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This is a list of equipment of the British Army currently in use. It includes
The British infantry section consists of eight soldiers who are normally organised into two four-soldier infantry fireteams. While equipment formations can be tailored as required by section and platoon commanders, infantry sections are usually issued with the following:
; Weapons
* Six L85A2/A3 rifles, two of which are usually equipped with an L123A2/A3 underslung grenade launcher (UGL)
* One
Osprey Mk 4 and Mk 4A body armour has mostly been replaced by the Scalable Tactical Vest component of Virtus body armour, which is even lighter and closer-fitting and can have its level of protection more closely scaled to the prevailing threat type. The vest also features a quick-release mechanism to aid safe extraction from hazardous situations such as burning vehicles or drowning and a dynamic weight distribution system which, when linked to a soldier's waist belt, aids in spreading the soldier's load across the back, shoulders, and hips; a mechanism in the small of the back allows the wearer to adjust the weight bias depending on the situation.
Ancillary to regular body armour is a three-tier pelvic armour system issued since 2010 to mitigate against shrapnel and other blast effects. The first layer is a pair of underwear shorts manufactured from a ballistic silk material. The second layer consists of detachable pelvic body armour that is intended to be worn while 'outside the wire' to meet the greater threats faced by soldiers on patrol; it can be rolled up and clipped to a belt and then pulled through the legs to form a protective pouch, ensuring that mobility is not impeded while worn. The third layer consists of knee-length ballistic shorts worn over a soldier's combat trousers, offering coverage of the upper leg and wider abdominal region and designed for use by soldiers operating hand-held metal detectors to search for explosive devices or otherwise serving in a combat role where greater levels of protection are required.
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s, aircraft, watercraft, artillery and transport vehicles. The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom
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, a part of British Armed Forces
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. Since the end of the Cold War
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, the British Army has been deployed to a number of conflict zones, often as part of an expeditionary force, a coalition
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force or part of a United Nations peacekeeping
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operation.
To meet its commitments, the equipment of the Army is periodically updated and modified. Programs exist to ensure the Army is suitably equipped for both current conflicts and expected future conflicts, with any shortcomings in equipment addressed as Urgent Operational Requirement
An Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR) is a system used by the British Ministry of Defence (MOD) to obtain urgent equipment for operations.
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s (UOR), which supplements planned equipment programmes.
Infantry section equipment
The British infantry section consists of eight soldiers who are normally organised into two four-soldier infantry fireteams. While equipment formations can be tailored as required by section and platoon commanders, infantry sections are usually issued with the following:
; Weapons
* Six L85A2/A3 rifles, two of which are usually equipped with an L123A2/A3 underslung grenade launcher (UGL)
* One L129A1
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sharpshooter rifle
* One L7A2 general purpose machine gun (can be replaced by an additional L85A2/A3 rifle at commanding officer's discretion for a total of seven L85A2/A3 rifles)
*L3A1 bayonet; one for each L85A2/A3 and L129A1 rifles in the section.
* One L128A1 combat shotgun for use by the section point soldier (point position is subject to rotation between individual members of the section)
* Two NLAW
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anti-tank weapons
* L72A9 or L2A1
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anti-structure munitions
* L109A2 high explosive grenades
* L132A1 smoke grenade
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upBritish L83A1 Smoke Grenade manufactured in May 2008. This grenade has already been used.
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s and/or L84A3 red phosphorus
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smoke grenades
; Vision systems
* Sight Unit Small Arms, Trilux (SUSAT) or SpecterOS Lightweight Day Sights (LDS)
* Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight
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(ACOG) to be used with the L129A1 rifle
* Image intensified Common Weapon Sights
* Laser Light Module Vario Ray Adaptive Target Acquisition Modules
* TAM-14 small Thermal Imaging System
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* Head mounted Night Vision System
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(HNVS), based on the American AN/PVS-14.
* VIPIR-2+ thermal imaging weapon sights
* Commander's target locating systems (CTLS)
; Communications equipment
* Personal Role Radio
The H4855 Personal Role Radio (PRR) is a small UHF transmitter-receiver issued to the British Armed Forces. It is used by the British Army, Royal Marines, Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force Regiment. The radio has a range of 500 meters, ...
(PRR) – one issued to each member.
* Bowman secure VHF radio
Weapons
Pistols
Infantry rifles
Bayonet
Long range rifles
Submachine guns
Machine guns
Shotguns
Grenade launchers
Explosives
Indirect fire weapons
Portable anti-material weapons
Personal equipment
Protective equipment
Helmet
Many soldiers are now equipped with the new Virtus helmet (Revision Batlskin Cobra Plus) which provides increased blunt impact protection, has a lighter weight than the preceding Mk7, can be fitted with face and mandible guards for certain roles, is specially shaped to allow effective weapon usage while in a prone position and wearing body armour, and features a permanent universalnight vision
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mount and a scalable counterweight attached to the helmet's rear in order to ease strain on the user's neck while a night vision device is equipped.
Prior to this, the standard helmet in service was the Mk7 which replaced the older Mk6 and Mk6A helmets on operations. The Mk7 helmet offered the same protection as the Mk6A but had a lower weight and was equipped with a new harness that kept the helmet more stable on the head when night vision equipment was fitted. The shape of the helmet was better integrated with new weapon sights compared to the Mk6A, making it easier to use in a variety of fighting positions. All helmets allow the soldier to wear a respirator, hearing protection, goggles and/or a radio headset as necessary.
Combat body armour
The British Army utilises three combat body armour systems. Enhanced Combat Body Armour, a soft body armour vest that was first introduced in the 1980s and can be augmented with hard armour plates, was used on operations until the introduction of theOsprey body armour
Osprey body armour is a system of body armour used by the British Armed Forces. The system is in its fourth iteration following extensive development and engagement with front line users.
British body armour prior to the Osprey series
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series in 2006 and was then relegated to training activities for which it remains in use; additionally, the hard armour plates were repurposed for use as Osprey body armour's side protection component. Osprey body armour, constituting a MOLLE
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vest that can carry both soft body armour inserts and front, rear, and side hard body armour plates with the option of adding neck and deltoid protection, went through several iterations with the last of these being the Mk 4 and Mk 4A 'Osprey Assault' vests; these provide the same level of ballistic protection as older models while improving the comfort of the wearer by being closer fitting, less bulky, and easier to move in, with the Mk 4A version achieving a further weight reduction by switching from a cummerbund to a smaller side plate pouch. The hard armour plates, which were made thinner to further increase mobility and comfort, are carried in internal pockets as opposed to the external pockets of Enhanced Combat Body Armour and earlier Osprey vests. A ribbed material lining on the inside of the Mk 4 vests improves breathability in hotter climates such as that of Afghanistan. Both Mk 4 vests have a higher number of MOLLE loops compared to earlier versions and introduced new pouches such as a "commander's pouch" for holding stationery and open magazine pouches with elastic draw-cords for easier access to ammunition (though conventional pouches with Velcro flaps and Fastex fastenings were also included).
Osprey Mk 4 and Mk 4A body armour has mostly been replaced by the Scalable Tactical Vest component of Virtus body armour, which is even lighter and closer-fitting and can have its level of protection more closely scaled to the prevailing threat type. The vest also features a quick-release mechanism to aid safe extraction from hazardous situations such as burning vehicles or drowning and a dynamic weight distribution system which, when linked to a soldier's waist belt, aids in spreading the soldier's load across the back, shoulders, and hips; a mechanism in the small of the back allows the wearer to adjust the weight bias depending on the situation.
Ancillary to regular body armour is a three-tier pelvic armour system issued since 2010 to mitigate against shrapnel and other blast effects. The first layer is a pair of underwear shorts manufactured from a ballistic silk material. The second layer consists of detachable pelvic body armour that is intended to be worn while 'outside the wire' to meet the greater threats faced by soldiers on patrol; it can be rolled up and clipped to a belt and then pulled through the legs to form a protective pouch, ensuring that mobility is not impeded while worn. The third layer consists of knee-length ballistic shorts worn over a soldier's combat trousers, offering coverage of the upper leg and wider abdominal region and designed for use by soldiers operating hand-held metal detectors to search for explosive devices or otherwise serving in a combat role where greater levels of protection are required.
Respirator
By January 2015, over 300,000General Service Respirator
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s had been delivered to replace the older S10 respirator. These respirators are also used by the Royal Navy
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, Royal Air Force
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and Royal Fleet Auxiliary
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.
Uniforms
Boots
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purchased a newly designed range of brown combat boots from Haix, Alt-Berg, and other manufacturers for the Army
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, Royal Navy
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and RAF
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to replace the black and desert combat
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footwear previously worn. Five different types of boots, developed to match the Multi-Terrain Pattern uniform, are available to Armed Forces personnel depending on where they are based and what role they are in. Each of the five types comes in two different styles, with personnel being able to wear the particular style they find most comfortable. Black boots have been retained for wear with most non-camouflage uniforms as well as units on parade in full dress uniform, such as regiments performing ceremonial duties in central London.
* Desert Combat – worn by dismounted troops conducting medium to high levels of activity in desert
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type environments with temperatures exceeding 40 °C
* Desert Patrol – worn by drivers/armoured troops conducting lower levels of activity in desert type environments exceeding 40 °C
* Temperate Combat – worn by dismounted troops for medium to high levels of activity in temperate
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* Patrol – worn by mounted troops (drivers/armoured troops) taking part in lower levels of activity in temperate (European) climates
* Cold Wet Weather – worn by dismounted troops for medium to high levels of activity in temperatures down to −20 °C.
Before the adoption of the brown boots, British troops were issued with desert combat boots manufactured by Meindl and Lowa for use in Afghanistan. Both boots remain listed as part of the MOD's 'Black Bag' of operational clothing despite their official replacement by the brown boots, and may be worn by individual soldiers in lieu of the issue footwear.
Personal Role Radio
A Personal Role Radio (PRR) is distributed to every member of an eight-strong infantry section.Load carrying equipment
Soldiers need to carry ammunition, water, food, protective equipment, and various other supplies; Personal Load Carrying Equipment (PLCE), officially known as 95 Pattern Webbing, is the current webbing system used by the British Army for this purpose. The webbing consists of a belt, a yoke harness, and various belt pouches, as well as two daysacks for use with the Combat Order; these can be attached to a larger 'Bergen' rucksack for use with the Marching Order. Associated with PLCE is a series of similar load carrying equipment and rucksacks. PLCE webbing is capable of holding everything that a soldier needs to operate for 24 hours without resupply in its Fighting Order, for up to two or three days without resupply in its Combat or Patrol Order and for up to two weeks without resupply in its Marching Order. PLCE is now very unlikely to be spotted during operations due to the introduction of the Osprey body armour series and the later Virtus scalable tactical vest, both of which featureMOLLE
MOLLE (pronounced ,, homophonic with the name Molly) is an acronym for Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment. It is used to define the current generation of load-bearing equipment and backpacks used by a number of NATO armed forces, espe ...
loops for direct attachment of load carrying pouches as well as various associated load carrying items such as rucksacks that also feature MOLLE attachment loops, though PLCE webbing produced in the newer MTP pattern does exist and, due to its durability and the quantity produced, the webbing is often seen in use during training exercises.
Future Integrated Soldier Technology
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doctrine of network-enabled capability. 35,000 sets of kit are expected to be bought and issued between 2015 and 2020. This equipment is designed to bring the British infantryman up to standards and link with new technology currently employed, including the new underslung grenade launcher for the SA80
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and the deployed Bowman communications network. It is not intended that every soldier be equipped with FIST: instead, unit commanders will request FIST kits as necessary so that they can be tailored to the situation and mission aims.
Vehicles
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, Sky Sabre is the Army's version of the Common Anti-Aircraft Modular Missile (CAMM), mounted on an 8x8 MAN SV. Sky Sabre became operational in January 2022 and is replacing the Rapier systems in the British Army.
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, Trojan is based on the Challenger 2 chassis and is designed to breach through enemy defences, such as walls or fortifications, and clear paths through minefields. The Trojan is equipped with the Python Minefield Breaching System.
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, The Leyland MMLC is the Medium Mobility Load Carrier (MMLC) using a standard pallet and rack system and forms the logistic backbone of the British Army. The Foden IMMLC is the Improved Medium Mobility Load Carrier and is used primarily as an ammunition carrier in support of AS90 155mm self-propelled guns.
These DROPS vehicles are planned to be withdrawn in March 2021 to be replaced by 382 MAN EPLS Mk.3 vehicles.
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, JCB HMEE
, {{UK
, Talisman counter-IED
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, 
, Heavily armoured excavator. It forms part of the Talisman counter-IED system. The MoD has committed to bring the HMEE along with all related Talisman elements (Minewolf, Tarantula Hawk, Buffalo, Panama and Talon) into the core budget.
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, Buffalo (mine protected vehicle), Buffalo
, {{USA
, Talisman counter-IED
, 19{{cite hansard , title=Written Answers: Armed Forces: Vehicles , url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140212/text/140212w0003.htm#140212187000022 , house=House of Commons , date=12 February 2014 , column=698W , speaker=Andrew Murrison , position=Minister for International Security Strategy
, 
, Mine resistant ambush protected (MRAP) armoured vehicle, which forms part of the British Army's Talisman counter-IED system.
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, Heavy Equipment Transport System, Oshkosh HET
, {{USA
, Heavy equipment transporter
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, 
, The Oshkosh HET 1070F is the Heavy Equipment Transport System, Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET) of the British Army. The Heavy Equipment Transporters are capable of carrying a 72-tonne Main Battle Tank and are responsible for the strategic transportation of armoured vehicles over land.{{cite web , url=http://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/23265.aspx , title=Heavy equipment transporter , website=Ministry of Defence , access-date=6 May 2014 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506101900/http://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/23265.aspx , archive-date=6 May 2014
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, Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement, MTVR
, {{USA
, Close support tanker
, 357{{cite hansard , title=Written Answers: Armed Forces: Vehicles , url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmhansrd/cm120627/text/120627w0001.htm , house=House of Commons , date=27 June 2012 , column=266W , speaker=Andrew Robathan , position=Minister for the Armed Forces
, 
, The Oshkosh Wheeled Tanker forms the backbone of the British Army's Fuel tanker, bulk fuel and Water tank, water transportation. The Tanker can be fitted with enhanced blast-proof armour for driver protection and General Purpose Machine Guns.
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, M3 Amphibious Rig
, {{GER
, Amphibious bridging vehicle
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, The M3 Amphibious Rigs are vehicles operated by a 3-man crew. The M3 Rigs can drive into the water, open up and join together to create a bridge of varying length. A 100m bridge can be constructed using 8 rigs.
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, Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) HX range of tactical trucks, MAN SV
, {{GER
, Support vehicle
, 7,484
, 
, The MAN family of support vehicles have gradually replaced all 4-tonne, 6-tonne and 14-tonne cargo vehicles currently in service. Consisting of 6/9/15 tonne variants, 4x4/6x6/8x8 retrospective. They have good mobility and the ability to be fitted with armour and General Purpose Machine Guns.{{cite web , url=http://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/23268.aspx , title=Support vehicles , website=Ministry of Defence , access-date=6 May 2014 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506044017/http://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/23268.aspx , archive-date=6 May 2014
A total of 382 RMMV HX range of tactical trucks, HX77 vehicles are under contract to be converted in to EPLS Mk.3 systems.{{cite magazine , url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/767541/January-desider-v1-Online.pdf , title=First battle-critical vehicles delivered to British Army , magazine=DESider , date=January 2019 , issue=126 , page=7 , publisher=Ministry of Defence , access-date=11 April 2019
, The Land Rover Wolf is a militarised version of the Land Rover Defender. They can be found in service with the British Army worldwide, and can be armed with one 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun and a 7.62mm General Purpose Machine Gun. The Land Rover Wolf is designated as a Truck Utility Light (TUL – Defender 90) and Medium (TUM – Defender 110).
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, Land Rover Battle Field Ambulance (BFA)
, {{UK
, Battlefield ambulance
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, The Land Rover Pulse battlefield ambulance has full medical facilities with the capacity to hold up to six seated casualties or four casualties on stretchers. The vehicle can be airlifted.
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, Pinzgauer High-Mobility All-Terrain Vehicle, Pinzgauer
, {{AUT
, All-terrain truck
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, The Pinzgauer is a 4×4 and 6×6 tactical support vehicle used by the Royal Artillery to tow artillery pieces, such as the Rapier and L118 Light gun.
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, Mowag Duro
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, All-terrain truck
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, 118 Duro II and 48 Duro III are operated by communications and intelligence units. A further six Duro II and 18 Duro III are tasked with mine clearance and bomb disposal units – these have become known as Tellar and Citizen in British Army service.
The job of the Royal Engineers is to restrict the enemy's ability to advance, while also allowing friendly combat forces the freedom to maneuver as necessary. Other tasks undertaken are bomb disposal, the construction of fortifications, runways, roads and bridges and the improvement of existing infrastructure to support operations – such as improving existing roads for logistic convoys. To achieve this, the Royal Engineers operate a large and diverse fleet of vehicles. At present, the C vehicle fleet is provided by a private finance initiative (PFI) and consists of some 2,500 vehicles of over 160 types of "earthmoving plant, Engineer Construction Plant (ECP) and rough terrain Materials Handling Equipment (MHE)".
The provider of the PFI is Amey Lex Consortium (ALC), which was awarded a 15-year contract in 2005 for £600 million. The handing over of the C vehicle fleet to a PFI has improved overall efficiency, with ALC selecting common chassis for multiple roles and significantly reducing equipment types. This has led to reduced training needs in personnel, commonality of spares and an overall reduction in the logistic footprint and cost of maintenance. ALC maintains the fleet at various degrees of readiness, with a large pool of the vehicles being modified and adapted for military use – however, the majority of the fleet is maintained at commercial standards. The fleet is dispersed worldwide to accommodate both existing and future operations. When in use, the vehicles are essentially being "hired on an ad hoc basis". To help sustain the C vehicle fleet on operations, the PFI includes a logistics support package.{{cite web, url=http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/285986_ARMY_VEHICLESEQUIPMENT_V12.PDF_web.pdf, title=British Army: Vehicles and Equipment, website=Ministry of Defence, url-status=dead, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119164824/http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/285986_ARMY_VEHICLESEQUIPMENT_V12.PDF_web.pdf, archive-date=19 November 2010, access-date=11 April 2019
There are a number of all-terrain vehicles in service with the British Army. The All Terrain Mobility Platform, Supacat ATMP is a lightweight 6×6 used by airborne and air-mobile forces. It can carry up to 8 troops with a standard NATO pallet of stores and ammunition. The Tomcar, Springer all-terrain vehicle is a light-role 4×2 load carriage platform, which can self-load a 1-ton pallet. Each vehicle is equipped with an 8,000 lb (3,600 kg) self-recovery winch and sand ladders, which act as loading ramps for a cargo pallet. Approximately 900 Yamaha YXZ 1000R, Grizzly 450 quad bikes are used as light transport for things such as mortars, ammunition and general supplies. Finally, the Harley Davidson MT350E and Honda R250 motorcycles are used by dispatch riders and for a variety of liaison and traffic control tasks.
File:Apache WAH64D Helicopter MOD 45149194.jpg, AgustaWestland Apache
File:ZZ405 (8071796088).jpg, AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat
File:Watchkeeper Remote Piloted Air System MOD 45156609.jpg, Thales Watchkeeper WK450
File:Gazelle - RIAT 2018 (cropped).jpg, Westland Gazelle
The raiding craft in service with the British Army are operated in large numbers, predominately with the Royal Engineers and the Royal Logistic Corps, for supporting both bridging and amphibious operations. These craft are highly versatile and often find themselves serving in environments ranging from the Arctic to the tropics.
, FV 430 variants remain in service with the infantry, as command vehicles, 81mm mortar carriers, ambulances and recovery vehicles.
, -
, Mastiff
A mastiff is a large and powerful type of dog. Mastiffs are among the largest dogs, and typically have a short coat, a long low-set tail and large feet; the skull is large and bulky, the muzzle broad and short (brachycephalic) and the ears dro ...
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, rowspan="3" , Protected mobility vehicle
, 387
, rowspan="3" ,
, rowspan="3" , The 6×6 Mastiff and 4×4 Ridgback equip three battalions of Heavy Protected Mobility Infantry, the vehicles can be equipped with either a 12.7mm heavy machine gun or a 40mm grenade machine gun. The 6×6 Wolfhound is a protected tactical support variant of the Mastiff.
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, Ridgeback
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, Wolfhound
, 99
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, Jackal
Jackals are medium-sized canids native to Africa and Eurasia. While the word "jackal" has historically been used for many canines of the subtribe canina, in modern use it most commonly refers to three species: the closely related black-backed ...
, rowspan="2" , {{UK
, rowspan="2", Protected mobility vehicle
, 431
, rowspan="2",
, rowspan="2", The 4×4 Jackal equips three Light Cavalry Regiments of the Royal Armoured Corps. The vehicle is also used for convoy protection and various configurations exist for the SAS too. The 6×6 Coyote is a protected tactical support variant of the jackal.
, -
, Coyote
The coyote (''Canis latrans'') is a species of canis, canine native to North America. It is smaller than its close relative, the wolf, and slightly smaller than the closely related eastern wolf and red wolf. It fills much of the same ecologica ...
, 72
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, Foxhound
A foxhound is a type of large hunting hound bred for strong hunting instincts, a keen sense of smell, and their bark, energy, drive, and speed. In fox hunting, the foxhound's namesake, packs of foxhounds track quarry, followed—usually on hor ...
, {{UK
, Protected mobility vehicle
, 398
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, Equips six battalions of Light Protected Mobility Infantry in 1 (UK) Division plus 2 battalions in Cyprus.
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, Husky
Husky is a general term for a dog used in the polar regions, primarily and specifically for work as sled dogs. It refers to a traditional northern type, notable for its cold-weather tolerance and overall hardiness. Modern racing huskies that mai ...
, {{USA
, Protected mobility vehicle
, 218{{Cite web , title=UK armed forces equipment and formations 2021 , url=https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-equipment-and-formations-2021/uk-armed-forces-equipment-and-formations-2021 , access-date=2022-09-05 , website=GOV.UK , language=en
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, Protected tactical support vehicle.
, -
, ''RWMIK'' Land Rover
, {{UK
, Protected patrol vehicle
, 371{{cite hansard , title=Written Answers: Defence: Armoured Fighting Vehicles , url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm130904/text/130904w0001.htm#1309053000011 , house=House of Commons , date=4 September 2013 , column=404W , speaker= Philip Dunne , position=Minister for Defence Procurement
The Minister of State for Defence Procurement is, as a Minister of State, a mid-level defence minister in the Ministry of Defence of the British Government. The current incumbent of the post, Conservative MP Alex Chalk, was appointed in October 202 ...
,
, The Revised Weapons Mounted Installation Kit equips three Yeomanry (reserve) Light Cavalry Regiments of the Royal Armoured Corps. The vehicle is also used for convoy protection and various configurations exist for the SAS too.
, -
, TPz Fuchs
The TPz Fuchs from Transportpanzer Fuchs is a German armoured personnel carrier originally developed by Daimler-Benz but manufactured and further developed by the now Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV). Fuchs was the second wheeled armour ...
, {{GER
, CBRN
Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence (CBRN defence) are protective measures taken in situations in which chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear warfare (including terrorism) hazards may be present. CBRN defence consis ...
reconnaissance
, 11
,
, Equips Falcon Squadron, Royal Tank Regiment
The Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) is the oldest tank unit in the world, being formed by the British Army in 1916 during the First World War. Today, it is the armoured regiment of the British Army's 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade. Formerly known as th ...
.
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, Panther
Panther may refer to:
Large cats
*Pantherinae, the cat subfamily that contains the genera ''Panthera'' and ''Neofelis''
**''Panthera'', the cat genus that contains tigers, lions, jaguars and leopards.
***Jaguar (''Panthera onca''), found in Sout ...
, {{ITA
, Command and liaison
, 401
,
, Armoured command and liaison vehicle for commanders and officers in various cavalry and armoured formations. Entire fleet withdrawn from service in April 2018.
Artillery and air-defence
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The L118 light gun is a 105 mm towed howitzer. It was originally designed and produced in England for the British Army in the 1970s. It has since been widely exported. The L119 and the United States Army's M119 are variants that use a different t ...
, {{UK
, Towed howitzer
A howitzer () is a long- ranged weapon, falling between a cannon (also known as an artillery gun in the United States), which fires shells at flat trajectories, and a mortar, which fires at high angles of ascent and descent. Howitzers, like ot ...
, 126
,
, The L118 Light Gun is used by four field artillery regiments: 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Horse Artillery in the British Army. They are currently based at Albemarle Barracks, Northumberland, England.
The regiment was constituted in 1939 out of existing batteries. Two of ...
, 4th Regiment Royal Artillery
The 4th Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It was formed in 1939 as 4th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery before being redesignated in 1961. It is currently based at Alanbrooke Barracks in Topcliff ...
, 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
7th Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (7 Para RHA) is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It serves in the field artillery role with 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team, and is equipped with the L118 Light Gun.
The ...
and 29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery
29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery is the Commando-trained unit of the British Army's Royal Artillery, based in Plymouth. The regiment is under the operational control of 3 Commando Brigade, to which it provides artillery support and gunnery ...
. It can be towed by a medium-weight vehicle (such as a Pinzgauer) or carried around the battlefield underslung by Chinook helicopters.
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, L131 AS-90
, {{UK
, Self-propelled artillery
Self-propelled artillery (also called locomotive artillery) is artillery equipped with its own propulsion system to move toward its firing position. Within the terminology are the self-propelled gun, self-propelled howitzer, self-propelled mo ...
, 89
,
, The L131 AS-90 is a 155mm self-propelled howitzer and is the largest piece of field artillery in the British Army. The L131 is operated by three field regiments of the Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Artillery: 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Horse Artillery in the British Army. It currently serves in the armoured field artillery role, and is equipped with the AS90 self-propelled gun. The regiment is currently based at La ...
, 19th Regiment Royal Artillery
19th Regiment Royal Artillery – The Scottish Gunners (until 2012 The Highland Gunners) – is a Scottish regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It currently supports 12 Mechanised Brigade in the armoured field artillery role. T ...
.
, -
, GMLRS
The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (M270 MLRS) is an American-developed armored, self-propelled, multiple rocket launcher.
The U.S. Army variant of the MLRS vehicle is based on the chassis of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The first M270s wer ...
, {{USA
, Rocket artillery
Rocket artillery is artillery that uses rocket explosives as the projectile. The use of rocket artillery dates back to medieval China where devices such as fire arrows were used (albeit mostly as a psychological weapon). Fire arrows were also us ...
, 29
,
, The Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS), operated by the 26th Regiment Royal Artillery. To be upgraded to use the Guided MLRS Extended Range (GMLRS-ER) missile and the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) by 2025, which have ranges of {{convert, 150, km, mi, 2, abbr=on and {{convert, 499, km, mi, 2, abbr=on, respectively.{{cite news , date=31 March 2021 , title=Upgrades to Multiple Launch Rocket Systems Strengthen Deep Fires Capability , agency=British Army
The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...
, url=https://www.army.mod.uk/news-and-events/news/2021/03/mlrs-upgrade-agreement/ , url-status=live , access-date=8 April 2021 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401070807/https://www.army.mod.uk/news-and-events/news/2021/03/mlrs-upgrade-agreement/ , archive-date=1 April 2021
, -
, Rapier
A rapier () or is a type of sword with a slender and sharply-pointed two-edged blade that was popular in Western Europe, both for civilian use (dueling and self-defense) and as a military side arm, throughout the 16th and 17th centuries.
Impor ...
, {{UK
, Surface-to-air missile
A surface-to-air missile (SAM), also known as a ground-to-air missile (GTAM) or surface-to-air guided weapon (SAGW), is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles. It is one type of anti-aircraft syst ...
system
, 24{{cite web , url=http://www.armedforces.co.uk/army/listings/l0002.html , title=British Army Equipment Summary , website=ArmedForces.co.uk , access-date=12 December 2016
,
, The Rapier Field Standard C is a Short Range Air Defence System (SHORAD), which is compact, mobile and air-portable, making it suitable for worldwide operations. It is a 24-hour, all-weather guided weapon system with the capability to engage two targets at once. Operated by the 16th Regiment Royal Artillery
16 Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Regiment of Artillery in the British Army. It currently serves in the air defence role and is equipped with the Sky Sabre air defence missile system. One of its Rapier Batteries is always d ...
across four batteries, one of which is permanently based in the Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands (; es, Islas Malvinas, link=no ) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and about from Cape Dubouzet ...
. The Rapier is being phased out starting in January 2022.
, -
, Sky Sabre
The CAMM (Common Anti-Air Modular Missile) is a family of surface-to-air missiles developed by MBDA UK for the United Kingdom. CAMM shares some common features and components with the ASRAAM air-to-air missile, but with updated electronics and an ...
, {{UK
, Surface-to-air missile system
,
,
, Sky Sabre is the Army's version of the Common Anti-Aircraft Modular Missile (CAMM), mounted on an 8x8 MAN SV. Sky Sabre became operational in January 2022 and is replacing the Rapier systems in the British Army.
, -
, Starstreak SP HVM
, {{UK
, Surface-to-air missile system
, 62
,
, The Starstreak SP HVM is mounted on the Alvis Stormer
The Alvis Stormer is a military armoured vehicle manufactured by the British company Alvis Vickers, now BAE Systems Land & Armaments. The Stormer is a development of the CVR(T) family of vehicles (Scorpion, Scimitar, Spartan etc.), essentially ...
AFV with an 8-round launcher and internal stowage for a further 12 missiles. The Starstreak HVM (High Velocity Missile) is designed to counter threats from very high performance, low-flying aircraft and fast 'pop up' strikes by helicopters. Operated by 12th Regiment Royal Artillery
12 Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It currently serves in the air defence role, and is equipped with the Starstreak (missile), Starstreak missile.
History
The regiment was established in 1947 w ...
.{{cite web, url=http://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/23273.aspx, title=Starstreak high velocity missile, website=Ministry of Defence, url-status=dead, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001093210/http://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/23273.aspx, archive-date=1 October 2017, access-date=26 August 2017
, -
, Starstreak LML
, {{UK
, Surface-to-air missile system
, 145
,
, The Starstreak Lightweight Multiple Launcher (LML) is a short-range, highly mobile air defence system that holds three missiles ready for firing and can be used as either a stationary launch unit or mounted on a light vehicle, such as a Land Rover. Starstreak can also be used as a surface attack weapon, capable of penetrating the frontal armour of even IFV's. Operated by 12th Regiment Royal Artillery.
Mobile artillery monitoring battlefield radar
{{main, Mobile Artillery Monitoring Battlefield Radar The Mobile Artillery Monitoring Battlefield Radar (or Mobile Artillery Monitoring Battlefield Asset) is acounter-battery radar
A counter-battery radar (alternatively weapon tracking radar or COBRA) is a radar system that detects artillery projectiles fired by one or more guns, howitzers, mortars or rocket launchers and, from their trajectories, locates the position on ...
. It detects enemy artillery
Artillery is a class of heavy military ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during siege ...
projectiles fired by one or more weapons and from their trajectories locates the position of the weapon that fired it. It has a detection range of up to 30 km and can process up-to 100 projectiles simultaneously. It is mounted on a Bandvagn 206
Bandvagn 206 (Bv 206) (meaning ''"Tracked Vehicle 206"'' in English) is a tracked articulated, all-terrain carrier developed by Hägglunds (now part of BAE Systems Platforms & Services) for the Swedish Army. It consists of two units, with all f ...
(Bv206) all-terrain vehicle. Five vehicles are operated by the 5th Regiment Royal Artillery
5th Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It was formed in 1939 as 5th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery before being redesignated in 1958. It currently serves in the Surveillance and Target Acquisitio ...
.
Exactor
{{main, Spike (missile) The Exactor is a previously classified purchase of the Rafael Spike-NLOS missile system. The system is primarily used for precise indirect counter barrage attacks at long ranges ({{convert, 30, km, mi, abbr=on) where the GMLRS would result in too much collateral damage. It originally consisted of six Mk2 or Mk4 missiles mounted on an M113 armored personnel carrier, M113 chassis, of which 12 were purchased directly from the Israeli Defence Force with a further two chassis leased. In 2010, the United Kingdom hired Rafael to produce an improved Mk 5 missile and also ditched the M-113 based launchers as they were poorly air-conditioned and difficult to keep running. These new missiles were mounted on a simpler flatbed trailer containing four missiles each. This new system was dubbed the Exactor 2 by the U.K. Ministry of Defence. 18 such systems now exist within the Royal Artillery in six batteries of three.Centurion
{{main, Phalanx CIWS Centurion is a Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar, C-RAM system based on the 20mm Phalanx CIWS, originally acquired for use in Basra, Iraq. It is operated by16th Regiment Royal Artillery
16 Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Regiment of Artillery in the British Army. It currently serves in the air defence role and is equipped with the Sky Sabre air defence missile system. One of its Rapier Batteries is always d ...
, and intended to intercept incoming rockets, shells and mortars out to a 1.2 km square area. They are maintained by Babcock International in the United Kingdom. A total of ten sets were purchased in 2005, but since then four have been reconverted back to the maritime variant.
Engineering and logistics
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, Trojan is based on the Challenger 2 chassis and is designed to breach through enemy defences, such as walls or fortifications, and clear paths through minefields. The Trojan is equipped with the Python Minefield Breaching System.
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, Challenger 2#Titan, Titan
, {{UK
, Armoured vehicle-launched bridge
, 33
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, The Titan is an armoured bridge launcher based on the Challenger 2 chassis with the capability to deploy a bridge up to 60 meters long.
, -
, CRARRV
, {{UK
, Armoured recovery vehicle
, 75
,
, Based on the Challenger 1 chassis and is designed to recover and repair damaged or incapacitated tanks.
, -
, Terrier Armoured Digger, Terrier
, {{UK
, Combat engineering vehicle
, 56
,
, Provides mobility support (obstacle and route clearance), counter-mobility (digging of anti-tank ditches and other obstacles) and survivability (digging of trenches and Armoured Fighting Vehicle slots).
, -
, Alvis Unipower
, {{UK
, Tank bridge transporter
, 139
,
, The Tank bridge transporter (TBT) has the same cross-country performance as a tank even when fully loaded. It can carry a No 10 Bridge or 2 × No 12 Bridges (Close Support Bridge) of the BR90 family of bridges. It can deploy, drop off and load bridges independently, but it cannot recover them.
, -
, Leyland 4-tonne truck, Leyland, Foden Trucks, Foden
, {{UK
, Demountable Rack Offload and Pickup System, DROPS
, 1,217
,
, The Leyland MMLC is the Medium Mobility Load Carrier (MMLC) using a standard pallet and rack system and forms the logistic backbone of the British Army. The Foden IMMLC is the Improved Medium Mobility Load Carrier and is used primarily as an ammunition carrier in support of AS90 155mm self-propelled guns.
These DROPS vehicles are planned to be withdrawn in March 2021 to be replaced by 382 MAN EPLS Mk.3 vehicles.
, -
, JCB HMEE
, {{UK
, Talisman counter-IED
, 17
,
, Heavily armoured excavator. It forms part of the Talisman counter-IED system. The MoD has committed to bring the HMEE along with all related Talisman elements (Minewolf, Tarantula Hawk, Buffalo, Panama and Talon) into the core budget.
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, Buffalo (mine protected vehicle), Buffalo
, {{USA
, Talisman counter-IED
, 19{{cite hansard , title=Written Answers: Armed Forces: Vehicles , url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140212/text/140212w0003.htm#140212187000022 , house=House of Commons , date=12 February 2014 , column=698W , speaker=Andrew Murrison , position=Minister for International Security Strategy
,
, Mine resistant ambush protected (MRAP) armoured vehicle, which forms part of the British Army's Talisman counter-IED system.
, -
, Heavy Equipment Transport System, Oshkosh HET
, {{USA
, Heavy equipment transporter
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, The Oshkosh HET 1070F is the Heavy Equipment Transport System, Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET) of the British Army. The Heavy Equipment Transporters are capable of carrying a 72-tonne Main Battle Tank and are responsible for the strategic transportation of armoured vehicles over land.{{cite web , url=http://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/23265.aspx , title=Heavy equipment transporter , website=Ministry of Defence , access-date=6 May 2014 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506101900/http://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/23265.aspx , archive-date=6 May 2014
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, Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement, MTVR
, {{USA
, Close support tanker
, 357{{cite hansard , title=Written Answers: Armed Forces: Vehicles , url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmhansrd/cm120627/text/120627w0001.htm , house=House of Commons , date=27 June 2012 , column=266W , speaker=Andrew Robathan , position=Minister for the Armed Forces
,
, The Oshkosh Wheeled Tanker forms the backbone of the British Army's Fuel tanker, bulk fuel and Water tank, water transportation. The Tanker can be fitted with enhanced blast-proof armour for driver protection and General Purpose Machine Guns.
, -
, M3 Amphibious Rig
, {{GER
, Amphibious bridging vehicle
, 27
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, The M3 Amphibious Rigs are vehicles operated by a 3-man crew. The M3 Rigs can drive into the water, open up and join together to create a bridge of varying length. A 100m bridge can be constructed using 8 rigs.
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, Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) HX range of tactical trucks, MAN SV
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, The MAN family of support vehicles have gradually replaced all 4-tonne, 6-tonne and 14-tonne cargo vehicles currently in service. Consisting of 6/9/15 tonne variants, 4x4/6x6/8x8 retrospective. They have good mobility and the ability to be fitted with armour and General Purpose Machine Guns.{{cite web , url=http://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/23268.aspx , title=Support vehicles , website=Ministry of Defence , access-date=6 May 2014 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506044017/http://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/23268.aspx , archive-date=6 May 2014
A total of 382 RMMV HX range of tactical trucks, HX77 vehicles are under contract to be converted in to EPLS Mk.3 systems.{{cite magazine , url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/767541/January-desider-v1-Online.pdf , title=First battle-critical vehicles delivered to British Army , magazine=DESider , date=January 2019 , issue=126 , page=7 , publisher=Ministry of Defence , access-date=11 April 2019
Miscellaneous
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, The Land Rover Wolf is a militarised version of the Land Rover Defender. They can be found in service with the British Army worldwide, and can be armed with one 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun and a 7.62mm General Purpose Machine Gun. The Land Rover Wolf is designated as a Truck Utility Light (TUL – Defender 90) and Medium (TUM – Defender 110).
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, Land Rover Battle Field Ambulance (BFA)
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, The Land Rover Pulse battlefield ambulance has full medical facilities with the capacity to hold up to six seated casualties or four casualties on stretchers. The vehicle can be airlifted.
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, Pinzgauer High-Mobility All-Terrain Vehicle, Pinzgauer
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, The Pinzgauer is a 4×4 and 6×6 tactical support vehicle used by the Royal Artillery to tow artillery pieces, such as the Rapier and L118 Light gun.
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, Mowag Duro
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, 118 Duro II and 48 Duro III are operated by communications and intelligence units. A further six Duro II and 18 Duro III are tasked with mine clearance and bomb disposal units – these have become known as Tellar and Citizen in British Army service.
C vehicle fleet
The job of the Royal Engineers is to restrict the enemy's ability to advance, while also allowing friendly combat forces the freedom to maneuver as necessary. Other tasks undertaken are bomb disposal, the construction of fortifications, runways, roads and bridges and the improvement of existing infrastructure to support operations – such as improving existing roads for logistic convoys. To achieve this, the Royal Engineers operate a large and diverse fleet of vehicles. At present, the C vehicle fleet is provided by a private finance initiative (PFI) and consists of some 2,500 vehicles of over 160 types of "earthmoving plant, Engineer Construction Plant (ECP) and rough terrain Materials Handling Equipment (MHE)".
The provider of the PFI is Amey Lex Consortium (ALC), which was awarded a 15-year contract in 2005 for £600 million. The handing over of the C vehicle fleet to a PFI has improved overall efficiency, with ALC selecting common chassis for multiple roles and significantly reducing equipment types. This has led to reduced training needs in personnel, commonality of spares and an overall reduction in the logistic footprint and cost of maintenance. ALC maintains the fleet at various degrees of readiness, with a large pool of the vehicles being modified and adapted for military use – however, the majority of the fleet is maintained at commercial standards. The fleet is dispersed worldwide to accommodate both existing and future operations. When in use, the vehicles are essentially being "hired on an ad hoc basis". To help sustain the C vehicle fleet on operations, the PFI includes a logistics support package.{{cite web, url=http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/285986_ARMY_VEHICLESEQUIPMENT_V12.PDF_web.pdf, title=British Army: Vehicles and Equipment, website=Ministry of Defence, url-status=dead, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119164824/http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/285986_ARMY_VEHICLESEQUIPMENT_V12.PDF_web.pdf, archive-date=19 November 2010, access-date=11 April 2019
All-terrain vehicles
There are a number of all-terrain vehicles in service with the British Army. The All Terrain Mobility Platform, Supacat ATMP is a lightweight 6×6 used by airborne and air-mobile forces. It can carry up to 8 troops with a standard NATO pallet of stores and ammunition. The Tomcar, Springer all-terrain vehicle is a light-role 4×2 load carriage platform, which can self-load a 1-ton pallet. Each vehicle is equipped with an 8,000 lb (3,600 kg) self-recovery winch and sand ladders, which act as loading ramps for a cargo pallet. Approximately 900 Yamaha YXZ 1000R, Grizzly 450 quad bikes are used as light transport for things such as mortars, ammunition and general supplies. Finally, the Harley Davidson MT350E and Honda R250 motorcycles are used by dispatch riders and for a variety of liaison and traffic control tasks.
Special forces
The Special forces maintain a unique fleet of vehicles to support their covert operations. In 2001, 65 SC Group, Supacat High Mobility Transporter (HMT) 400 vehicles were ordered under Project Minacity after being in development for a special forces protected vehicle requirement since the late 1990s. The Minacity vehicles entered service in 2003 in Afghanistan. In 2008, 24 Australian Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle, Bushmaster armoured vehicles were purchased under an UOR for the SAS in Iraq, as these provided all-round protection unlike the Minacity. It is fitted with additional armour, counter-IED electronics, and a .50 calibre machine gun mounted in a RWS. In addition, other vehicles known to be in service are: 60 Toyota Hilux for special forces mobility; and 78 ACMAT#VLRA, ACMAT VLRAs as tactical support vehicles to resupply and sustain special forces on operations. In August 2016, the BBC reported that the Jankel Toyota Land Cruiser-based Al-Thalab long range patrol vehicle was being used in Syria.Aircraft
{{see also, Army Air Corps (United Kingdom) {{avilisthead, mil-current , - , AgustaWestland Apache , , United Kingdom , , Rotorcraft , , Attack Helicopter, Attack , , 2004 , , 42 , , 50 , , To be replaced by the AH-64E Apache Guardian in 2024 , - , Boeing AH-64 Apache, Boeing AH-64E Guardian , , United States , , Rotorcraft , , Attack , , 2020 , , 2 , , 2 , , {{cite news , title=Apache AH-64E heralds new era in modern British military aviation , url=https://www.army.mod.uk/news-and-events/news/2020/11/new-apache-helicopter/ , access-date=2 December 2020 , work=British Army , date=26 November 2020 A total of 50 aircraft are on order to replace the Apache AH1. , - , AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat , , United Kingdom , , Rotorcraft , , Utility , , 2014 , , 34 , , 34 , , , - , Bell 212 , , Canada , , Rotorcraft , , Utility helicopter, Utility , , 1995 , , 5 , , 5 , , Used by No. 7 Flight AAC in Brunei. Previously also flown in Kenya by No. 25 Flight AAC, in support of TTB and BATUK , - , Eurocopter Dauphin, Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin II , , France , , Rotorcraft , , Utility , , 2009 , , 6 , , 6 , , Six aircraft are in use with No. 658 Squadron AAC in support of 22 SAS. Two are in use with the Fleet Helicopter Support Unit (FHSU) for the Royal Navy. , - , Thales Watchkeeper WK450 , , United Kingdom , , UAV , , Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, ISR , , 2014 , , 49 , , 50 , , , - , Westland Gazelle , , United Kingdom , , Rotorcraft , , Patrol , , 1974 , , 26 , , 34 , , Expected {{abbr, OSD, Out of Service Date 2025. Two additional units are currently undergoing work to bring them back into service{{cite web, url= https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/defence-helicopter/farnborough-2018-uk-helicopters-transition/, title= Farnborough 2018: UK helicopters in Transition, work= DH – Defence Helicopter, publisher= Shephard Media, access-date= 16 July 2018, archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180716223854/https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/defence-helicopter/farnborough-2018-uk-helicopters-transition/, archive-date= 16 July 2018, url-status= liveWatercraft
Raiding craft
{{main, Rigid Raider, Inflatable Raiding Craft, Combat Support Boat, Mk 6 Assault Boat
The raiding craft in service with the British Army are operated in large numbers, predominately with the Royal Engineers and the Royal Logistic Corps, for supporting both bridging and amphibious operations. These craft are highly versatile and often find themselves serving in environments ranging from the Arctic to the tropics.
Mk.4 Workboat
Four boats in service, operated by the Royal Logistic Corps as small tugs and general purpose work-boats in support of amphibious operations. They have a displacement of 48 tonnes and a maximum speed of 10 knots.{{cite book , last=Bush , first=Steve , title=British Warships and Auxiliaries , year=2014 , publisher=Maritime Books , pages=94–95 , isbn=978-1904459552Mexeflotes
{{main, Mexeflote Mexeflotes are amphibious landing raft operated by the Royal Logistic Corps for amphibious operations and are designed to deliver both armoured vehicles and material from ship to shore. They are deployed on the 16,160 tonne Bay-class landing ships of theRoyal Fleet Auxiliary
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Future equipment
{{multiple image , align = right , caption_align = center , image1 = AJAX, the Future Armoured Fighting Vehicle for the British Army MOD 45159441.jpg , width1 = 220 , alt1 = , caption1 = Ajax Scout SV , image2 = MJ-8458-main-image.jpg , width2 = 220 , alt2 = , caption2 = Boxer being showcased for the British Army's Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) requirement. , image3 = Future Protected Vehicle - Drone MOD 45149916.jpg , width3 = 220 , alt3 = , caption3 = 'Future Protected Vehicle' – concept , footer = * 'The Future Integrated Soldier Technology is a suite of equipment capable of enhancing an infantryman's effectiveness as part of the Future Soldier program. * The Ajax (Scout SV), Scout SV known as "Ajax" in British service and its variants have been chosen to replace the CVR(T) family of vehicles. Ajax was due to go operational in 2019, however the first were delivered in early 2021. Issues have arisen around the Ajax platform and the project is currently (June 2022) under review. * The MoD has a requirement for a new multi role vehicle under the Multi Role Vehicle-Protected. At DSEI 2015 General Dynamics UK announced that they would offer variants of their Ocelot (Foxhound) and Eagle vehicles for the requirement. In July 2017, the US DSCA notified the US Congress of a possible sale of 2,747 JLTV vehicles and accessories to the UK. As of Oct 2019 no decision had been made. *The British Army wants to purchase 8x8 wheeled armoured fighting vehicles to replace the Mastiff and Ridgeback in British Service. This program used to be part of FRES UV, later named simply UV (Utility Vehicle) and now known as Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV). This vehicle is intended to equip the 4 "heavy protected mobility" battalions under Army 2020 Refine. They will also be part of the two Strike Brigades proposed under the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015. In 2018 the UK rejoined the Boxer AFV consortium and as of Oct. 2019 are in negotiations with a view to purchasing 500+ units. On 5 November 2019, it was announced that a £2.8 billion deal for 500 Boxer armoured vehicles had been signed. Deliveries would start in 2023. *Senior army officers and procurement officials are looking at either upgrading the Challenger 2 or outright replacing it. At DSEI 2015, army officials expressed their concern with the Challenger 2's armament and its inevitable obsolescence in coming years. Other causes of concern are the Challenger's engine and electronics. The army stated that they had been in discussions with armoured fighting vehicle manufacturers about the future of the tank and its potential replacement. A later Defence News article said that the British Army would still proceed with its Challenger 2 LEP, citing that a replacement at the present would be too costly. On 22 December 2016, an assessment phase award was awarded to BAE Systems and Rheinmetall Land Systeme GmbH to progress the Challenger 2 Life Extension Project. *Under the Non-Articulated Vehicle – Protected (NAV-P) program, the MoD is looking for a successor to the DROPS vehicles. This has resulted in a contract placed in 2018 for the conversion of 382 MAN HX77 Support Vehicles to carry the EPLS (Enhanced Palletised Load System) equipment. They are due to fully enter service in March 2021. The contract includes the conversion of 33 winterised/waterproofed versions *The Army is currently in the process of receiving 56 Harris Corporation T7 EOD unmanned ground vehicles (UGV), procured by DE&S under Project Starter. These systems are due to fully enter service by December 2020, replacing the fleet of Wheelbarrow Mk.8Bs at the same time. *The British MOD released a Request for Information for the Mobile Fires Platform, a new 155mm self-propelled howitzer to support the Armoured Infantry and Strike Brigades. *A Government procurement in the European Union#Transparency, Prior Information Notice (PIN) was released for a successor to the ARTHUR (radar), Mobile Artillery Monitoring Battlefield Radar (MAMBA), Artillery sound ranging, Advanced Sound-ranging Post (ASP) and Counter-battery radar, all which will reach their out-out-service date in 2026. *In July 2019, the UK issued a PIN notice for Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) demonstrators which could be mounted on army vehicles. * A Robotic Platoon Vehicle (RPV) was pitched at DSEI 2019. * In July 2021, a requirement for colt Canada C8 rifles to serve as an Alternative Individual Weapon (AIW) System for the new Army Special Operations Brigade was issued.{{cite web , url=https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017725-2021 , title=701577419 - Army Special Operations Brigade Rifle Procurement and Support of an Armalite Rifle (AR) platform Alternative Individual Weapon (AIW) System. - Find a TenderSee also
{{Portal, United Kingdom, War ;Other equipment lists *List of communications and reconnaissance equipment of the British Army *List of equipment of the Royal Marines ;Related articles *Royal Engineers bridging and trackway equipment *Unmanned systems of the British Army *Army 2020 Refine *List of British weapon L numbersReferences
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