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Defence Industry News - Supacat
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| Saturday, December
22, 2012, 02:27 PM |
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Company Supacat has opened new facility in Australia to produce special
operations vehicle. |
The
British Company Supacat has opened a vehicle engineering design and analysis
facility in Australia as part of its contract to produce a special operations
vehicle for the army. Australian Minister for Defense Materiel Jason Clare
officially opened the Melbourne facility, which employs 18 design, analysis
and systems engineering experts.
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Supacat HMT
Extenda SOV (Special Operations Vehicle).
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"Australia
will be the first country outside the United Kingdom where Supacat provides
complete in-country support," said Clare.
"Its establishment here in Melbourne shows the strength of our local
industry."
The first SOV (Special Operations Vehicle) prototype was recently delivered
to the army and the Supacat facility is focusing on analysis of the project,
the Ministry of Defense said. The vehicle can carry a range of weapons,
communications and surveillance equipment.
Supacat, with headquarters in the United Kingdom, was this year selected
to develop a prototype vehicle for the Special Operations Vehicle -- Direct
Action requirement under Project JP2097 Phase 1B. The prototype will establish
capability options for Second Pass project approval by the government
and final design of the vehicle.
Last year Supacat put together what it calls Supacat Team Australia, a
supply chain partnership of Australian companies which made up the British
firm's bid for the contract.
The
SOV is a more robust vehicle that includes stronger rollover protection,
a remote weapon station, an ability to carry a Javelin Anti-Tank missile
system and improved self-recovery capability.
The vehicle is capable of being slung under a CH-47 Chinook helicopter
for fast interjection and evacuation in the field.
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