Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) Mastiff (all variants), (2) Ridgeback (all variants), (3) Wolfhound (all variants), (4) Husky (all variants), (5) Coyote (all variants), and (6) Warthog (all variants), vehicles they have purchased in total; and what was the total procurement cost of each vehicle type.
The number of vehicles procured and the total procurement values are as follows:
Fleet (all Variants) | Total Number Procured | Total Procurement Value (£million ex VAT) |
Mastiff | 451 | 329.1 |
Ridgback | 177 | 132.9 |
Wolfhound | 126 | 107.4 |
Husky | 338 | 190.3 |
Coyote | 76 | 27.2 |
Warthog | 115 | 129.0 |
It should be noted that these figures include the procurement of the base vehicle, the integration work required to bring the vehicles up to a UK theatre entry standard and varying levels of initial spares purchases. Some contracts included the purchase of additional items, such as weapons and communication equipment. A number of the vehicle procurements were conducted via the Foreign Military Sales process, with costs calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate paid at the time.