Oshkosh SandCat Light Multirole
protected wheeled vehicle
Oshkosh
Defence will showcase their vehicle armouring capabilities
at International Armoured Vehicles taking place on the
1st to the 5th February, at the ExCel Centre, London.
As calls across the globe for improved equipment to be
provided to troops in Afghanistan, Oshkosh have received
significant praise from the U.S Defense Secretary, Robert
Gates, who claims that Oshkosh’s rapid build up
of a new class of military vehicles designed for specifically
for Afghanistan, is one of the most remarkable efforts
in the defence industry since World War II.With recorded
statistics indicating that eight American troops have
died in combat through attacks on armoured military vehicles,
and forty more wounded, there is the sense of a growing
need to hasten global efforts to upgrade armoured vehicle
military capabilities. Exhibiting their new SandCat, the
high-speed, highly-protected, highly-manoeuvrable vehicle
can be specifically configured to fulfil a variety of
roles in any type of mission. The SandCat is tailored
to meet operational environments, giving the perfect balance
of mission performance, protection and payload to meet
rigorous demands.
About
the Oshkosh SandCat:
Built on a commercial Ford 550 commercial
chassis, the 9-ton Oshkosh SANDCAT protected vehicle is
designed for potential mass production. The Oshkosh SandCat
is a protected multirole vehicle built to offer high performance
and payload capacities for challenging missions. The SandCat
is new concept of light multi-role protected vehicle,
especialy designed to conduct urban operations and security
missions with a totally new vehicle capability. This high-speed,
higly-protected, highly-maneuverable vehicle can be specificaly
designed for a wide variety of roles. It can be reconfigured
to fit a wide variety of missions: military, homeland
defense, global war on terror, law enforcement and security,
special operations, disaster aid and peace-keeping missions.
All while meeting the rigorous demands needed for crew
and vehicle protection, reliability, versatility, payload
capacity and affordability. The Oshlkosh SandCat multi-role
vehicle concept, with use of a commercial chassis and
kitted hull, allows for rapid and efficient manufacturing.
It also enables customization of the survivability technologies
to fit the mission. Adaptations can be made based on the
relevant threat levels and enhanced on demand while optimizing
the vehicle for weight, space, payload, cost and assembly.
