Jackal 2 is a high mobility weapons platform, with a unique air-bag suspension system allowing rapid movement across varying terrain.

It is designed to protect personnel against roadside explosions and mine attacks (the chassis of Jackal 2 is heavier than its predecessor to give additional protection).

Used for reconnaissance, rapid assault, fire support and convoy protection Jackal 2 has the capacity to support itself and its crew of three over 800km.

It has a maximum speed of 80mph (129km/h) on roads or 55mph (89km/h) over rough terrain, and weighs seven tonnes.

Jackal 2 is armed with a General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) as crew protection and can carry either Heavy Machine Gun (HMG) or Grenade Machine Gun (GMG) as the main weapon system in the fire support role.

The gun ring on Jackal 2 has been moved forward to give a 360º sweep of fire, as opposed to the previous rear-fire only position on the original Jackal.

Jackal 2 is closely related to the new Coyote tactical support vehicle, which is a six-wheel Jackal-based armoured vehicle.