Army wants to buy 79 four-wheel drive vehicles

[ROCK45]

Does Land Rovers make an armor version of the four-wheel drive vehicle? I saw this and didn't know they made military type vehicles to begin with. If Land Rover doesn't get the order what would be some other options?

Article I found
Army wants to buy 79 four-wheel drive vehicles
http://www.praguemonitor.com/en/378/czech_national_news/25493/

 

[swerve]

Armoured Land Rovers have been around for 40 years, that I know of, & the British army has many of them. Look up "Snatch" Land Rovers, Glover-Webb armoured land rovers (e.g. the One-Ten), & Shorland armoured cars. Otokar in Turkey also did one, the APV.

 

[ROCK45]

Land Rover

Thanks for the info

 

[winnyfield]

Armoured light utilities are quite common. Usully protection against small arms (rifle calibres) and hand grenades.

 

[Eeshaan]

I'm sure Hummer isn't the only Light recon vehicle manufacturer around. Mercedes also manufactures light recon 4x4s that have been used in Afghanistan by European Special Forces.

 

[swerve]

I'm sure Hummer isn't the only Light recon vehicle manufacturer around.

Of course it isn't. Such vehicles are made in France, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Austria, the UK - etc., etc. Loads of 'em. Armoured & unarmoured models.

 

[mattyem]

Correct, there are loads of manurfacterors that provide to these sorts of contracts in both the private and public sector.

Just a matter of who will do it for cheaper and on time or even before