![]() These chassis had already demonstrated good cross-country performance and spare parts were easily available all over the world. ![]() Shortly thereafter, the German Unimog 437 series was selected, both the U 1550 L and heavier U 2150 L chassis variants, which had been introduced in 1988. In 1992, Shorts started the search for a new, readily available chassis, on which a new vehicle could be developed. Commercially, it was a successful venture, with vehicles sold to dozens of countries. Starting from the 1960s, the Northern-Irish company Short Brothers, also known as ‘Shorts’, started building armored cars on commercially available Land Rover chassis’. Although they were usually fitted, it has to be noted that without headlamps, this vehicle would not be road-legal. The headlamps in the bumper are not installed. One of the two Short Brothers’ prototypes in 1996, equipped as a Police support vehicle with typical blue rotating lights (produces a flashing effect). Without any further sales, the S600 product range was eventually suspended during the 2010s. ![]() In January 2008, Tenix Defence was bought by BAE Systems, essentially returning the S600 to its previous producer. Under their name, a modest number of vehicles were sold to Belgium (6), South-Korea (2), and Singapore (2). While the Belgian Gendarmerie was testing the vehicle, the S600 design was sold to yet another company, this time Australian-based Tenix Defence. After dropping out of this program, international interest led to the sale of 22 vehicles to the Kuwaiti National Guard in 1997. ![]() They built a new prototype, known as the Foxhound, which was constructed as a contender in the Australian Bushranger program. Only two prototypes would be produced under their name, as the complete Shorland range of vehicles was sold to British Aerospace Australia (BAe) in 1996. The Shorland S600, based on a Unimog chassis, was the last armored vehicle designed by the Northern-Irish company Short Brothers. Internal Security Vehicle/Infantry Mobility Vehicle – 37 Built (32 Production Vehicles, 4 Prototypes, 1 Hull) United Kingdom/Australia/Kingdom of Belgium/State of Kuwait/Republic of Singapore (1993) ![]()
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