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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 service. [39] Royal Air Force - unknown quantity used by the RAF Regiment. [40]
FV106 Samson was a British Army armoured recovery vehicle, one of the CVR(T) family. The main role of this vehicle was to recover the CVR(T) family of vehicles, but could also recover other light tracked vehicles such as the FV430 series .
The museum site, cleared for development. The museum went into administration after it was faced with a £140,000 repair bill for its roof, closing on 22 August 2003. [1] The collection has been split up, with most of it moved to the National Army Museum stores in 2005, [2] The Blackburn Beverley was obtained by Fort Paull museum but in 2020 after the Fort was closed it was then moved in ...
A static British Army WMIK on display. Supacat Jackal. The regiment's main equipment is the Supacat Jackal, a light armoured vehicle equipped with the General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) and the Browning M2.50 Heavy Machine Gun (HMG). [1] [37]
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 regiment converted to the role of light cavalry as part of restructuring in the army under Army 2020.It is equipped with Jackal armoured fighting vehicles. [16] The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards is paired with the Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry, an Army Reserve light cavalry regiment.
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.
It is primarily equipped with the Jackal reconnaissance vehicle, having converted from the RWIMIK platform. [11] The regiment was formerly under the control of 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland, but came under control of 19th Brigade in 2022; [12] it is the only army reserve armoured unit in Scotland and Northern Ireland. [1] [2]