Force Protection Inc. said Thursday that is has submitted a lightweight armored vehicle to the U.S. Army in response to a solicitation from the service.
The vehicle, a new version of the company's 3-year-old Cheetah model, has a very low center of gravity, making it less prone to rolling over, the company said.
The description of a "very low" center of gravity makes me flash back to criticisms FP fans made of the Navistar JLTV design. They ridiculed the failure to keep the hull up high. I'll be interested to see photos of the new Cheetah model for comparison.
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