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Supacat highlighting HMT variant at WDS

Supacat is attending the World Defense Show (WDS) in Saudi Arabia from 8th-12th February 2026, to discuss the latest High Mobility Transporter platform (HMT) variant, the Armoured Closed Cab capability, in the UK pavilion.

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The World Defence Show, brings together more than 700 exhibitors from over 76 countries, attracting more than 106,000 visitors and 400 international delegations.
 
In addition to its renowned ‘Jackal’ HMT, Supacat will also be discussing its Armoured Closed Cab, a modular, common base platform designed to integrate a wide range of mission systems and sub systems, while maintaining the mobility, protection and adaptability required by modern armed forces.

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Supacat will highlight its continued evolution as a global defence supplier, including its recent development of future autonomous and optionally crewed capabilities. 
 
These themes reflect Supacat’s focus on delivering adaptable platforms that can evolve alongside changing operational requirements and emerging technologies.
 
Phil Applegarth, Director and Head of Supacat, said: “The World Defence Show provides an excellent opportunity to demonstrate how our vehicles continue to evolve to meet the demands of customers operating on the world stage.
 
“The Armoured Closed Cab represents a significant step forward in delivering protected, modular and highly adaptable capability on the common base chassis, while our ongoing work in automation and systems integration underlines our commitment to future proofing our vehicles for the next generation of operations.”

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Supacat designs and develops high mobility defence vehicles, with over 1,000 specialist, battle-proven vehicles delivered into service globally. Part of SC Group, it has offices in the UK and Australia.

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