Dimensionally, the Foxhound is compact enough to be transported in the belly of a Lockheed C-130 Hercules. It can also be airlifted via Boeing CH-47 Chinook tandem-rotor helicopter via an underslung method. The vehicle sports a length of 5.3 meters, a width of 2 meters and a height of 2.3 meters while tipping the scales at 7.5 tons (7,500 kilograms / 17,000lbs).
The Foxhound initially debuted in 2009 as the Ocelot by Force Protection Europe during the London Defense Systems and Equipment International show. The Ministry of Defence took particular interest in the design due to ongoing struggles in Afghanistan and commissioned for a pair of test products in April of 2010. The results were positive and adoption of the Ocelot - as the "Foxhound" in keeping with British Army nomenclature regarding its MRAPs - soon followed. Initial production examples arrived in the Afghanistan combat theater for operational evaluation by June of 2012. Results, to date, have been positive as the vehicle has shown good qualities in the face of IEDs and other battlefield threats in the region - ensuring an operational existence in the British Army for several decades.
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