Peacekeeper Protected Response Vehicle
Singapore, 9 July 2015 Thursday | xtemujin 360°Resources, Singapore
The Renault Trucks Defense Higuard MRAP 6×6, renamed to Peacekeeper Protected Response Vehicle (PRV) in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), was officially inducted into the army on the 8th of July 2015.
It is marketed to the general public as a direct replacement for the Cadillac Gage V200 which had served the SAF since the 1970’s. The V200 will cease operation in the year 2016.
Three PRV were already involved in the 2015 Combined Rehearsal One, National Day Parade in the mobile column segment.
The PRV are armed with a Remote Control Weapon System (RCWS) mounted with either a CIS 40AGL, GPMG or the CIS 0.5 HMG.
Yet more lies and obsfucation from the SAF and Bargain Hen on this purchase. The stated objective of this buy was the replacement of the Cadillac Gage V200. But Bargain Hen has conveniently forgot to mention the V200s were updated sometime back with turbo diesel engines, new transmission and other upgrades. So now, all that is wasted taxpayer dollars?
The role of the V200 in the SAF and specifically the RSAF is as a PDF Armour Support Unit vehicle and more commonly as a airbase and installation air defence vehicle equipped with RBS-70 SAM and 20mm Oerlikons. This Renault Higuard piece of shit pictured above does not carry any anti aircraft armaments at all. So, its not obviously a replacement for the V200. Yet another lie Bargain Hen?
And what about the St Eng Terrex ICV? Its a wheeled vehicle just like this Renault Higuard, and can be fitted with the exact same armaments listed in the Renualt. What can the Higuard do that the Terrex cannot? If the Terrex is so cock up that they wouldn't buy it for "island defence", then how can it serve in the frontline SAF? Why develop the Terrex and then not buy for this purpose? Why support another country's workers and economy instead of our own?
This vehicle is so well received in the armies of the world that only the Qataris have bought a small quantity of it. Hahahaha. There are many questions that needed to be ask on this, and thank you WP for rubber stamping the budget so the PAP can buy this piece of shit.