COUGAR H / HE

In 2004, Force Protection company, from USA, initiated the design of a new MRAP type vehicle that could face the new threats that US Marines encountered in their deployments in Iraq. Thus was born the Cougar H 4×4 and the Cougar HE 6×6, a totally new vehicles that were designed and built in only 6 months, as required by the US Marine Corps. These vehicles were designed to accept improvements and modifications that would allow them to adapt to new materials and new threats on the battlefield. The first Cougars were equipped with systems for the neutralization of mines and IED and were delivered to the engineering units that designated them as HEV, (hardened engineers vehicle). Almost 4,000 vehicles were distributed among the troops, resulting in a very effective and safe vehicle since in more than 300 IED attacks, (only in 2004), no soldiers transported by them was killed. A wide range of Cougar vehicles have been derived, among the most outstanding are the Ridgeback PPV, Mastiff PPV and Wofhound HTSV in service with the British Army. Other vehicles of the family are the Canadian Timberwolf and the Badger ILAV developed expressly for the Iraqi army.

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