Supacat
About
About Supacat
Supacat designs high-mobility defence vehicles and specialist engineering systems. Its All-Terrain Mobility Platform carries up to 1.6 tonnes over difficult ground and can be configured as a logistics carrier, weapons platform, casualty-evacuation vehicle or support system.
Autonomy programmes add drive-by-wire controls, navigation sensors, perception software and open interfaces so the ATMP can operate remotely or follow autonomous routes. Supacat develops the base vehicles, mission variants and integration with partners, giving military users a common mobility platform for crewed, optionally crewed and uncrewed operations.
Team
- Nick Ames - Chief Executive Officer
- Nick Jones - Founder and Director
- Phil Applegarth - Director, Head of Supacat and SC Innovation
- Steve Austen - Engineering Director and Chief Engineer
Timeline
Events
- 2026-05-15 - Partnership - ARX Robotics and Supacat sign UK MoU for uncrewed land systems
The MoU combines ARX UGVs and Mithra software with Supacat's high-mobility defence vehicles for crewed-uncrewed teaming and optionally crewed platforms. The companies will explore UK and allied defence opportunities, including digitally enabled land operations and integration with existing platforms such as Jackal. The collaboration also covers UK-based manufacturing, integration and supply-chain capability; it does not disclose a completed production order.
Source - 2026-04-28 - Partnership - ARX Robotics and Supacat sign UK defence robotics partnership
ARX Robotics and Supacat signed an MoU to integrate uncrewed ground systems with high-mobility military vehicle platforms. The work combines ARX Robotics' UGVs and Mithra software stack with Supacat's vehicle integration, manufacturing and support capability. The partnership is aimed at crewed-uncrewed teaming for UK and allied land forces, including optionally crewed vehicle concepts such as Jackal.
Source - 2025-04-09 - Production Milestone - Supacat hands over first Jackal 3 to British Army
Supacat handed the first Jackal 3 vehicle to the Chief of the General Staff on April 9, 2025. The updated platform adds rollover protection, payload, electromagnetic-compatibility and crew-environment improvements over Jackal 2. The combined Jackal 3 and Jackal 3 Extenda programme covered 123 vehicles scheduled for completion by Christmas 2025.
Source - 2025-02-27 - Demonstration - Supacat demonstrates Jackal 3 and armoured HMT at capability day
Supacat held the HMT Capability Day on February 27, 2025 at the Combat Service Support Trials and Development Group facility. Guests experienced the Jackal 3 on the Long Valley test track and reviewed its upgrades over Jackal 2. Supacat also demonstrated a four-person armoured closed-cab HMT for wider land-mobility and ground-based air-defence roles.
Source - 2024-09-19 - Contract Award - UK Ministry of Defence orders 53 Supacat Jackal 3 Extenda vehicles
The Ministry of Defence ordered 53 Jackal 3 Extenda vehicles for the British Army as an amendment to the 2023 contract. The Extenda platform can switch between 4x4 and 6x6 configurations through a modular third axle. Production was assigned to the Babcock facility at Devonport and the Supacat site in Dunkeswell.
Source - 2024-02-01 - Production Milestone - Supacat and Babcock launch Jackal 3 production
Production launched for 70 HMT Jackal 3 vehicles ordered by the British Army. The dedicated Babcock facility at Devonport was assigned 62 vehicles, with eight to be built at the Supacat site in Dunkeswell. The companies planned to complete the production run by summer 2024 under the UK Land Industrial Strategy.
Source - 2023-02-22 - Contract Award - UK Ministry of Defence orders 70 Supacat HMT 400 vehicles
The UK Ministry of Defence ordered 70 HMT 400 vehicles for the British Army, with an option that could raise the total to 240. Supacat and Babcock planned to split production between Dunkeswell and the Babcock facility at Devonport. The British Army designates the HMT 400 series as Jackal, a light armoured high-mobility platform.
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Relations
Relationships
- ARX Robotics
Crewed Uncrewed Teaming Partner - ARX Robotics and Supacat signed a UK MoU to integrate ARX uncrewed ground systems with Supacat high-mobility defence platforms.
- Babcock International
Production Partner - Supacat partnered with Babcock to manufacture Jackal 3 and Jackal 3 Extenda vehicles across Devonport and Dunkeswell.
Context
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stack adjacency - Offroad Defence Autonomy Stack
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- Kraus Hamdani Aerospace
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- Leonardo
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- Israel Aerospace Industries
stack adjacency - Defence Prime Layer
- Carnegie Robotics
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- L3Harris WESCAM
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Shared workflows
- ARX Robotics
workflow adjacency - Defence Ground Mobility
- Hyundai Rotem
workflow adjacency - Defence Ground Mobility
- Neya Systems
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Context tags
- Defence ground mobility - Workflow
- Off-road defence autonomy stack - Stack Layer
- Defence robotics systems integration - Capability - ARX/Supacat partnership centers on integrating ARX UGVs and Mithra software with Supacat defense vehicles.
- Defence prime layer - Stack Layer - Supacat supplies military vehicle platforms and engineering support to defense customers.
Commercial
- UK Ministry of Defence orders 53 Supacat Jackal 3 Extenda vehicles
2024-09-19 · Order / contract · Supacat received a follow-on UK Ministry of Defence order for 53 Jackal 3 Extenda high-mobility vehicles.
Source - UK Ministry of Defence orders 70 Supacat HMT 400 vehicles
2023-02-22 · Order / contract · Supacat received a UK Ministry of Defence order for 70 HMT 400 high-mobility vehicles for the British Army, with Babcock as production partner.
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