of the GK-M1 in 2015. On April 20, 2016, Weststar received another contract from the
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An off-road vehicle for special forces units made with COTS parts, unveiled in Defence Service Asia 2016. Offered to the
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missiles, Control Master 200 radar and weapon control system. This system will be install on Weststar GK-M1.
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to equip them with 44 Weststar GK-M1 Rapid Rover vehicles. An additional 44 were also to be delivered.
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surface-to-air missiles. They're installed through a Lightweight Multiple Launcher (LML).
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military light utility vehicle or light tactical vehicle designed and manufactured by
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A variant equipped with weapons on top of the vehicle. Weapons mounted includes the
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Ambulance vehicle with accommodation of stretchers in the rear compartment.
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Command and communication vehicle to accommodate communications equipment.
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Weststar GK-M1 light tactical vehicle armed with M134D-H minigun
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During the Defence & Security Exhibition 2015 convention,
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under the light strike vehicle procurement program.
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Weststar GK-M1

Military light utility vehicle
Malaysia
Weststar Defence Industries
Malaysian
Weststar Defence Industries
Malaysian Armed Forces
Thales
Starstreak
Toyota

Grup Gerak Khas
M134D-H minigun
machine gun
grenade launcher
Starstreak
Malaysia
Cendana Auto 4x4
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"Weststar GK-M1 Weapon Platform - Malaysian Defence"


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"DSA 2016: GK-M1 trials continue - Shephard Media - Aerospace, defence and security news and analysis"
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