The Terradyne Armored Vehicles Gurkha (or Terradyne Gurkha for short) is a tactical armored vehicle built by Ontario-based Terradyne Armored Vehicles Inc. The Gurkha is available in three different variants, each of which is built on a Ford F-550 Super Duty chassis.

History

The Gurkha was developed in 2005 by Armet Armored Vehicles. In 2011, the Gurkha vehicle design was purchased by Terradyne Armored Vehicles. The name is a homage to the

Gurkha The Gurkhas or Gorkhas (), with endonym Gorkhali ), are soldiers native to the Indian subcontinent, Indian Subcontinent, chiefly residing within Nepal and some parts of Northeast India. The Gurkha units are composed of Nepalis and Indian Go ...

s, Nepali soldiers who serve in the British Army and Indian Army also Nepal Army. Terradyne incorporated in August 2011 as a subsidiary of Magna International. In 2014 Terradyne became a privately owned company with no changes to staff or location.

Variants

;Light Armored Patrol Vehicle (LAPV) :Application: Border patrol/law enforcement/government agencies/private security/tactical medic vehicle ;Multi-purpose Patrol Vehicle (MPV) :Application: Purpose built for government and law enforcement agencies only ;Rapid Patrol Vehicle (RPV) :Application: Critical infrastructure protection/law enforcement/government agencies/military/border patrol ;Civilian Limited Edition Vehicle (CLEV) :Application: Company PR vehicle/daily driver/rolling panic room/executive protection/offroad vehicle/hobby vehicle

Operators

; * Alberta * British Columbia: Used by Victoria Police. * Manitoba: Used by Winnipeg Police Service and Regina Police Service. * Nova Scotia: Purchased by the Halifax Police Service. Announced to be delayed due to COVID-19 on May 11, 2020. Contract canceled as of June 2020. * Ontario * Saskatchewan ; *

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(PMO) ; * Fuerza Civil: Nuevo León State Police, known as Fuerza Civil (Civil Force) * Fuerza Civil: Veracruz (Civil Force) * Guadalupe SSP * GROMS Policia Saltillo: Grupo de Reacción Operativa, known as GROMS in Saltillo ; *

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; * Counter-Terrorism Battalion ;

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: US-led international coalition to counter ISIS provided the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces with Gurkha vehicles to be used in Raqqa offensive against

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; * Arizona * California * Colorado: Used by Boulder Police Department. * Florida * New York * Tennessee * Texas * Virginia ** Arlington County Police Department **

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Police Department * Wisconsin

Former operators

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Victoria Police Special Operations Group The Special Operations Group (SOG) is the police tactical group of the Victoria Police. The SOG was Australia's first full time and dedicated police tactical group when it formed in 1977. History The SOG was formed in secrecy on 31 October 19 ...

: Known as the Armet Balkan Mk7 tactical response vehicle. Replaced in April 2013 by the

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References

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