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  "id": "cougar-he",
  "name": "Cougar HE",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "land",
  "country": "USA",
  "category": "6x6 mine-resistant ambush protected",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2002,
  "operators": [
    "CAN",
    "DJI",
    "DNK",
    "HRV",
    "POL",
    "USA"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 6,
  "summary": "The Cougar is an MRAP and infantry mobility vehicle structured to be resistant to landmines and improvised munitions. The Cougar comes in two main configurations, a 4×4 and 6×6.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "General Dynamics Land Systems",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Configuration",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "6x6",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 2,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 7.08,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 2.74,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 2.64,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "Caterpillar C-7 Diesel I6",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_hp",
      "v": 330,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "road_range_km",
      "v": 600,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_road_kmh",
      "v": 105,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fording depth",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "1 m",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Maximum elevation",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "+60 deg",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Minimum elevation",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "-20 deg",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Allround protected from .50 cal",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Applique Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Available",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "main_armament",
      "v": "M153 CROWS II",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Cougar HEV (Hardened engineer vehicle)",
      "text": "4×4 and 6×6 vehicles ordered in 2004 by the USMC.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Badger ILAV (Iraqi Light Armored Vehicle",
      "text": "Based on the Cougar and manufactured by FPII and BAE Systems for the Iraqi Army. The ILAV is based on the Cougar, which can carry ten passengers (the six-wheel version can carry 16). The Cougar/ILAV vehicle uses a capsul",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Cougar JERRV (Joint EOD rapid response v",
      "text": "4×4 and 6×6 variants for the US Army, USAF, and USMC. Approx. 200 ordered in 2005 and 2006, with another 200 ordered in late 2006 but now called MRAPs to take account of the new US military/political initiative to be see",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Cougar ISS",
      "text": "Based on the Cougar 4×4, the ISS is fitted with an integrated independent suspension system that gives the vehicle increased cross-country mobility.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Ridgeback PPV (Protected Patrol Vehicle)",
      "text": "British version of the Cougar 4x4 from FPII base vehicles with a British armor package and electronics, including installation of Enforcer remote weapon stations on some vehicles. In 2015, Salisbury coroner David Ridley ",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Mastiff PPV (Protected Patrol Vehicle)",
      "text": "British version of the Cougar 6×6 which arrived in Afghanistan during December 2006, with FPII providing the base vehicle and NP Aerospace in the UK integrating electronics and the British armour package. The Mastiff 2 i",
      "src": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "apc8",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/cougar-he.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-cougar-he": {
      "title": "Cougar HE American 6x6 Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Cougar_HE_American_6x6_Mine-Resistant_Ambush_Protected",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}