page_title: Hunter AFV
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Hunter AFV / History
caption_attribution_description: English: NGAFV at SAF Army Open House 2017. ST Kinetics. ST Engineering. Singapore
context_page_description: The Hunter AFV is a tracked Singaporean armoured fighting vehicle jointly developed by ST Engineering, Defence Science and Technology Agency, and the Singapore Army. Intended to replace the Singapore Army's aging Ultra M113 armoured personnel carriers, it was commissioned in 2019. It is the Singapore Army's first fully digitalised platform and is designed to provide armoured forces with enhanced capabilities to operate more effectively and efficiently in various phases of military operations.
context_section_description: Development of the Hunter started in 2006 as a project of the Singapore defence ministry's Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA). 
  In March 2017, Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) announced that its land systems arm, Singapore Technologies Kinetics Ltd (ST Kinetics), has been awarded a contract by the Singapore Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) for the production and supply of the Next Generation Armoured Fighting Vehicle (NGAFV). 
  The next generation AFV would replace the Ultra M113 AFV as a key component of the Singapore Armed Forces’ mechanized forces which has been in service with the Singapore Army since the early 70s. Delivery of the AFVs began in 2019. The vehicle would be delivered in troop carrier, command and recovery variants.
  The prototype model was exhibited at the Singapore Airshow in 2018.
  In June 2019, the Hunter AFV was commissioned for the Singapore Army.
  As of mid-2019, the pioneer batch of instructors and commanders are undergoing training, with the first battalion expected to be formed in early 2020. The 42nd Battalion, Singapore Armoured Regiment (42 SAR) has been designated as the first battalion to operate the Hunter.
caption: NGAFV at SAF Army Open House 2017
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