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Article: Force Protection Europe Rolls Out Ocelot Vehicle at DSEI.
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- Defense & Aerospace Week
- Article date:
- September 23, 2009
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Force Protection Europe, Limited - a wholly owned subsidiary of Force Protection Industries, Inc., today debuted a new class of light protected patrol vehicle, the Ocelot, at the Defense Systems and Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition in London. The Ocelot was designed specifically to meet the requirements for the UK's Light Protected Patrol Vehicle (LPPV) program.
Reliability, adaptability and protection levels similar to the renowned Force Protection Mastiff are all traits of the Ocelot, which has been designed by Force Protection Europe and Ricardo plc, a UK based automotive engineering company.
"By designing from a clean sheet we have adopted a ...