Police Minister Neil Roberts and Acting Commissioner Ian Stewart today announced a significant investment in the operational capability of the Queensland Police Service (QPS) Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) with the commissioning of a new state-of-the-art Armoured Response Vehicle (ARV) which will be used in future specialist police operations.
Acting Commissioner Stewart said the QPS welcomed the arrival of the new resource which will enhance the safety of QPS and emergency services personnel and members of the public in high-risk situations.
"The ARV provides us with a range of additional deployment options including enabling the recovery of injured people, supporting a safe negotiation platform, providing a delivery platform for SERT operatives during high risk operations and moving resources in and out on high-risk situations," Acting Commissioner Stewart said.
Police Minister Roberts said the QPS ARV initiative was supported and funded by the State Government and is a $400,000 investment in the safety and security of our community.
"It was purchased to add to SERT's tactical options during domestic high risk and counter-terrorist operations," Mr Roberts said.
"It is worthy to note the vehicle's internal layout and configuration was designed by our own SERT officers."
The manufacturer, an American based company, Lenco, stated during testing that the design requested by SERT had not previously been undertaken but provided significant operational advances on previous models.
The manufacture believed the QPS design would become the template for design of future vehicles."
The ARV possesses a range of highly specialised communication technologies in addition to full ballistic protection and high level 4WD and off road capability.
Mr Roberts said the Armoured Response Vehicle was one of the leading designs in the world and would be a valuable asset in resolving high risk situations.
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