When Supacat first integrated an Allison transmission into its High Mobility Transporter (HMT) platform at the turn of the millennium, the company had no particular expectation it would still be specifying the same drivetrain solution more than two decades later. The fact that it is speaks to what actually matters when engineering vehicles for defense duties. Supacat, based in Devon, UK, manufactures specialist military vehicles for defense customers worldwide. Its best-known product is the HMT – known within the British Army as the Jackal – an open, highly mobile platform used for reconnaissance and long-range patrol. The Jackal’s primary operational…
