Force Protection Europe selected for LPPV
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.
The 22 September selection of Force Protection Europe’s 4x4 Ocelot vehicle follows months of evaluation by the MoD which has been looking to replace in-service Land Rover Snatch and Snatch Vixen vehicles- highly criticised over recent years by troops operating in Afghanistan regarding levels of protection against improvised explosive devices.
An initial tranche of around 200 vehicles is expected to be procured with an in-service date early in 2011.The total programme however, has a requirement
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