Cheetah MMPV

Cheetah
Type Infantry mobility vehicle
Place of origin United States
Production history
Designer FPI
Manufacturer Force Protection, Inc.
Produced 2007-2008
Number built 13 prototypes[1]
Specifications
Weight 17000lbs (empty) with base armor
Length 18 ft (5.4 m)
Width 7 ft 7 in (2.3 m)
Height 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)
Crew 1 (gunner) +4
Armor STANAG 1 at 17000lbs to STANAG 3 at 23000lbs
Main
armament
 remote weapon station
Engine

Cummins ISB series
Cummins QSB series
220 KW (300 HP) (ISB)

(275HP) (QSB)
Payload capacity 5000 lbs
Transmission Allison 2500 SP automatic[2]
Suspension 4×4 wheeled
Ground clearance 18"
Fuel capacity 55 gal
Operational
range
 500 mi
Speed 75 mph (122 km/h), 89mph burst

The Cheetah MMPV (Medium Mine Protected Vehicle) was a prototype built by the Force Protection, Inc., division of General Dynamics. It was intended as part of Force Protection's armoured military vehicle line-up, which includes the MRAP-class of Buffalo and Cougar vehicles and the Ocelot light protected patrol vehicle (LPPV).

Its design was based on the South African RG-31 Charger class of light-armored vehicle, intended as a reconnaissance, forward command and control, and urban operations vehicle for homeland security missions.

No contracts were procured for the Cheetah MMPV, and production ended in 2008 after 13 prototypes had been manufactured.

Specifications

Production history

The Cheetah never went into full production.

In early 2007, Force Protection stated that full production could begin in July 2007,[3] but did not proceed after the May 2007 announcement that the US Marine Corps had ordered 1200 of the rival International MaxxPro vehicles.[4] At the same time Force Protection received an order for 14 of the larger MRAP Category III Buffalo.[5]

Cheetah was submitted to the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) competition but was officially rejected from the program in August 2008.[6] The JLTV program settled on the Oshkosh L-ATV in August 2015.

See also

Sources

  1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2008-06-12.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-31. Retrieved 2007-05-01.
  3. ↑ "Blogging AUSA". 7 March 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  4. ↑ More MRAPs: Navistar’s MaxxPro Maintains the Pole Position
  5. ↑ $12M for 14 Buffalo MRAP-III Vehicles
  6. ↑ http://www.secinfo.com/dVut2.t9Qq.htm
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