Oxfordshire’s Polar Technology to help kit out army transporter

Polar Technology has joined forces with Supacat UK as it looks to contribute to the British Army’s high mobility transporter (HMT) vehicle – or ‘Jackal’.

The Oxfordshire company will provide safety solutions to the roll over protection (ROP) system on the Jackal, working closely with Supacat’s assembly partner Babcock.

Polar Technology brings to the project its expertise in the engineering of precision fabricated assemblies, tube manipulation, high integrity coded welding, managing supply chains and delivering to tight regulatory standards.

Tom Lloyd, head of commercial said: “Polar Technology have been engaged with Supacat for nearly 10 years.

“We’re delighted to be contracted on the new build Jackal 3 programme. Our relationship has grown and improved significantly.

“We look forward to working with Supacat to support them in bringing new platforms, upgrading in-service vehicles and technologies to the market for many years to come.”

Lizzie Jones, operations director at Supacat, added: “We’ve been working with Polar Technology on the enhanced ROP parts to ensure the certified parts we designed are made to our specification, and our tooling allows for a repeatable manufacturing process.

“We look forward to working with Polar Technology on future projects.”