systems concepts . sc group logo . sc group is the trading brand of sc group global limited sc group is a british multi faceted engineering company which prior to a re brand in september 2015 was known as supacat limited . supacat was established in 1981 and based at dunkeswell aerodrome in england . sc group now comprises four companies supacat sc innovation proteum and blackhill engineering . sc group initially specialised in the design and development of military and civil high mobility vehicles . throughout the last decade the company expanded its portfolio considerably to encompass developing equipment for operation in harsh environments in sectors including marine renewables mineral exploration oil & gas and nuclear power . during 2014 the then supacat made a series of acquisitions in the commercial marine sector leading to the creation of the now proteum based in hamble uk . at the end of 2014 exeter based heavy fabrication specialist blackhill engineering was acquired . 1 supacat limited rebranded to sc group on 10 september 2015 . sc group is the trading brand of sc group global limited . 2 the current chief executive is nick ames who joined the company in 2003 . nick jones original co founder of supacat remains a director of sc group . 3 contents 1 supacat 1.1 all terrain mobility platform 1.2 high mobility transporter 1.3 supacat protected vehicle 400 1.4 light armoured multipurpose vehicle 1.5 light reconnaissance vehicle 400 1.6 bombardier lynx snowmobile 2 gallery 3 sc innovation 4 gallery 5 proteum 6 blackhill engineering services 7 television and film appearances 8 see also 9 references 10 external links supacat edit the supacat brand is retained by sc group for the group s core defence business . supacat develops and supports high mobility military vehicles and provides specialist engineering services for defence customers and recently established itself in australia . supacat pty ltd was established in 2011 with an office in victoria australia . 4 in march 2012 supacat pty ltd acquired australian engineering design services company unique solutions providers for an undisclosed amount . supacat managing director nick ames said at the time the acquisition is the first in supacat s 30 year history and supports our strategy to access new regional markets and new industry sectors . it enables us to improve support for our vehicle fleets in service with the australian defence force and it complements supacat s diversification into the oil & gas and renewable energy sectors . 5 supacat australia was named on 4 september 2015 by rheinmetall defence as the first australian company to be part of its land 400 phase 2 mounted combat reconnaissance capability team for which the company will offer boxer . 6 supacat is also a member of rheinmetall s challenger 2 life extension project c2 lep team . 7 all terrain mobility platform edit the all terrain mobility platform atmp is a 6x6 marginal terrain vehicle now in its fourth generation . around 200 atmps have been supplied to mainly military users since 1982 these including the armed forces of canada malaysia mexico and the uk . 8 high mobility transporter edit the high mobility transporter hmt vehicle platform is produced in three variants the hmt 400 4x4 the hmt 600 6x6 and the hmt extenda configurable between 4x4 and 6x6 . 9 a hmt 800 8x8 variant is also available . the hmt was designed in mid 1999 by hmt supacat limited later renamed to hmt vehicles limited . in 2004 lockheed martin entered into a licence agreement with hmt vehicles ltd to manufacture and sell the hmt in north america . 10 in 2006 lockheed martin uk acquired hmt vehicles ltd who licensed the design back to supacat . 11 the hmt 400 the first of the platform to enter service was developed for the united kingdom special forces designated the minacity to replace the land rover 110 desert patrol vehicle . 12 13 a contract was awarded in 2001 for 65 vehicles that entered service in 2003 2004 in afghanistan following tenders in the late 1990s . 12 13 14 in 2004 the u.s. army delta force purchased 47 similarly configured vehicles designated marauders which were delivered in 2004 2005 . 13 15 in 2006 danish army hunter corps ordered 15 hmt extenda vehicles . 13 in 2007 the australian army special air service regiment ordered 31 hmt extenda vehicles known as nary designated as the special operations vehicle special reconnaissance sov sr which due to technical problems did not enter service until 2011 . 13 16 in 2014 the australian army 2nd commando regiment ordered 89 hmt extenda mk2 vehicles known as the special operations vehicle commando sov cdo that will be reconfigurable in four configurations . 17 in 2015 the norwegian army forsvarets spesialkommando ordered an undisclosed number of hmt extenda vehicles to be delivered from 2017 to 2019 . 18 in 2016 the new zealand army special air service ordered an undisclosed number of hmt extenda vehicles designated as the special operations vehicles mobility heavy sov mh to be delivered from late 2017 . 19 20 the british army is the biggest user of the hmt with purchases between june 2007 and late 2010 of the hmt 400 designated as the jackal and hmt 600 designated as the coyote totalling 575 vehicles . 15 the british army has also developed specialist variants of the hmt . in august 2003 it was announced that a lockheed martin uk led team had been selected by the uk ministry of defence mod as preferred supplier for project soothsayer the next generation battlefield electronic warfare system for the british army and royal marines . an hmt 600 platform was selected as the base platform and 35 chassis were manufactured . soothsayer was cancelled in mid 2009 and these chassis are currently surplus to requirement . 15 in august 2003 the uk defence procurement agency dpa awarded a gbp6 million contract to then insys now lockheed martin uk to design build and test a system demonstrator of the lightweight mobile artillery system rocket limaws r for the british army . the system was expected to enter service in 2007 with 24 6x4 vehicles based on the hmt 600 required for the project . it was confirmed in may 2008 that the limaws r project had been cancelled . the hmt 800 was the base for the bae systems land systems portee version of its m777 155mm lightweight howitzer one of two candidates for the uk mod s lightweight mobile artillery weapon system gun limaws g project . it was confirmed in september 2007 that limaws g had been cancelled . supacat s hmt 600 is the chosen ground station platform for the uk mod s watchkeeper unmanned air vehicle uav project . hmt operators australia 31 hmt extenda mk1 special operations vehicle special reconnaissance sov sr known as nary used by the special air service regiment and 89 hmt extenda mk2 special operations vehicle commando sov cdo on order for the 2nd commando regiment denmark 15 hmt extenda mk1 used by hunter corps danish j gerkorpset new zealand hmt extenda mk2 on order 28m contract for special air service undisclosed number norway hmt extenda mk2 on order 23m contract for forsvarets spesialkommando undisclosed number united kingdom 573 hmt 4x4 inc. 72 hmt 400 consisting of 65 from 2003 7 2006 minacity 242 jackal 1 2007 2009 119 jackal 2 2009 2010 and 140 jackal 2a 2010 . also delivered were 76 hmt 6x6 tsv l coyote 2009 2010 and 35 hmt 600 6x6 soothsayer platforms most of which are being re roled . uk mod to retain 400 jackal and 71 coyote post afghanistan 15 united states 47 hmt 400 used by 1st special forces operational detachment delta designated marauders failed bids canada a bid was submitted by supacat to canadian special operations forces command to replace their humvee . in 2010 the project was cancelled after the hmt was the only vehicle that was bid and it was determined that it did not meet all of cansofcom requirements . 21 supacat protected vehicle 400 edit the supacat protected vehicle 400 spv 400 is a protected light 4x4 vehicle featuring a v shaped steel chassis hull onto which is fitted a composite crew pod shown at eurosatory 2012 . 22 23 light armoured multipurpose vehicle edit the light armoured multipurpose vehicle lamv was developed with technical input from supacat and was shown in february 2014 by the indian company of tata . 24 light reconnaissance vehicle 400 edit the light reconnaissance vehicle 400 lrv 400 mk2 is an open lightweight 4x4 vehicle based on the land rover discovery platform which can be transported internally in a ch 47 chinook shown at dsei 2015 . 25 26 27 a 6x6 variant has also been designed similar to the hmt extenda . 27 bombardier lynx snowmobile edit the royal marines 3 commando brigade s surveillance and reconnaissance squadron srs oversnow reconnaissance vehicle orv is bombardier lynx snowmobile which has been modified for military use by supacat . gallery edit supacat products prototype example of the supacat all terrain mobility platform atmp mk4 . supacat jackal 2 at a media demonstration at long valley . supacat hmt extenda at a media demonstration at long valley . supacat hmt 600 with four seat cab and communications rear body . supacat s hmt logistic variant concept as shown at dvd 2016 prototype example of the spv 400 at a media demonstration in the uk at long valley . supacat displayed the light reconnaissance vehicle 400 lrv 400 mk1 publicly for the first time at dsei 2013 development of the lrv 400 continues with details of the latest mk2 shown announced in september 2015 . supacat s lrv 600 concept as shown at dvd 2016 supacat modifies and supplies bombardier lynx snowmobiles to the uk s royal marines . sc innovation edit sc innovation provides engineering solutions to support all sc group non defence business . sc innovation 28 incorporates specialist vehicle work with the royal national lifeboat institution rnli and the emergency services together with products and services for sectors such as oil & gas marine renewable energy and nuclear . products include the lifeboat launch and recovery system l & rs was developed specifically for the rnli and in response to a requirement for an up to date and highly mobile transport system for a new class of lifeboat . the l & rs design incorporates several unique features that include a permanent software controlled four track drive system to provide mobility in all beach conditions . in addition the cradle that carries the boat rotates through 360 degrees to enable bow first launch and recovery . 29 the specialist utility vehicle 600 suv 600 is a production standard land rover discovery 4x4 that is converted to 6x6 configuration for use in the emergency services and wider utility sectors . 30 the protected transit vehicle ptv was developed specifically for use in the oil & gas sector . it provides a fully atex zone 2 compliant passenger and cargo transport capability tailored for use in potentially hazardous explosive and toxic environments . 31 the specialist multi purpose vessel 24 smv 24 has been designed to provide a flexible multi role high performance solution for conducting operations in support of the offshore and other maritime engineering sectors . 32 sc innovation is a team member of a fred olsen led consortium developing a technology strategy board tsb supported state of the art wave energy device . gallery edit sc innovation products sc innovation s lifeboat launch and recovery system l & rs sc innovation s protected transit vehicle ptv an early suv600 as displayed at eurosatory 2014 by supacat proteum edit proteum is the marine brand within sc group and was formed following the acquisition of mds marine and bukh diesel uk . proteum 33 represents and distributes a