Both of Bowler's military designs were shown at DSEI in London: the Wildcat by Supacat and QT Services in 2011 and the CSP RIV by Bowler in 2017. Army Technology reports that the Wildcat entered service in 2012 but names no user; the CSP RIV remained a single concept.
BAE Systems had already used two Wildcats as drive-by-wire research vehicles, one at its Advanced Technology Centre and one at Oxford University's Mobile Robotics Group.
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Autonomy research (c. 2010)
1 VEHICLE IN THIS CHAPTERTwo Wildcats converted by BAE Systems.
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Supacat Wildcat (2011)
1 VEHICLE IN THIS CHAPTERA militarised Wildcat 500DKR with a remote weapon station and light armour.
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CSP RIV (2017)
1 VEHICLE IN THIS CHAPTERA four-seat Rapid Intervention Vehicle on the Cross Sector Platform.
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Sources
- Supacat launches Wildcat into worldwide defence market (28 July 2011) — Supacat
- Supacat Wildcat light armoured vehicle — Army Technology
- Military Wildcat built for a different kind of raid — Hagerty UK
- Bowler Wildcat — Wikipedia
- 2017 Bowler CSP R.I.V Concept (Open Roads, February 2021) — RM Sotheby's