Supacat

Supacat develops high-mobility defence vehicles and specialist engineering systems for military and emergency-service users. Its platforms support tactical transport, special operations, weapons carriage and harsh-terrain mobility for customers needing rugged vehicle capability.

Facts

Segment: Defense Robotics
Country: United Kingdom
Founded: 1981
Website: https://supacat.com/

Market context

Supacat is a credible defense mobility node for land autonomy because its vehicle platforms and engineering team sit directly in the path between crewed tactical mobility, UGV integration and optionally crewed defense vehicle concepts.

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2 commercial events; 2 contract awards; latest event 2024-09-19

2024-09-19 - Contract award - UK Ministry of Defence orders 53 Supacat Jackal 3 Extenda vehicles - source: supacat.com
2023-02-22 - Contract award - UK Ministry of Defence orders 70 Supacat HMT 400 vehicles - source: supacat.com

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Timeline

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… - source: adsadvance.co.uk
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… - source: supacat.com
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… - source: supacat.com

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Team

Nick Ames - Chief Executive Officer
Nick Jones - Founder and Director
Phil Applegarth - Director, Head of Supacat and SC Innovation

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Relations

ARX Robotics - Crewed Uncrewed Teaming Partner - ARX Robotics and Supacat are partnering to integrate ARX UGVs and Mithra software with Supacat high-mobility defense vehicles.
Babcock International - Production Partner - Supacat partnered with Babcock to manufacture Jackal 3 and Jackal 3 Extenda vehicles across Devonport and Dunkeswell.

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