• Defence Notes

  NP Aerospace achieves exclusive bomb suit standard

  17th June 2021

  NP Aerospace has been awarded the second-ever NIJ certification for its new bomb disposal suit.

• Land Warfare

  UK hybrid-electric vehicle assessment begins

  11th May 2021

  British Army headquarters is keen to discover whether there are benefits from installing hybrid-electric drive systems on some of its vehicles. NP Aerospace has delivered prototypes for testing that will offer valuable data to inform future decisions.

• Land Warfare

  UK deploys vehicles to Mali after off-road mobility upgrade

  16th March 2021

  Mastiff and Ridgeback upgrade was led by NP Aerospace to meet an Urgent Capability Requirement for the British Army.

• Land Warfare

  British Army tests new hybrid tech on Foxhound and Jackal

  1st September 2020

  Aware of the need to improve the capabilities and mobility of its troops, the British Army is testing new technology on some of its infantry …

• Land Warfare

  NP Aerospace and Supacat sign partnership agreement

  3rd June 2020

  NP Aerospace on 3 June signed a framework partnership agreement with OEM Supacat, to deliver platform improvements for the UK MoD’s fleet of protected mobility …

• Military Logistics

  NP Aerospace take on UK MoD land vehicle fleet maintenance

  10th June 2019

  NP Aerospace is set to expand its maintenance of the UK's land vehicles following a £60 million ($76.2 million) award by the UK MoD. The …

• Land Warfare

  UK companies team for Mastiff vehicle contract bid

  2nd December 2013

  Three UK companies – Morgan Advanced Materials, Ricardo, and Ultra Electronics – have formed a partnership to bid for the continued support and upgrade of …

• Land Warfare

  Force Protection wins $27.4m contract for delivery of 47 Mastiffs to UK

  21st April 2011

  Force Protection Industries today announced it has received a $27.4 million sub-contract from Integrated Survivability Technologies Limited ("IST") for the delivery of 47 Cougar Mastiff …

• Land Warfare

  IDEX 2011: Force Protection discloses Middle East strategy

  21st February 2011

  Force Protection unveiled its Foxhound protected patrol vehicle to the Middle East market at the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi on 21 February, …

• Land Warfare

  Force Protection Europe awarded £180 million contract for LPPV

  30th November 2010

  The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a £180 million contract with Force Protection Europe (FPE) to supply 200 Light Protected Patrol Vehicles (LPPVs) …

• Land Warfare

  Force Protection Europe selected for LPPV

  22nd September 2010

  The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has selected Force Protection Europe ahead of Supacat as preferred bidder for its Light Protected Patrol Vehicle (LPPV) programme. …

• Land Warfare

  Supacat completes the 7th SPV400 Lightweight Protected Patrol Vehicle

  18th August 2010

  Supacat has recently completed the 7th all-new, all-British Supacat SPV400, which is Supacat's offering to win a UK Ministry of Defence £200 million Urgent Operational …

• Land Warfare

  Supacat completes 4th round of blast testing on SPV400 contender for UK MoD's £200m LPPV programme

  28th July 2010

  The all-new, all-British Supacat SPV400, which is competing to win a UK Ministry of Defence £200 million Urgent Operational Requirement for a Light Protected Patrol …

• Land Warfare

  UK MoD announces additional armoured vehicle UORs

  24th June 2010

  British forces operating in Afghanistan will receive additional armoured vehicles as part of an urgent operational requirement (UOR), the UK’s Minister for Defence Equipment, Support …

• Land Warfare

  Eurosatory 2010: LPPV bids formalised

  14th June 2010

  Supacat and Force Protection will submit their formal bids for the UK Ministry of Defence’s Light Protected Patrol Vehicle (LPPV) programme on Tuesday 15 June, …

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Mine-protected vehicles

  Cougar 4x4

  The Cougar was designed in 2004 by Force Protection (acquired by General Dynamics in 2011) to meet a US military requirement for a mine-protected vehicle. ...

• APCs/IFVs - 4x4

  HMT 400

  The High Mobility Transporter (HMT) range of vehicles, developed in the 1990s, is available in 4x4 HMT 400, 6x6 HMT 600 and convertible Extenda configurations. ...

• HMT 600

  The High Mobility Transporter (HMT) range of vehicles, developed in the 1990s, builds on Supacat's original All Terrain Mobility Platform and is available in 4x4, ...

• Mine-protected vehicles

  Cougar 6x6

  The Cougar 6x6 has its origins as a South African vehicle manufactured by Force Protection, a company eventually purchased by General Dynamics. Mine-protected vehicles manufactured ...

• Mine-protected vehicles, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

  Ocelot/Foxhound

  Force Protection Europe and engineering company Ricardo developed the 4x4 Ocelot for the British Army’s requirement for a Light Protected Patrol Vehicle (LPPV) for service ...