Government of Colombia has selected the Oshkosh Sandcat Plasan 4x4 armoured vehicle 2012123.

A total of 14 vehicle will be acquired for a total amount around $ 650,000.

The SandCat is a wheeled light protected multi-role vehicle designed and manufactured by the American Company Oshkosh.

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.

The SandCat 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.