The Supacat brand is retained by SC Group for the group’s core defence business. Supacat develops and supports high mobility military vehicles and provides specialist engineering services for defence customers, and recently established itself in Australia. Supacat’s range of off-road wheeled and tracked vehicles continues to expand as new requirements for high-mobility cross-country defence vehicles arise. Supacat develops and supports high mobility military vehicles and provides specialist engineering services for defence customers, and recently established itself in Australia. Supacat Pty Ltd was established in 2011 with an office in Victoria, Australia.
The Light Role Vehicle (LRV) is the latest addition to the Supacat range of highly capable, modular platforms. Offering a true ‘fly and drive’ capability, the LRV’s low weight and compact packaging enables tactical loading into CH47 whilst maintaining excellent payload capacity. Supacat’s extensive experience in delivering operationally proven, high mobility platforms to specialist users has resulted in a platform that out performs its competitors in terms of terrain access. The LRV is available as a 4×4 or 6×6 variant. A variety of communications and weapons systems can also be integrated depending on the customer’s requirements.
High Mobility Transporter is being produced in 4×4, 6×6 and convertible ‘Extenda’ configurations, HMTs have developed a reputation as formidable off-road vehicles. They are in use with specialist forces worldwide. The HMT 400, HMT 600 and HMT Extenda platforms provide the base vehicle on which a range of mission or role requirements can be integrated. Since its introduction into service in 2004, the HMT base vehicle has been adapted in various configurations for many specialist roles. There are now close to 1000 in service worldwide. Designed by Supacat, the HMT product is manufactured under licence from Lockheed Martin.
Now in its third generation, the 6×6 All-Terrain Mobile Platform (ATMP) is a prime example of mechanical engineering simplicity. It also demonstrates Supacat’s ability to produce a straightforward and inexpensive solution to a unique customer requirement. There are now over 200 ATMPs in service worldwide. The ATMP offers supreme cross-country performance and is now a well-know workhorse used in a wide variety of roles worldwide. It can carry a substantial payload for a vehicle of its size which, combined with its ‘go anywhere’ ethos, has made it the vehicle of choice for many years.
The Supacat Protected Vehicle 400 (SPV 400) is a further evolution of Supacat’s long pedigree of developing relevant and effective military vehicles. Giving soldiers what they need for 21st century operations: superior mobility and protection. The SPV 400 takes the performance levels of lightweight protected mobility platforms beyond that currently on offer around the globe. The SPV 400 mirrors the “go anywhere” ethos of other Supacat products and provides supreme cross-country performance. The SPV 400 patrol variant can be adapted for use by fitting alternative and interchangeable mission pods that include ambulance, logistic, command and open top weapon mounted variants.
