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The Foden DROPS or Demountable Rack Offload and Pickup System was developed to meet the British Army requirement. The Foden proposed two vehicles for evaluation, referred as the MMLC (Medium Mobility Load Carrier) and IMMLC (Improved Medium Mobility Load Carrier) due to their payload equivalent to a medium load. The Foden IMMLC was selected for production, commencing in 1994. British Army ordered over 400 of these vehicles.

The Foden DROPS has 8x6 configuration. It is a versatile logistic support vehicle, designed for off-road application and capable of transporting large quantities of various loads to front-line troops. Its original role is to supply ammunition to the AS90 155-mm self-propelled howitzers. However in service these vehicles were used for a wider range of applications. Vehicle can carry up to 15 000 kg of palletized stores. This military truck is fitted with the Multilift Mk.4 load handling system, which loads and unloads flatracks rapidly. Vehicle can also tow a long-wheelbase trailer with a maximum weight of about 15 000 kg. This trailer was intended to transport replacement engines for the AS90 artillery systems. The trailer can be also used to carry standard 20 ft ISO containers.
http://www.military-today.com/trucks/foden_drops.htm

They were trialing drops around 1984, when I was in Sennelager, Germany.