DVD 2016: Special forces vehicle takes centre stage
SC Group unveiled the latest variant in its portfolio of open-top special forces and infantry vehicles at the Defence Vehicle Dynamics (DVD) exhibition at Millbrook, UK.
On show for the first time at the event, ahead of an expected product launch at the Defence and Security Exhibition International (DSEI) in London in September 2017, the Light Reconnaissance Vehicle (LRV) 6x6 600 Technology Demonstrator shares many similar specifications of the shorter 4x4 LRV 400.
According to Jamie Clarke, head of marketing and communications at the company, the LRV 600 has been designed as a natural progression to the LRV 400 similar
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