The Hunter armoured fighting vehicle will replace the Ultra M113 armoured personnel carrier (APC).
The Hunter armoured fighting vehicle is the Singapore Army’s first vehicle to integrate C4 systems.
The Hunter armoured fighting vehicle will replace the Ultra M113 armoured personnel carrier (APC).
The Hunter armoured fighting vehicle was commissioned during the golden jubilee celebrations of Singapore Armour Formation.

Hunter armoured 

fighting vehicle(AFV)

is the Singapore 

Armed Forces’ (SAF) 

next-generation, 

first fully digitised 

tracked AFV 

developed by 

Singapore’s Defence, 

Science and 

Technology Agency 

in collaboration with 

ST Engineering and 

the SAF.

Earlier known as 

Next-Generation 

AFV (NGAFV), the 

vehicle has been 

under development 

since 2006.

In March 2017, the 

Singapore Ministry 

of Defence 

(MINDEF) awarded 

a contract to 

Singapore 

Technologies 

Kinetics, the land 

systems arm of ST 

Engineering, to 

produce Hunter 

AFVs. First unveiled 

in June 2016, the 

Hunter AFV was 

commissioned by 

the Singapore 

Army in June 2019.

The new AVF 

replaced the

 Singapore Army’s 

ageing M113 Ultra 

armoured vehicle, 

which has been in 

service since 1970s. 

It strengthens the 

capabilities of 

armoured and 

motorised forces in 

lethality, protection, manoeuvrability, 

and situational 

awareness. The 

Hunter AFV can 

operate efficiently 

in different phases 

of military 

operations.

Design and features 

of the next-

generation AFV

The Hunter AFV is 

based on tracked 

chassis and features 

closed-hatch design, 

where all crewmen 

are placed inside the 

vehicle with the 

hatches closed. The 

vehicle has a 

length of 6.9m, 

width of 3.28m, 

height of 3.2m, 

and weight of 29t.

The vehicle is run by 

a crew of three: 

driver, commander, 

and gunner. The 

driver’s seat is 

positioned at the 

front, whereas the 

gunner and 

commander are 

seated in the middle 

section.

The troop compart-

ment is situated at 

the rear and can 

accommodate up to 

eight fully equipped

dismounted soldiers.

The integrated 

combat cockpit 

allows the 

commander and 

gunner to carry out 

operations with a 

common set of 

controls. It is also 

equipped with auto-

matic target detection 

and tracking system 

which helps the crew 

to quickly detect and 

engage targets.

Armament and 

protection of 

Singapore’s 

Hunter AFV

The armoured fight

-ing vehicle comes 

with a remotely 

operated weapons 

system to achieve 

increased firepower against 

threats. The turret can be 

armed with a bigger 

calibre automatic cannon 

or a 7.62mm NATO-

calibre coaxial machine 

gun. The closed-hatch 

design improves crew 

safety against close-in 

attacks and explosive 

devices.

The vehicle’s armour offers a 

high level of protection for the 

crew and troops against small 

arms fire. Four smoke grenade

launchers are fitted on both 

sides of the turret to provide 

self-defence against enemy surveillance and guidance systems.

Digitised fire control

A digitised fire control system aboard the tracked Hunter AFV is designed to execute fire control functions automatically. It also provides increased weapon accuracy while on the move.

The gunner’s periscope, consisting of a stabilised sighting system, a day and thermal camera unit and a laser rangefinder, improves the firing efficiency in both day and night conditions.

The commander’s panoramic sight can operate independently from the turret in 360° and provides the commander with high aiming accuracy, situational awareness and target acquisition capabilities.

All fire control information is displayed on the digital displays located inside the vehicle.

The drive-by-wire feature allows the driver and the commander to operate the vehicle using electrical signals and a common controls and digital graphical user interface.

Sensors aboard SAF’s Hunter AFV

A camera unit mounted on the top of the engine room provides the driver with an unobstructed view through 180°, whereas the rear-mounted cameras provide the driver with a clear view of the sides of the vehicle. The armoured fighting vehicle incorporates networked communication systems to facilitate both voice and data transmission between the on-board personnel. The systems also allow the vehicle crew to communicate with other mechanised units deployed in the battlefield through the Singapore’s Army Battlefield Internet (ABI).

The onboard health and utilisation monitoring system improves fleet management and enables condition-based and predictive maintenance.

Engine and mobility

The Hunter AFV’s engine, having a power to weight ratio of 24.5hp/t, offers increased manoeuvrability and high performance. The combat vehicle can travel at a maximum speed of 70km/h and has an operating range of 500km. It can climb 0.6m-high vertical obstacles and cross up to 2.1m-deep trenches. The vehicle can climb a maximum front slope of 60%.