The Shorland S600 is an

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developed in 1995 as a private venture by Short Brothers plc in

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. Unlike the previous Shorland armoured car series, which were based on the

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, Shorts used the much larger chassis and drive-train of the

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U1550L/U2150L. In 1996 the Short Brothers sold the complete design to British Aerospace Australia. In 1997 the

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ordered 22 S600 in five different versions. In 2006, prior to it being acquired by

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in 2007,

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supplied the

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Group with a variant known as the Tenix S-600.http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/galleries/gallery-e6frecgc-1225747989582?page=5

Variants

* Ambulance * Armoured Personnel Carrier * Command Vehicle * Mortar Carrier * High Pressure Cannon Carrier * Police Internal Security Vehicle - 12 seater * Riot Control Vehicle - with light barricade remover * Surveillance Vehicle

Operators

* - 1 previously used by the

Group * - 6 Riot Control Vehicles for the Federal Police * - 22 in 5 versions (APC, CPV, ambulance, crowd control and mortar carrier) for the

* - Singapore Police Force (Special Operations, Riot Control, Special Security)

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War Wheels - Tenix S600
{{Modern IFV and APC Armoured personnel carriers Wheeled armoured personnel carriers All-wheel-drive vehicles Internal security vehicles Armoured cars of the United Kingdom Military vehicles introduced in the 1990s

Variants

Operators

See also

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