Defender 110 LMLV: new Indonesian Air Defence Vehicle

**bob10** · 28th August 2014, 03:54 PM

At this years Defence Vehicle Dynamics military expo, at the Millbrook proving ground in Bedfordshire, it was announced the missile system manufacturer Thales is supplying the Lightweight Missile Launch Vehicle which has been ordered in quantity by the Indonesian MOD as part of their 100 million GBP ForceShield integrated Advanced Air Defence package. Essentially a Defender 110 core model truck with rear body upgrades, [ 110 ute] to which a specially designed fold-down missile operator platform has been added.

It is fitted with the Starstreak short range man portable air defence system. Starstreak is intended for low flying ground attack jets and late unmasking attack helicopters, to a range of 7,000 metres. Bob

From October issue of LRM

**jimr1** · 29th August 2014, 07:09 AM

I suppose that the poms don't have anything else to put there missiles on at the moment , The 110 can still be brought off the shelf . There should be parts available for many years to come . The replacement doesn't seem to be ready to take over the current model , not that I've heard . However the new Defender my well carry these weapons . Time will tell on that one !!.. Jim..

**juddy** · 29th August 2014, 09:42 AM

The Land Rovers were supplied by Hobson Industries, not Land Rover.

The launcher system consists of a launcher platform and three Missile Pods mounted on a standard Land Rover Defender 110 Xtreme Duty (XD) vehicle. The standard rear body has been reconfigured to Military XD Standard to accommodate the launcher and stowage requirements for three missile pods. The weight of the system is 2190kgs, with 960kgs additional payload allowance, thus there was no requirement to uprate the vehicle suspension system.
The cab of the vehicle has been fitted with Romag blast resistant glass windscreen with the rear of the cab protected by a specially designed reinforced panel with air conditioning installed to provide positive cab pressure and prevent the egress of any missile debris on launch.
Hobson Industries designed a new launch unit and firing head to allow the missile to be fired either from the vehicle or in a dismount mode. A 24v power supply developed by Hobson Industries is mounted in the cab to power the system and the radio fit. The launcher platform has four retractable/adjustable legs to provide the system with a deployable launch platform. The height adjustable sighting/launch system is mounted on a traversing pintle assemble. The launcher platform was designed by Hobson Industries to be manufactured and fitted in country by Indonesian sub-contractor PT Len under the Offset Requirements required under the Thales contract. Test firings of the system have been carried out by Thales Missile Systems in Northern Ireland and marked yet another programme first.
Peter Hobson, Managing Director of Hobson Industries, said, “Hobson Industries’ extensive knowledge of the Land Rover platform made us the obvious choice to fulfil this complex task for Thales. We were delighted to win the contract to develop the prototype and follow-on vehicle requirement. The close working relationship between the Hobsons and Thales programme teams delivered the system within budget and well ahead of the programme delivery expectation; a tribute to industry partnering delivering the system from the first design conception meeting to successful completion of firing acceptance trials in just 63 working days. We continue to work with our opposite numbers at Thales and PT Len to ensure the smooth transition of the platform system to in-country installation in Indonesia. Hobson Industries is committed to support the vehicle and the platform throughout its service life providing Post Design Services and Support through its Land Rover Legacy Military Fleet Support Programme.”