The IFV-25 AV8 Gempita is the infantry fighting vehicle variant of the AV8 family ordered in 2011 by the Malaysian Army. This vehicle is based on the Turkish Company FNSS PARS 8x8 armored vehicle. The first AV-8 IFV-25 variant was showed for the first time to the public during the Defense exhibition DSA 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, April 2014.
The AV8 Gempita is the latest generation of 8x8 armoured vehicle personnel carrier for Malaysian armed forces. The Deftech AV8 is a new generation of Armoured Wheeled Vehicles with special emphasis on mobility, protection, payload and growth potential. a