ARmy Rumour SErvice

**MoD_RSS** · 18-06-2012, 10:10

Originally Posted by Ministry of Defence

The first of the British Army's new Foxhound vehicles have arrived in Afghanistan.

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**ugly** · 18-06-2012, 11:19

"A Foxhound light protected patrol vehicle in Afghanistan"
light in weight or protection?

**Boxy** · 18-06-2012, 11:32

Both? along with the good old "Fitted for but not with..."

**bokkatankie** · 18-06-2012, 11:38

Originally Posted by Boxy

Both? along with the good old "Fitted for but not with..."

Comment at bottom of link regarding equipment for the the Future Army 2020, seems to imply that this is long term procurement not UOR, so let us hope that it is as good as they say it is.

**Bernster** · 18-06-2012, 11:40

Just in time to help carry the kit home then!

**Chunkie** · 18-06-2012, 11:47

Looked a bit top hevey to me, then if its lightweight above the V shaped chassis dont go putting a 50 cal on top? it may topple over?

Its design reminds me of those trucks during the riots in South Africa during apartide that the police drove around in so that roadside bombs didnt kill the occupants of the vehicle and which were very successfull? Mmmmmmmmmmmm that sounds familiar, but with the British military R&D buying machine being 20+ years behind everyone else I'm not surprised. I often wondered when these things would appear?

**rgjbloke** · 18-06-2012, 11:57

Anything that works to protect troops is worth whatever it takes but it said £273 million quid for 300 vehicles and another £90 million for 100 more. That seems like a lot of money for these?

Why does it cost that much?

**ugly** · 18-06-2012, 12:06

What would it cost to build a Saracen from scratch now given a limited production run and no overseas sales? Look at that and the figure of less than 1 M each doesnt look too bad. As you say if it saves one life can we put a price on it?
I know for a fact on the railways there was post Clapham a cost per life valuation on safety measures. I seem to recall a life being worth about 1/4 million.

**bokkatankie** · 18-06-2012, 12:07

Copying old vehicles is clearly an expensive business.

**Chunkie** · 18-06-2012, 12:11

Originally Posted by rgjbloke

Anything that works to protect troops is worth whatever it takes but it said £273 million quid for 300 vehicles and another £90 million for 100 more. That seems like a lot of money for these?

Why does it cost that much?

Its like ambulances in the NHS, the companies that build them charge 50 odd grand to the NHS but only 30k to the private sector! Also with the first batch theres all the R&D Costs to take into consideration. However had they just popped over to South Africa they could have probably bought a similar designed vehicle off the shelf a while ago as a stop-gap!