Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Sabre and (b) Scimitar vehicles are in service as of 7 November 2022; when he plans to (i) replace and (ii) upgrade those vehicles; how many will be retired; and what plans he has for them on retirement.

Both Sabre and Scimitar are variants of the CVR(T) platform. As per the published Equipment and Formation statistics, there are 170 CVR(T) Scimitar variants currently in service. There are no Sabre variants in service; their out of service date was 2004.

Operational Analysis highlighted the requirement for the Army to reconsider how it creates the conditions for success in the close battle. As part of Future Soldier, the Army will deliver a modernised division capable of conducting high-end warfighting formed around the Armoured Brigade Combat Team. CVR(T) Scimitar is expected to go out of service in 2023, with the disposals being managed through the Defence Equipment Sales Agency.