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This is a list of equipment of the British Army currently in use. It includes current equipment such as small arms, combat vehicles, explosives, missile systems, engineering vehicles, logistical vehicles, vision systems, communication systems, aircraft, watercraft, artillery, air defence, transport vehicles, as well as future equipment and equipment being trialled.
The Ajax, formerly known as the Scout SV (Specialist Vehicle), is a group of armoured fighting vehicles being developed by General Dynamics UK for the British Army. [5] It has suffered serious development and production difficulties.
"Infantry Section Vehicle" (GKN Sankey / BAE Systems) United Kingdom: British Army [34] [35] Turret (by GKN Sankey) equipped with: [a] L21A1 RARDEN [b] L94A1 (7.62×51mm NATO) [d] 2 × 4 smoke grenade dispensers (66 mm) [35] 105 Warrior ISC were used as ATGM team carriers, with a MILAN shoulder missile launchers, and later a Javelin missile. [34]
The Warrior incorporates several design features in keeping with the UK's battlefield experience. In particular, there are no firing ports in the hull, in line with British thinking that the role of the armoured personnel carrier/infantry fighting vehicle (APC/IFV) is to carry troops under protection to the objective and then give firepower support when they have disembarked.
The United Kingdom ordered 100 vehicles initially, followed by a further 72 in 2008 and 140 in 2010. [35] In February 2023, the UK placed an order with Supacat for 70 Extenda Mk2 vehicles to be known as the Jackal 3 and has the option of acquiring a total of 240 of the vehicles. [36] [37] [38] British Army - 431 Jackals and 72 Coyotes in ...
FV215, Cancelled project for a heavy SPG based on the Conqueror Mk II tank with a 183 mm gun and rear placement of the traversable turret and fighting compartment. The British Army wanted a tank built around the 183 mm gun, one FV 4005 was built as a stopgap before the FV 215 could go into production, but eventually the project was cancelled ...
The FV107 Scimitar is an armoured tracked military reconnaissance vehicle (sometimes classed as a light tank) formerly used by the British Army, until it was retired from active service in April 2023. [2] It was manufactured by Alvis in Coventry.
The Future Rapid Effect System (FRES) was the name for the British Ministry of Defence (MOD) programme to deliver a fleet of more than 4,000 armoured fighting vehicles for the British Army. The vehicles were to be rapidly deployable, network-enabled, capable of operating across the spectrum of operations, and protected against current threats.