Maini group acquires majority stake in TOMCAR

TOMCAR BEING UNVEILED

Bangalore-based Maini Group has acquired a majority stake in Israelbased TOMCAR, engaged in design and manufacture of high performance off road vehicles.

At Defexpo 2012, Maini launched the TOMCAR. “With the Indian defence, paramilitary and homeland security scouting aggressively for all terrain vehicles, we intend to promote TOMCAR amongst them as part of their modernisation drive,” said Sandeep Maini, Chairman of Maini Group.

Designed and built in Israel and the US, TOMCAR is a military grade, high-performance all-terrain vehicle designed for military, order patrol and first responder use. TOMCAR is deployed by the Israeli Military, the US Customs and Border Patrol and supports the British Army in Afghanistan as a combat support and replenishment vehicle. The Israeli military has also deployed the vehicle on border patrol missions, in an unmanned configuration known as Guardium.

TOMCAR has been customised for special operations, reconnaissance and surveillance, military and border forces. In the light strike version TOMCAR can carry heavy machine gun, anti-tank guided missile launcher, or automatic grenade launcher. It can also be fitted with a winch for self-recovery. TOMCAR has an option of being customized for both armoured and unmanned versions. The vehicle is also air transportable and para-droppable.

TOMCAR all-terrain vehicles feature strong, fully-welded steel tube chassis and heavy duty four-wheel independent suspension. These vehicles are designed to be safe, rugged and extremely dependable.