DACA mengusulkan Dawon untuk kebutuhan operasional taktis Angkatan Darat India

The Dawon 4×4 all-terrain vehicle (pictured above) features a 4,400 cc Caterpillar diesel engine pushing out 200 bhp and 800 Nm of torque, an Allison automatic transmission, and Dana’s differential unit. (DACA War Trucks)

Indian defence vehicle manufacturer DACA War Trucks has proposed its Dawon 4×4 all-terrain vehicle to the Indian Army, the company’s co-founder Yash Srivastava told Jane pada pertengahan Desember.

The Indian Army has initiated several vehicle procurement programmes, and DACA has offered Dawon for the service’s all-terrain vehicle procurement programmes, Srivastava said.

“Uji coba resmi penggunaan Dawon telah dilakukan di sepanjang Garis Kontrol (LoC) di wilayah Jammu dan Kashmir oleh Angkatan Darat India, dan uji coba sekarang sedang direncanakan di wilayah Ladakh,” tambah Srivastava. 

According to the company specifications, Dawon is a general-purpose utility (GPU) all-terrain vehicle. The vehicle features a 4,400 cc Caterpillar diesel engine pushing out 200 bhp and 800 Nm of torque, an Allison automatic transmission, and Dana’s differential unit.

Kendaraan ini dilengkapi dengan suspensi pegas koil link empat batang dengan travel roda vertikal 18 inci, serta rem cakram dengan distribusi gaya rem elektronik (EBD) dan sistem pengereman anti-lock (ABS), kata DACA.