Terradyne Armored Vehicles Gurkha

The Terradyne Armored Vehicles Gurkha is a tactical armored vehicle built by Ontario-based Terradyne Armored Vehicles Inc.. The Gurkha is available in three different variants (LAPV/MPV/RPV), each of which is built on a Ford F550 chassis.

The name is a homage to the Gurkhas, Nepali soldiers who serve in the British Army.

Variants

• LAPV (Light Armoured Patrol Vehicle)

Application: Border patrol/law enforcement/government agencies/private security/tactical medic vehicle

• MPV (Multi-purpose Patrol Vehicle)

Application: Purpose built for law enforcement and related government agencies only. SWAT/SRT/ETF/ERT/rescue vehicle

• RPV (Rapid Patrol Vehicle)

Application: Critical infrastructure protection/law enforcement/government agencies/military/border patrol

• RPV Civilian Edition (civilian)

Application: Company PR vehicle/daily driver/rolling panic room/executive protection/offroad vehicle/hobby vehicle

Operators

 Canada

• Bruce Power: Nuclear Response Force
• Halton Regional Police Service: Tactical Rescue Unit
• Hamilton Police Service: Emergency Response Unit
• Regina Police Service: SWAT
• Winnipeg Police Service: Tactical Support Team
• Victoria Police Department: GVERT
• Calgary Police Service: Emergency Response Unit

 Libya

• United Nations Development Programme (PMO}

 Mexico

• Fuerza Civil: Nuevo León State Police, known as Fuerza Civil (Civil Force)^[1]
• Fuerza Civil: Veracruz (Civil Force)
• Guadalupe SSP
• GROMS Policia Saltillo: Grupo de Reacción Operativa, known as GROMS in Saltillo^[2]

 Singapore

• Singapore Police Force: Gurkha Contingent

 Saudi Arabia

• Ministry of Interior

 USA

• Boulder Police Department: SWAT
• Cook County: ERT
• MWAA Police Department: SRT

In popular culture

The Gurkha appeared in the 2011 film Fast Five and as the getaway car in the Monte Carlo chase of the 2012 animation film Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted. The vehicle was also used in the second season of Arrow, a television show based on the DC comics character Green Arrow. Rockstar Games used some elements and design of the SUV in Grand Theft Auto Online for an armoured vehicle named the HVY Insurgent and a similar vehicle, the HVY Insurgent Pick-Up. It is also featured in racing games Forza Horizon 2 and Forza Motorsport 6 as a part of Fast & Furious Car Pack DLC. It was also featured in Forza Horizon 3 as a Forzathon reward. The Unidad "Armored SUV" in Ghost Recon Wildlands is also based on the LAPV model.

References

External links

• Terradyne Armored Vehicles