Israel’s Army Receives 1st Batch of SandCat Armored Vehicles
Israeli company Plasan handed over the first batch of 50 SandCat EX11 armored vehicles to the Israel Defense Forces ordered in November.
The company confirmed the delivery in a tweet dated December 29.
SandCat EX11 vehicles are based on the Ford F550 pickup truck platform which has been used by Plasan’s SandCat vehicles for about two decades.
SandCat is a light tactical armored vehicle designed to serve in various mission profiles such as urban law enforcement, peace-keeping, homeland security and border patrol.
It has a low cost of ownership by using a reliable commercial Ford F550 Super Duty chassis with a powerful engine and four-wheel-drive, and staying safely within the Ford certified GVW. It has a weight below 12 tons and is powered by a Ford V8 engine.
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