Supacat's new Medium Utility Vehicle (MUV) has a payload capacity of 3.5 tonnes. (Supacat)
Supacat launched its new Medium Utility Vehicle (MUV) platform at the opening day of the Land Forces 2024 exhibition in Melbourne, Australia, which runs 11–13 September.
According to Supacat, the modular MUV, which comes in 4×4 and 6×6 configurations, features a flexible load bed and a payload capacity of 3.5 tonnes. The company said the MUV can be deployed for offroad and littoral operations.
Supacat said the MUV has been designed to be fitted with commercial off-the-shelf components and can be “re-rolled in response to emerging technologies and equipped” for high readiness defence forces.
The 4×4 and 6×6 configurations have a gross vehicle mass capacity of 5 tonnes and 6.5 tonnes respectively. The two configurations measure 5.45 m and 6.45 m in length respectively. They also come with a range of options including self-recovery winch, remote weapons station, weapon mounts, smoke grenade launchers, ballistic armour, and forward- and rear-facing infrared (IR) cameras.
Matt Grech, Supacat's head of future business, said, “The MUV continues the inheritance of Supacat products by combining high mobility and high payload with liberating modularity. We believe the MUV will find favour with regional forces seeking to maximise capability while being able to support the product locally from existing resources and infrastructure.”
Supacat said the MUV “fills the gap” between its existing High Mobility Transporter (HMT) family of vehicles and its All Terrain Mobility Platform (ATMP).
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