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Rapid Rover vehicles. An additional 44 were also expected to be ordered. They would be installed with the
Starstreak very short-range air defence (VSHORAD) missile on a Lightweight Multiple Launcher (LML) system. Prototypes were tested after the contract was announced.
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443:"Malaysia's Global Komited and Thales sign partnership agreement for distribution of Ground Based Air Defence systems in Malaysia | Thales Group"
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Weststar GK-M1 light tactical vehicle armed with M134D-H minigun
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CW-007, CW-15, CW-25 UAV/UAS (partnered with JOUAV)
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