| Force Protection Ocelot | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Infantry Mobility Vehicle |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Ricardo plc / Force Protection Europe |
| Designed | 2009–2010 |
| Manufacturer | Force Protection Europe (2009–2011) General Dynamics UK (2011–present) |
| Unit cost | £923k[1] (~US$1.5m) |
| Produced | 2011– (projected) |
| Variants | Prototypes in differing configurations including LRPV and steel armour |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | Gross Vehicle Weight 7,500 kg (7.4 long tons) |
| Length | 5.32 m (17 ft 5 in) |
| Width | 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) |
| Height | 2.35 m (7 ft 9 in) |
Main armament | 2x 7.62mm GPMG |
| Engine | Steyr M16-Monoblock 6-cylinder Diesel 160 kW (210 hp) |
| Transmission | ZF 6HP28X 6-speed automatic transmission |
| Maximum speed | 82 mph (132 km/h) |
The Force Protection Ocelot is a British armoured vehicle that replaced the United Kingdom's Snatch Land Rover with British forces.[2][3] It received the service name Foxhound, in line with the canine names given to other wheeled armored vehicles in current British use such as Mastiff, Wolfhound, and Ridgeback, which are all variants of the Cougar.
It is not to be confused with the BAE Systems Australia Foxhound, a modified Short Brothers S600.
The goal in replacing the Snatch Land Rover was to improve protection of personnel against improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
SAC20130326was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Force Protection Europe Rolls Out Ocelot Vehicle at DSEI" (Press release). Force Protection, Inc. 8 September 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ "Ocelot Revealed as Snatch Land Rover replacement". bbc.co.uk. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.