Armed Forces: Vehicles
(asked on 1st March 2016) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which types of (a) combat, (b) protected patrol and (c) reconnaissance vehicles in use by his Department were first brought into service in the (i) 1950s, (ii) 1960s, (iii) 1970s, (iv) 1980s and (v) 1990s.
Details of combat, protected patrol (PPV) and reconnaissance vehicles procured in the 1950s to 1990s, that are still in use are provided below.
Vehicle Type | Vehicle | Decade brought into service | ||||
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| 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s |
Combat | Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank |
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| Yes |
Combat | Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle |
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| Yes |
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Combat | BULLDOG Armoured Personnel Carrier (FV 432)[1] |
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| Yes |
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Combat | Bandvagn 206 (BV 206) |
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| Yes |
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Combat | Artillery System 90 (AS 90) |
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|
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| Yes |
PPV | SNATCH Land Rover[2] |
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|
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| Yes |
Reconnaissance | Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) |
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| Yes |
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Reconnaissance | Weapons Mounted Installation Kit Land Rover (WMIK)[3] |
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| Yes |
[1] BULLDOG is based on the FV432 Mk2 hull which entered service in the 1980s. The FV432 Mk1 entered service in the 1960s and was replaced by the Mk2. The FV432 Mk1 is no longer in service.
[2] Snatch 1 was procured in the 1990s. In the 2000s Snatch I was upgraded and extensively refurbished to a number of build standards (Snatch 2, 2A and 2B) which remain in-service in a variety of roles.
[3] The first WMIK’s were procured in the 1990s. Additional WMIKs were procured in the 2000s to provide a reconnaissance capability. All in-service WMIKs have been upgraded and refurbished to a new build standard.