The Terradyne Armored Vehicles Gurkha (or Terradyne Gurkha for short) is a tactical armored vehicle built by Ontario-based company Terradyne Armored Vehicles Inc. The Gurkha is available in three different variants, and are built on a Ford F-550 Super Duty chassis, as well as sharing the same engine and interior.

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 the endonym Gorkhali ( Nepali: गोर्खाली ), are soldiers native to the Indian subcontinent, chiefly residing within Nepal and some parts of North India. The Gurkha units consist of Nepali and ...

s, Nepali soldiers who serve in the Nepal Army, Indian Army and British 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. Civilian Gurkhas can be Purchased in the U.S. from P1 Miami in Miami, Fl and directly from Terradyne for Canadian buyers.

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

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Victoria Police Department The Victoria Police Department (VicPD) is the municipal police force for the City of Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria and the Esquimalt, British Columbia, Township of Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada. It is the oldest municipal police dep ...

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Former operators

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

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. ; * 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.

Appearances

The Gurkha was featured in the 2011 film ''

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''. The Gurkha also makes its first official game debut in ''

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'' as the LAPV variant (not counting fictional models, like the HVY Insurgent from ''

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''), which was based on the Gurkha. The Gurkha appears in the TV series S.W.A.T as "Black Betty", a vehicle used in most episodes for transport of the team.

References

External links

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