British Foxhound Transforms into Mobile air Defense Platform
At the DSEI 2025 defense exhibition in London, Moog and General Dynamics Land Systems UK (GDLSUK) unveiled a new short-range air defense (SHORAD) configuration of the British Army’s Foxhound 4×4 patrol vehicle.
The vehicle now features Moog’s Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform (RIwP), a modular system already in U.S. Army service for counter-UAS and SHORAD missions.
The updated Foxhound combines a decade of operational reliability with modernized lethality. According to the companies, this integration will give the British Army a combat-proven, sovereign solution for short-range air defense, with rapid delivery potential.
In a statement, Richard Allen-Miles, EMEA Capture Lead at Moog, said: “We’re excited to showcase this highly-capable SHORAD vehicle at DSEI 2025 and highlight even more cutting-edge solutions with General Dynamics Land Systems. The RIwP-equipped Foxhound is one of the most advanced platforms available today for SHORAD and thanks to its reconfigurability and base hub design, can be used for other missions, including C-UAS and MCCO.”
The showcased variant at DSEI is equipped with a 30x113mm cannon, a 7.62mm machine gun, the British Army’s in-service HVM/LMM missiles, and an electro-optic sensor suite. The RIwP’s modular design allows for rapid changes in weapons configuration, making it adaptable for a wide range of missions beyond SHORAD—such as anti-armor and close-combat overwatch.
Nick Williams, Head of Strategy and Business Development at GDLSUK, said: “The RIwP-equipped Foxhound is a powerful example of British-led innovation and industrial collaboration. By integrating Moog’s proven RIwP system onto the battle-tested Foxhound platform in just weeks at our Merthyr Tydfil facility, we’ve demonstrated how agile, sovereign capability can be rapidly delivered to meet evolving threats. But this is just the beginning.”
Foxhound’s modular chassis, combined with RIwP’s reconfigurable turret base, enables rapid adaptation to new operational needs. As noted by GDLSUK, this opens export possibilities for a wide range of partners seeking a mature multi-role solution built entirely in the UK.
Both companies stressed the importance of UK manufacturing and control over supply chains, citing it as a key factor in the system’s readiness and independence.
The announcement builds on prior integrations of RIwP across multiple General Dynamics platforms, including the U.S. Army’s Stryker under the Mobile Low, Slow, Unmanned Aircraft Integrated Defeat System (MLIDS) program, the Tracked Robot 10-ton (TRX), and the GDELS Pandur 6×6.
Company representatives emphasized that both Foxhound and RIwP are already fielded and supported, reducing integration timelines and logistical hurdles.