Terradyne Armored Vehicles Gurkha
The Terradyne Armored Vehicles Gurkha is a tactical armoured 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 Armoured Vehicles. The name is a homage to the Gurkhas, ethnic Nepalese soldiers who serve in the Nepalese and Indian Armies.Terradyne was 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, Florida, and directly from Terradyne for Canadian buyers.
Variants
;Light Armoured Patrol Vehicle;Multi-purpose Patrol Vehicle
;Rapid Patrol Vehicle
;Civilian Limited Edition Vehicle
Operators
Current
- Alberta
- British Columbia: Used by Victoria Police Department
- Manitoba: Used by Winnipeg 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: Halton Regional Police, Ontario Provincial Police, Guelph Police Service, York Regional Police, Toronto Police Service, Niagara Regional Police, London Police Service, Hamilton Police Service
- Saskatchewan: Used by Regina Police Service.
- Lučko Anti-Terrorist Unit
- Bank of Estonia
- Estonian Police
- United Nations Development Programme
- Fuerza Civil: Nuevo León State Police, known as Fuerza Civil
- Fuerza Civil: Veracruz
- Guadalupe SSP
- GROMS Policia Saltillo: Grupo de Reacción Operativa, known as GROMS in Saltillo
- Tamaulipas State Police
- Nigeria Police Force
- Counter-Terrorism Battalion
- Singapore Police Force: Gurkha Contingent.
- Ministry of Interior
- Armed Forces of Ukraine — 13 vehicles on 2023
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado: Used by Boulder Police Department.
- Florida
- New York
- Oklahoma
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- *Arlington County Police Department
- *Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department
- Wisconsin
Former operators
- Victoria Police Special Operations Group: Known as the Armet Balkan Mk7 tactical response vehicle. Replaced in April 2013 by the Lenco BearCat.
- 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 Fast Five.The Gurkha also makes its first official game debut in Forza Horizon 2 as the LAPV variant, 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.