Lenco BearCat armoured rescue vehicles, one funded by the Victorian Government and the other purchased by Victoria Police, to replace their older model BearCat. In April 2013, the SOG had taken delivery of a BearCat funded by the Federal Government. The BearCat had replaced a Canadian made Armet Armored Vehicles Balkan Mk7 that had been in service since 2009. The Balkan had replaced their first armoured vehicle, a British made Composite Armoured Vehicle (CAV) 100 Land Rover Defender, acquired in 1995 after being imported for trialling by the Special Air Service Regiment. In 2016, the acquisition of three new ballistic rated vehicles was announced. See also Tactical Assault Groups (Australian Defence Force) National Counter-Terrorism Exercise References Further reading External links Victoria Police official website Police units of Australia Non-military counterterrorist organizations Law enforcement units 1977 establishments in Australia Victoria Police