• The Team combines expertise of Ford Motor Company, General Dynamics Land Systems and Ricardo, to compete for the UK Ministry of Defence’s Light Mobility Vehicle programme • The companies will leverage Ford Ranger, the undisputed truck leader in Europe, to deliver a commercially scalable and flexible military-grade vehicle platform • Together the companies employ 7,000+ people across their UK facilities – including engine production at Dagenham, advanced engineering at Dunton and in South Wales – and support thousands more through local supply chains, with a proposal built to sustain skilled UK jobs and homegrown engineering expertise As the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) prioritises fleet modernisation and operational resilience across the armed forces, Ford, General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) and Ricardo, today confirmed they have joined forces to compete for the UK MoD’s LMV programme. The Team is offering a commercial derivative vehicle based on the Ford Ranger, Europe’s undisputed leader in the truck segment. The Team’s solution combines military-grade capability with the cost, scale and supply chain resilience of a proven commercial platform, factory-ready to meet the stringent requirements of modern military operations. The proposal is rooted in Ford’s long-standing UK industrial capability. With more than 6,000 UK-based