Supacat reveals LPPV offering

14th April 2010 - 18:00 GMT | by Andrew White in Aldershot

RSS

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 of an expected downselect of a preferred bidder in July, defence sources have told LWI.

The MoD, according to sources, is understood to have completed LPPV trials on Supacat and NP Aerospace’s SPV400 and Force Protection and Ricardo’s Ocelot vehicles and is expected to award a contract to the winning party in August.

Designed to replace the minimally protected Land Rover Snatch and Snatch Vixen vehicles which have been described as unsuitable for operations in Afghanistan, …

Want to read more?

To read this article, along with thousands of others like it, start your Premium News free trial.

Start Trial or log in here

More from Land Warfare

US Army to select next-gen rifle supplier in Q4 2022

The US Army will select the supplier of the Rifle (NGSW-R) and the Automatic Rifle (NGSW-AR) and begin equipping the first unit in Q4 2022.
France selects Saab’s Barracuda camouflage systems

Saab has been selected to provide its Barracuda camouflage systems for the French Armed Forces.
Bulgarian vehicles gain Guardian RWS

Armoured vehicles for Bulgarian SOF have been enhanced with the Guardian RWS.
Argo and Vanguard join forces to produce battery-powered UGV

The R8 Integrator is an 8x8 skid steer traction UGV that features an electric drivetrain, amphibious capabilities and payload capacity.
Italy enlists Milrem to aid land robotics roadmap

Milrem Robotics will help the Italian Army to develop a clear path to how remote autonomous vehicles and architectures can generate operational advantages for troops in urban operations.
German Army seeks maintenance support for mine clearance vehicles

Germany intends to issue a four-year maintenance contract for 32 Keiler mine clearance vehicles.