Force Protection agrees £180m MoD contract
Leamington Spa-based Force Protection Europe has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) worth £180m. The organisation, which develops survivability solutions, will supply 200 of its Ocelots vehicles to the government office.
The vehicles will be supplied from the second half of 2011, with delivery expected to finish by spring 2012.
They will be the first ever British designed and built protected patrol vehicle to include a fully composite pod to protect the occupants.
Force Protection said the model was developed by drawing on technology from the motorsports industry.
Michael Moody, chairman and chief executive officer of Force Protection, said: “We are pleased to have completed the contract negotiations to supply our Ocelot vehicle for the UK forces.
“We believe that our success in the LPPV program gives the Ocelot significant credibility and will be a catalyst for opportunities in the US and other markets around the world, including in Australia where we are pursuing a contract to manufacture up to 1,300 next-generation protected mobility vehicles under the ‘Land 121 Phase 4’ programme.”
