ICP (Integrated Convoy Protection) recently developed a range of new armoured vehicles, evolving its proven series of REVA armoured personnel carriers (APCs) to include armoured utility/logistics vehicles.
The 4×4 Armoured Utility Vehicle (AUV) and 4×4 armoured personnel carrier (APC) were formally unveiled at the IDEX defence exhibition in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in February 2025.
The 4×4 REVA V Armoured Utility Vehicle has sufficient interior volume for a crew of two and a flat deck that can be fitted with various logistics, support and/or weapon systems. The all-steel hull, independent suspension, CTIS (central tyre inflation system), automatic transmission and air conditioning are optimised to offer high protection and ultra-high mobility in multiple operational theatres and harsh environments of up to 55°C, ICP said.
The larger REVA VI 6×6 Armoured Utility Vehicle has sufficient interior volume for a crew of four and a flat deck with container locks with a 10 foot ISO footprint that can also be fitted with various logistics, support and/or weapon systems. Like the 4×4 version, it features independent suspension, CTIS, automatic transmission and air conditioning suitable for environments of up to 55°C.
The third vehicle in the new range is the REVA V 4×4 APC, also designed for harsh desert operations. ICP says it can be configured for multiple applications such as personnel carrier, weapons platform, ambulance, command vehicle and more. The REVA V can seat between six and eight people in the rear in addition to two crew members in the front, and is equipped with a six-speed automatic transmission. A V-shaped hull provides protection against landmines and IEDs (ballistic protection is to Level 4A/B against IEDs and mines). The REVA V is just over seven metres long and weighs 16 tonnes unladen.
The Kasser II is the Emirati version of the 4×4 REVA V APC, but featuring a revised grille, different windscreen and other cosmetic changes. A 6×6 REVA VI AUV was sent to the UAE in December 2023 for demonstration purposes but is not in UAE military service.
ICP designed and manufactures the REVA V and 4×4 AUV vehicles at its facilities in Pretoria. It supplied parts to the UAE’s M4 Industries for the production of Kasser II vehicles. M4 Industries is an affiliate of the International Golden Group (IGG) – ICP has a longstanding strategic partnership with the Group, and has worked with it on several projects since 2008. Under a 2020 contract, ICP is believed to have delivered 100 Kasser II vehicles to the UAE, according to documents obtained by Open Secrets.
M4 Industries/IGG has subsequently sold a number of Kasser II vehicles to African customers. During Togo’s independence day parade on 27 April 2025, a dozen Kasser IIs were seen in service with the Togolese Armed Forces for counter-terrorism operations. In March 2025, images showed at least half a dozen Kassir IIs with the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Republican Guard. It is believed that the DRC has ordered around 160 Kasser IIs.
According to Open Secrets, ICP provided the intellectual property, parts, manufacturing capacity and staff to the UAE to build the Kasser II. As part of the deal between ICP and IGG, vehicles and components for building them may have been exported from South Africa without the permits required for the export of weapons, though ICP denies this, Open Secrets reported.
ICP is well known for its REVA range of vehicles, an acronym for Reliable, Effective, Versatile, and Affordable. The REVA III 4×4 APC remains the company’s most popular and best-selling model, with over 2 000 units manufactured in South Africa. ICP has also expanded its manufacturing capabilities globally, establishing a plant in Iraq in 2005 where REVA vehicles were successfully produced.
ICP has built more than 3 000 vehicles over the last 20 plus years. Its products have been deployed across various regions worldwide, including Iraq, the UAE, Yemen, Somalia, Equatorial Guinea, Sudan, Egypt, Nigeria, Thailand, and South Africa. The company has the capacity to build 25 complete vehicles per month, including cash in transit (CIT) and security vehicles.
In addition to armoured personnel carriers, ICP manufactures its Super Bulk and Retail cash in transit vehicles for customers like Fidelity, and on the lighter side builds an up-armoured Mahindra Pik Up as the Light Security Vehicle (LSV), available in single and double cab versions.
ICP CEO Nadine Rynners told defenceWeb that her company has a roughly 50:50 split between commercial and military work. The South African security market has “exploded”, she said, while there has been “very good progress” on the defence side of the business. After success in the Middle East and elsewhere, ICP is going to focus heavily on the African market.
