DSEI 2025 – Rheinmetall new tactical vehicle proposed for UK Land Mobility Programme

At the London exhibition Rheinmetall unveiled its proposal for the lighter segment of the UK Land Mobility Programme, the Land Mobility Vehicle

The proposal is based on the most recent G-Wagen chassis, which has been used by Rheinmetall, teamed with Mercedes Benz and ACS, to develop the Caracal airborne vehicle, unveiled at Eurosatory 2022, which in July 2023 was contracted by the German and Dutch armed forces who ordered over 3,000 such vehicles.

Exploiting the experience acquired Rheinmetall UK, the British Army of the Düsseldor-based group, developed the new Tactical Vehicle, mission-ready solution designed to meet the Land Mobility Vehicle (LMV) requirement within the Land Mobility Programme (LMP), which aims at replacing Land Rover and Pinzgauer platforms in service with British forces.

Purposely developed to answer UK requirements, the Tactical Vehicle exhibited at Excel was fitted in the electronic warfare version, electronic systems being provided by L3Harris, which is part of the project team. Fitted with an open electronic architecture, the Tactical Vehicle showcased in London could be used in a command and control and in a counter-UAS/EW role. The antenna carrying the EW package is located on the rear-right and is hand-raised. In this configuration the vehicle can carry a four-man crew, the rear compartment hosting all the electronic equipment.

Fully modular, the new platform can be fitted to answer the requirements of multiple variants.

Fully modular, the new platform can be fitted to answer the requirements of multiple variants.

As an example, the Caracal is being provided in at least five base configurations, such as the “Shadow Wolf” weapons platform, logistic with an over 2 tonnes payload capacity, and CASEVAC.

Besides meeting operational requirements, the Tactical Vehicle proposed to the UK MoD has a British content of around 50% and will be manufactured in Great Britain, should it be selected, supporting over 800 skilled jobs.

Photos courtesy Rheinmetall and P. Valpolini