• Land Warfare

  Ocelot LPPV ready to roll next year

  28th April 2010

  Force Protection (FP) and Ricardo are positioned to start mass production of the ‘Ocelot’ light protected patrol vehicle (LPPV) by the end of the year, …

• Land Warfare

  Dutch decision casts doubt over SF programme

  20th April 2010

  The Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) has ‘cancelled or postponed’ a requirement to equip its Special Forces (SF) with a dedicated, multi-role Special Operations Vehicle …

• Land Warfare

  Supacat goes live with web forum

  16th April 2010

  Supacat is to launch a web-based one-stop-shop allowing its international customers to compare and contrast capabilities as well as allowing them access to view the …

• Land Warfare

  Supacat reveals LPPV offering

  14th April 2010

  Supacat and NP Aerospace officially unveiled their participant for the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) Light Protected Patrol Vehicle (LPPV) programme on 13th April, ahead …

• Land Warfare

  Supacat Protected Vehicle (SPV) 400 contender for UK MoD LPPV programme unveiled

  13th April 2010

  The Supacat Protected Vehicle (SPV400) today received its International Media Launch at the Long Valley Test Ground, Aldershot, UK. The SPV400 is the contender from …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• MPVs - 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.

• APCs/IFVs - 6x6, LTVs - 4x4

  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 ...

• APCs/IFVs - 6x6, LTVs - 4x4

  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 ...

• 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

  CANSOFCOM Next Generation Fighting Vehicles [Canada]

  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

  Ashok Leyland LBPV (Air Force) [India]

  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 ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  Land Mobility Programme (Light Protected Mobility) [UK]

  This programme briefly introduces the wider Land Mobility Programme and then focuses on the Light Protected Mobility (LPM) programme. Information on the LMV and MPM can ...

• 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 ...

• MPVs - 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 ...

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

  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 ...

• MPVs - 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. ...

• Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles, Special operations vehicles

  HMT Extenda

  The Extenda is the most recent addition to the High Mobility Transporter (HMT) range, available in 4×4 and 6×6 configurations, originally developed in the 1990s. ...

• 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 ...

• APCs/IFVs - 6x6

  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 ...

• Trucks and utility vehicles - 4x4, Trucks and utility vehicles - 6x6

  HMT LWR

  HMT LWR is developed to meet the requirements for a high mobility air portable recovery capability for high readiness and airmobile forces. The HMT LWR ...

• 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 ...

• Air-to-air missiles

  AIM-132 ASRAAM

  The Advanced Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM) is an advanced heat-seeking weapon designed and manufactured in the UK. The ASRAAM is in service with the RAF ...