Ground Mobility

DEW × SUPACAT · 2020 PROPOSAL

High mobility.
Modular capability.

In 2020, DEW Engineering and Supacat announced their proposal to offer the HMT Mk2 Extenda for Canada’s Next Generation Fighting Vehicle program.

The platform’s modular third axle allows conversion between 4×4 and 6×6 configurations. The partnership brought together Supacat’s vehicle platform and DEW’s Canadian engineering and integration experience.

Read the 2020 announcement ↗Esprit de Corps feature · April 2020 · PDF ↗

Supacat vehicle traversing sand dunes — Supacat mobility in desert terrain.

SUPACAT IN THE FIELD

Platforms in context.

Supacat vehicles and crews in a desert setting

Supacat vehicles configured with mission equipment

Supacat vehicles during a night firing exercise

DEW designs, integrates and manufactures vehicles.

DEW designs, integrates and manufactures vehicles and their add-on kits, including advanced armour and integrated survivability solutions.

With DEW’s comprehensive in-house manufacturing capabilities, our vehicle services are provided both independently and in-collaboration with other Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).

Our vehicle service teams have supported every type of vehicle in the Canadian Army fleet, and our vehicle service capabilities are comprehensive for both wheeled and tracked vehicles, including armoured vehicles. Our services include:

Research and development
Design and engineering
Prototyping and test

Manufacturing and integration
Maintenance support, spares and training

Expertise & Experience

DEW’s Vehicle Engineering team modifies and integrates equipment on military and commercial vehicles to meet customer specifications, generally as a Prime Contractor.

We work closely with targeted vehicle OEM's to configure Tactical Wheeled Vehicles and armoured vehicles as mobile workshops, shelter and troop carriers, recovery vehicles, and other specialist variants.

Our team of experts design and manufacture specialised trailers, shelters, ISO Containers, Specially Equipped Vehicle (SEV) kits and sets; and, are experienced in applying Chemical Agent Resistant Coating (CARC) following a rigorous metal pre-treatment process to ensure long service life.

All of our vehicle engineering activities encompass through life support including provision of training, spare parts, field service support and comprehensive Integrated Logistics Support (ILS).

Providing Customers With What They Need

DEW has been dedicated to supplying vehicle protection since 1994, and have supported over 6,000 vehicles in-service around the world, including being the sole supplier of exterior Add-On-Armour for the U.S. Stryker Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV).

DEW's ballistic door panels for police and security vehicles and our add-on armour for military vehicles successfully meet or exceed the highest protection and test standards and are made to exacting ISO 9001:2008 quality standards.

DEW's capabilities include an in-house ballistic range with an extensive array of small and medium calibre ammunition. We design ITAR-free armour solutions that are tested on-site and by militaries to ensure that protection, cost and weight are balanced and optimised to protect against a range of threats, including ballistic, mine-blast and Improvised Explosive Devices (IED).

Our overall strategy and philosophy is to "give the customers what they need, on time" and includes the use of partnership and innovation to expedite the delivery of the right protection against ever evolving and increasing threats... one-stop shopping is our goal, with partnerships being a key element in the strategic chain.