The Malaysian Government has awarded a contract to DRB-HICOM Defence Technologies Sdn Bhd (Deftech) to manufacture 257 units of 8×8 armoured wheeled vehicles to be used by the Malaysian Army.

Under the RM8bn ($2.5bn) contract, Deftech will develop, manufacture, supply and deliver 12 variants of the armoured wheeled vehicle, according to biz.thestar.com.my.

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Deftech chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Khamil Jamil said the project would span six years.

“We will deliver the 257 8×8 armoured wheeled vehicles to the government by 2016 and the company will come out with the first vehicle by January 2012,” he said.

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