| DefTech AV8 Gempita | |
|---|---|
 DefTech AV8 Gempita being paraded on Malaysia's National Day Parade | |
| Type | Armoured fighting vehicle |
| Place of origin |  Malaysia  Turkey |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2014-present |
| Used by | Malaysian Army |
| Production history | |
| Designer | DefTech FNSS Defence Systems |
| Manufacturer | DefTech |
| No. built | 257[1] |
| Variants | See variants |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | ± 28,000 - 30,000 kg[2] |
| Length | 8 m |
| Width | 2.7 m (not incl. side armour) |
| Height | 2.17 m (hull top) |
| Crew | 3 + 11 soldiers |
| Armor | Composite aluminium and steel armour, add-on armour at front and sides of the hull up to STANAG 4569 Level 4 |
Main armament | 30mm Denel LCT30 turret or 25mm Sharpshooter turret |
Secondary armament | FN Herstal MAG 58M coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun and 4 ZT3 Ingwe anti tank missile for LCT30 turret |
| Engine | Deutz TCD 2015 V6 diesel 550 hp |
| Power/weight | 18.3-19.6 HP/ton |
| Suspension | Independent air suspension system[3] |
Operational range | 700 km (430 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 100 km/h on road 6 km/h in water[4] |
The DefTech AV8 Gempita (Thunder) is an amphibious multirole armoured vehicle developed by Malaysian defence company DefTech with the assistance of Turkey defence company FNSS. The Gempita resembles some of the Turkey FNSS Pars design and technology. The vehicle has a modular design which allows the fitting of different turrets, weapons, sensors, and communications systems on the same vehicle.
The vehicle has 12 variants, including the armoured personnel carrier, infantry fighting vehicle, tank destroyer, signals intelligence vehicle and recovery vehicles.
The AV8 is manufactured by DefTech in Pahang, Malaysia.
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