Jaguar Land Rover announced a new military vehicle, the Defender Wolf Series II, to compete for a UK Ministry of Defence contract to replace the Army's retiring Series I Land Rover.

Jaguar Land Rover has unveiled the military-spec Defender Wolf Series II, a rugged off-roader based on the current Defender SUV, to compete for the Ministry of Defence's Light Mobility Vehicle tender to replace the Army's Series I Land Rover, which is retiring after more than 75 years of service by 2030, with four variants set to be unveiled at the British Army DVD 2026 event at Millbrook, Bedfordshire, later this month, facing competition from Rheinmetall's Shadow Wolf, GM Defense/BAE Systems' Infantry Squad Vehicle, General Dynamics Land Systems, Babcock International and Fering.