Land Warfare
Ocelot LPPV ready to roll next year
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, should the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) select it ahead of Supacat and NP Aerospace’s SPV400, company officials have told LWI.
Speaking at the official ...
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