The Foxhound is the British variant of the American Ocelot which is designed and manufactured by the Company Force Protection, now a branch unit of General Dynamics. The Foxhound is a development to meet the requirements of the British Army for a new Light Protected Patrol Vehicle (LPPV) to replace the Land Rover Snatch. The use of the vehicle has been the subject of criticism by the media, politicians and the families of some casualties in both the Afghan and Iraqi areas of British operations. The British MoD purchased two Ocelot Foxhound vehicles for testing in April 2010. The invitation to tender was issued in May 2010. In September 2010, the Ocelot LPPV was selected under the program against the contender Supacat and NP Aerospace consortium's SPV400. In the British army, the Ocelot vehicle has received the name of Foxhound. The British Ministry of Defence made an initial order for 200 Foxhound vehicles in November 2010, and a further 100 were requested late last year as part of a £400m package. The Foxhound is used in the British army as light patrol vehicle offering high levels of mobility and protection. Foxhound will be used for troop movement on dismounted operations, mobile patrolling, convoy protection, quick reaction force, route protection and cordon and search operations. The Foxhound is now deployed in Afghanistan with the British army forces. The Foxhound can be transported in military transport aircraft C-17, C-130 or CH-47 helicopter underslung. According to information released by the British Army, on July 2020, the Foxhound has been upgraded for operational deployment in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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