RE: The four wheels working independently - does that suggest a hydraulic drive train?(something I'm sure I've suggested on here before now...) It is such an odd thing to say, given that even a normal car losing a wheel doesn't stop any of the other wheels turning. I can't imagine the reporting being *that* simplistic. Perhaps they have misunderstood what independent suspension is.
The MoD page announcing it is here
Looking at the modular nature of it looks like a bit of a evolution and miniaturisation of the WMF Wer Wolf
. The Wer Wolf is modular in that the rear passenger compartment can be changed but leaves the cab attached to the vehicle. With this they have put the cab within the protected module instead. Still going with two up front too. I must assume that two pairs of eyes looking ahead is sufficiently better than a centrally located driver or one encased in a protective shell like on the Buffel.
~The modularisation is clever, but not new. One wonders why it has taken so long. What is particularly interesting is the open-topped "gun platform" version, which proves the lie, viz the Jackal, that you cannot have an open-topped mine protected vehicle. Will we now see the Ocelot open-top gradually replace the Jackal, I wonder?