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DSEI 2013: Supacat displays new recce vehicle

11th September 2013 - 17:03 GMT | by Tim Fish in London

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A new light reconnaissance vehicle – the LRV 400 – has been launched at DSEI by UK-based design and engineering company Supacat.

The company has developed the vehicle – which has a gross vehicle weight of 3500kg, a width of 1.8m and a height of 1.8m (with weapon lowered or removed) – as a low cost, high performance capability for special forces, border patrol, reconnaissance, rapid intervention and light strike roles.

Supacat said that the LRV 400 is a militarised variant of Qt Services’ successful `Wildcat` off-road motorsport vehicle and the two companies have teamed to modify

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