Having arrived in the UK, the Cougar base vehicles will morph into the Ridgback - being upgraded with integrated additional protection, weapons, communications systems and specialist electronic counter-measures equipment - and then join their big brother, the Mastiff, on operations.With the Ridgback we see the continued British preference for eliminating side windows aft of the driver's portion of the cabin.
While I do not doubt that elimating windows increases protection, I do wonder whether the downside is worth it.
