The bonnet is hinged to the chassis to reduce the shock transmitted to the cabin. The wheel stations are located away from the crew cabin so that if a wheel detonates an anti-tank mine, the explosion is vented upwards, leaving the crew cabin undamaged. The design was based on creating the maximum distance and protection between the seat of a mine explosion and the cabin. Panther command and liaison vehicle design Thales’s DVE driver’s sight is based on an uncooled thermal imager. In June 2004, Thales Defence Optronics was selected to provide the driver’s vision enhancer (DVE) for the Panther CLV.

The Bowman tactical communications system, from General Dynamics UK, is fitted as Government Furnished Equipment. In high intensity conflicts, the LMV can be configured as a scout, command or liaison vehicle or as a weapons platform. In peacekeeping operations, currently undertaken by heavy armour and infantry fighting vehicles, the LMV provides a lower profile while still providing a high level of crew protection. It is designed primarily for strategic and tactical mobility with a high level of protection against anti-tank and anti-personnel mines, modular and with tuneable armour protection and stealthy design. The LMV is based on a design by Iveco Defence Vehicles Division of Italy. A total of 401 Panthers were delivered to the British armed forces by summer 2009. In May 2009, a small number of vehicles underwent hot weather trials in Afghanistan with 1 Mechanised Brigade. By June 2008, 217 vehicles had been delivered.

The Panther CLV entered service in June 2008. The first 56 vehicles were delivered by September 2007. The Panther command and liaison vehicle has successfully completed and passed the UK MoD reliability and qualification trials. 'Panther was been selected as the British Army’s future command and liaison vehicle.'

All terrain tactical enforcer