• Land Warfare

  Supacat to supply HMT Extenda to Norway

  7th May 2015

  Supacat has inked a £23 million contract with the Norwegian Defence Logistic Organisation (NDLO) for the supply of HMT Extenda high mobility vehicles, the company …

• Military Logistics

  Supacat launches ATMP update vehicle concept

  24th September 2014

  Supacat will offer the armed forces of the Asia-Pacific region a new All Terrain Mobile Platform (ATMP) vehicle, with the launch of the ATMP Mk …

• Military Logistics

  Supacat launches beach recovery vehicle concept

  22nd September 2014

  Supacat has launched a Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle (BARV) concept at Landforces 2014 defence exhibition in Brisbane, Australia, based on the Launch and Recovery System …

• Land Warfare

  Supacat wins Australian special forces vehicle contract

  19th August 2014

  Supacat will deliver 89 Special Operations Vehicles - Commando (SOV-Cdo) to the Australian military under a $105 million contract with the Defence Material Organisation (DMO) …

• Land Warfare

  DSEI 2013: Supacat displays new recce vehicle

  11th September 2013

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

• Military Logistics

  Supacat, Navistar team for UK’s protected mobility fleet

  19th June 2013

  Supacat and Navistar Defence have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form a team to deliver collaborative future support to the UK Ministry of …

• Defence Helicopter

  GKN Aerospace to upgrade RAF Puma fuel tanks

  27th March 2013

  The UK Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) Puma helicopter fleet will receive upgraded fuel tanks from GKN Aerospace under a new contract announced on 26 March. …

• Land Warfare

  Supacat delivers REDFIN 1B prototype to ADF

  14th December 2012

  Supacat has announced that it has delivered a prototype of its new special operations vehicle to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) for the Special Operations …

• Land Warfare

  Supacat selected for ADF special ops vehicle

  17th April 2012

  Supacat has announced that the Australian Defence Material Organisation (DMO) has selected the latest version of its Special Forces HMT Extenda vehicle as the preferred …

• Land Warfare

  Supacat announces Australian operations

  13th October 2011

  Supacat announced today the operational launch of Supacat in Australia and the launch of Supacat Team Australia, comprising 15 Australian partner companies, to bid, build …

• Land Warfare

  DSEi 2011: Supacat settles on production standard SPV400

  16th September 2011

  Vehicle manufacturer Supacat is nearing the final production standard of its SPV400 patrol vehicle, which it claims is now a more capable design than its …

• Land Warfare

  Supacat unveils production standard SPV400

  13th September 2011

  Supacat has unveiled the production standard Supacat Protected Vehicle 400 (SPV400), which has achieved new levels of reliability and significantly improved ride and handling as …

• Land Warfare

  Supacat submits bid for JP2097 Ph 1B (REDFIN)

  16th August 2011

  Supacat Team Australia submitted its bid today to the Australian Defence Material Office (DMO) for the JP2097 Ph 1B (REDFIN) programme, offering the proven Special …

• Land Warfare

  Supacat reveals militarised Wildcat vehicle

  28th July 2011

  Supacat has teamed with motorsport manufacturer QT Services to develop a military version of its Wildcat 500 DKR off-road vehicle. Revealed to reporters during a …

• 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, …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• APCs/IFVs - 4x4

  Light Armoured Multipurpose Vehicles (LAMV)

  One of the suppliers that intended to submit a bid for this tender was Tata Motors, which developed its LAMV platform in cooperation with Supacat.

• Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

  Supacat HMT 400 & 600 (UK - Contracted)

  Programme Background Programme Requirements The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) stated in a Contract Notice that it required at least 240 new HMT platforms to mitigate ...

• Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

  Supacat HMT 400 & 600 (UK - Option)

  Programme Background Programme Requirements The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) stated in a Contract Notice that it had a requirement for at least 70 new HMT platforms ...

• Special operations vehicles

  Norway HMT Extenda

  Supacat announced in June 2018 the delivery of the first production HMT Extenda vehicle to the Norwegian Armed Forces. The handover took place at Supacat’s ...

• Special operations vehicles

  UAE Presidential Guard Special Operations Vehicles

  The new platform selected by the UAE Presidential Guard must be capable of operating in the UAE's desert terrain and should be able to fit ...

• Armoured engineer vehicles

  Multi-Role Vehicle (Protected) Package 3

  Programme Background The MRV-P platforms will replace a diverse fleet of 4x4 and 6x6 vehicles purchased during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, thereby helping to ...

• Special operations vehicles

  Ashok Leyland LBPV (India - Air Force)

  Programme Background The IAF created the Garud commando force in 2004 to protect its airbases, carry out combat search and rescue and conduct covert operations ...

• Special operations vehicles

  CANSOFCOM Next Generation Fighting Vehicles

  Several platforms are known to have been proposed for the NGFV programme. In 2015, it was reported that General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada (GDLS-C) ...

• Special operations vehicles

  SOV-Cdo Replacement (Australia)

  Programme Background The Australian MoD plans to invest in new equipment for its SOF units to allow the ADF to respond more effectively and more ...

• Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

  12kN AASLT Air Assault Vehicle (Contracted)

  Programme Background Mercedes-Benz Cars Netherlands was awarded the 12kN AASLT contract in November 2018 after a competition involving at least three other bidders.  Intended to replace ...

• Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

  12kN AASLT Air Assault Vehicle (Options)

  Programme Background Mercedes-Benz Cars Netherlands was awarded the 12kN AASLT contract in November 2018 after a competition involving at least three other bidders. Intended to ...

• APCs/IFVs - 4x4, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

  Interim Air Assault Vehicle (Netherlands)

  Programme Background As part of its Defence-wide Replacement Programme of Wheeled Vehicles (DVOW), the Dutch Army initiated the 12kN AASLT Air Assault Vehicle procurement programme ...

• Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

  Caracal 4x4 Light Air Assault (Netherlands - Forecast)

  Programme Background As part of its Defence-wide Replacement Programme of Wheeled Vehicles (DVOW), the Dutch Army initiated the 12kN AASLT Air Assault Vehicle procurement programme ...

• Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

  Caracal 4x4 Light Air Assault (Netherlands)

  Programme Background As part of its Defence-wide Replacement Programme of Wheeled Vehicles (DVOW), the Dutch Army initiated the 12kN AASLT Air Assault Vehicle procurement programme ...

• Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles, Special operations vehicles

  Caracal 4x4 Light Air Assault (Germany)

  Programme Background By 2017, the German Army's airborne forces had initiated two programmes to replace legacy equipment currently in service. The first of these programmes, ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

  SC12

  The SC12 is a 12m RHIB, designed by Supacat and Norwegian company Goldfish Boat, which was unveiled at DSEi 2017. Supacat has also produced a ...

• Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles, Special operations vehicles

  HMT Extenda Mk2

  Unveiled at DSEI 2019, the High Mobility Transporter (HMT) Extenda Mk2 is an open-topped armoured vehicle designed to support SOF. Like the original Extenda, the ...

• Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

  LAMV

  At Defexpo India in February 2014, Tata Motors unveiled a prototype of the Light Armoured Mobility Vehicle (LAMV) which it is offering to meet Indian Army ...

• Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles, Special operations vehicles

  HMT Extenda

  The Extenda is the latest addition to the 4x4 and 6x6 High Mobility Transporter (HMT) range of vehicles developed in the 1990s. Over-sized wheels, a ...

• Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

  SPV 400

  The 4x4 Supacat Protected Vehicle 400 (SPV 400) series builds on experience and feedback from operational use of other Supacat vehicles, such as the HMT ...

• 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. ...

• Special operations vehicles

  LRV 400 Mk2

  Designed for rapid intervention, patrol and strike operations in harsh environments, the LRV (Light Reconnaissance Vehicle) 400 Mk2, unveiled at DSEI 2015, is a further ...

• ATMP

  Supacat developed the 6x6 All-Terrain Mobile Platform (ATMP) in the early 1980s, and the vehicle has been continuously improved since it first entered production. Now ...

• HMT LWR

  At the DSEI exhibition in September 2017, Supacat introduced the 6x6 HMT Light Weight Recovery (LWR) vehicle, the newest member of its successful family of ...

• 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, ...

• Special operations vehicles

  LRV 600

  Supacat unveiled the latest variant of its family of reconnaissance vehicles at the Defence Vehicle Dynamics exhibition in Millbrook in 2016 ahead of its product ...

• Self-propelled rocket launchers

  Fletcher

  Arnold Defense, which has produced more than 1.1 million 2.75in/70mm rocket launchers for airborne applications since 1961, unveiled the Fletcher 2.75in/70mm Weapon System at the September ...

• Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

  SC12

  Goldfish Boat and Supacat used the DSEI event in London in September 2017 to unveil the SC12 RIB for special operations. The vessel is also ...

• Military vehicle engines

  ISBe 6.7

  The ISBe 6.7 is a six-cylinder diesel engine developed to power military and commercial vehicles. Displacing 6.7 litres, this family of engines can produce up ...

• Special operations vehicles

  VOS-APP

  The Arquus VOS-APP is a 6x6 support vehicle currently under trial with the French SOF. Acting as a replacement for the 1970s-vintage ACMAT VLRA, the VOS-APP is the ...