Land Warfare

Supacat and NP Aerospace deliver lightweight recovery vehicles to British Army

28th July 2023

Supacat and NP Aerospace have this week delivered lightweight recovery vehicles to the British Army as part of the PMETS contract, addressing the off-road recovery needs of high mobility transport vehicles.

Land Warfare

New Supacat vehicles add off-road recovery capability for British Army

23rd January 2023

Based on the 4x4 Jackal 2, the modular 6x6 Coyote Lightweight Recovery Vehicle package permits off-road recovery of light tactical vehicles in challenging environments.

Land Warfare

Eurosatory 2022: Hensoldt and Theon unite for better night vision

23rd June 2022

Hensoldt Optronics and Theon Sensors have announced a night vision joint venture based in Germany, building on long-standing cooperation with the German Armed Forces.

Defence Notes

Eurosatory 2022: Eurenco and Aresia sign partnership for French unity

22nd June 2022

Eurenco and Aresia have signed an agreement to increase French airborne bomb production efficiency.

Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

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 - 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.

Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

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

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 ...

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 ...

Armoured engineer vehicles

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

Ashok Leyland LBPV (India - Air Force)

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 ...

Special operations vehicles

CANSOFCOM Next Generation Fighting Vehicles

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

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 ...

APCs/IFVs - 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 ...

Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles, Special operations vehicles

Caracal 4x4 Light Air Assault (Germany)

Programme Background By 2017, the German Army's airborne forces had initiated two programmes to replace legacy equipment currently in service. The first of these programmes, ...

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

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, 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, Special operations vehicles

HMT Extenda

The Extenda is the latest addition to the 4x4 and 6x6 High Mobility Transporter (HMT) range of vehicles developed in the 1990s. Over-sized wheels, a ...

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 ...

Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles, Special operations vehicles

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. ...

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 ...

ATMP

Supacat developed the 6x6 All-Terrain Mobile Platform (ATMP) in the early 1980s, and the vehicle has been continuously improved since it first entered production. Now ...

HMT LWR

At the DSEI exhibition in September 2017, Supacat introduced the 6x6 HMT Light Weight Recovery (LWR) vehicle, the newest member of its successful family of ...

Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles, Special operations vehicles

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...