DefTech AV8

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 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.