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2C
ont
ents
3C
ont
ents
Sm
all A
rms,
Sup
po
rt W
eap
ons
an
d In
div
idua
l Eq
uip
men
t5
Per
sona
l Eq
uip
men
t6
Pas
t and
Pre
sent
Day
Equ
ipm
ent
6
P
erso
nal R
ole
Rad
io7
Per
sona
l Clo
thin
g7
Per
sona
l Loa
d C
arry
ing
Equ
ipm
ent
7
P
erso
nal P
rote
ctio
n8
Sm
all A
rms
9
S
A80
A2
fitte
d w
ith U
GL
9
L1
15A
3 Lo
ng-R
ange
Rifl
e10
Sup
po
rt W
eap
ons
11
Li
ght S
uppo
rt W
eapo
n11
Ligh
t Mac
hine
Gun
11
G
ener
al P
urpo
se M
achi
ne G
un12
Hea
vy M
achi
ne G
un13
LAS
M13
81 m
m M
orta
r14
60 m
m M
orta
r16
Gre
nade
Mac
hine
Gun
17
Ant
i Arm
our
18
Ja
velin
18
Arm
our
ed F
ight
ing
Veh
icle
s19
Co
mb
at V
ehic
les
20
C
halle
nger
220
War
rior
21
FV
430
Figh
ting
Vehi
cle
Ser
ies
inc
Bul
ldog
22
S
torm
er23
Rec
onn
aiss
ance
Veh
icle
s24
Sci
mita
r24
Spa
rtan
25
Pro
tect
ed P
atro
l Veh
icle
s26
Land
Rov
er S
natc
h-2
26
V
ikin
g26
Vect
or27
Jack
al29
Mas
tiff
29
P
anth
er30
Eng
inee
ring
and
Lo
gis
tics
31E
ngin
eeri
ng E
qui
pm
ent
32
Ti
tan
32
M
3 A
mph
ibio
us B
ridgi
ng V
ehic
le33
Shi
elde
r34
Cha
lleng
er A
rmou
red
Rep
air &
Rec
over
y Ve
hicl
e35
BR
90 B
ridgi
ng35
Terr
ier
36
C
Veh
PFI
36
Tr
ojan
37
P
ytho
n38
Log
istic
s Ve
hicl
es38
All-
Terr
ain
Mob
ility
Pla
tform
38
S
uppo
rt V
ehic
les
39
H
eavy
Equ
ipm
ent T
rans
port
er39
Dem
ount
able
Rac
k O
ffloa
d &
Pic
kup
Sys
tem
40
La
nd R
over
Bat
tlefie
ld A
mbu
lanc
e40
Clo
se S
uppo
rt T
anke
r41
Mot
orcy
cles
42
R
ough
Ter
rain
Con
tain
er H
andl
er42
Art
iller
y an
d A
ir D
efen
ce43
Sta
rstr
eak
Hig
h Ve
loci
ty M
issi
le44
AS
90 S
elf P
rope
lled
Gun
45
L1
18 L
ight
Gun
46
G
MLR
S47
Rap
ier
48
Sur
veill
ance
and
Co
mm
unic
atio
n E
qui
pm
ent
49C
om
mun
icat
ions
50
B
owm
an50
Dig
ital C
om
mun
icat
ions
51
D
II51
ATac
CS
51
JO
CS
52S
urve
illan
ce52
MA
MB
A52
MS
TAR
53S
ATC
OM
54
S
kyne
t 554
Rea
cher
54
Air
craf
t55
Apa
che
AH
Mk1
56
Ly
nx A
H7
and
AH
957
Gaz
elle
58
W
atch
keep
er59
Des
ert H
awk
60
Land
ing
Cra
ft a
nd A
ssau
lt B
oat
s61
Com
bat S
uppo
rt B
oat
62
A
ssau
lt B
oat M
k 6
62
R
ampe
d La
ndin
g C
raft
Logi
stic
62
Che
mic
al, B
iolo
gic
al, R
adio
log
ical
an
d N
ucle
ar D
efen
ce63
Fuch
s R
econ
nais
sanc
e Ve
hicl
e64
Inte
grat
ed B
iolo
gica
l Det
ectio
n S
yste
m (I
BD
S)6
5
Li
ght R
ole
Team
(LR
T)65
Co
nten
tsC
ont
ents
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4In
tro
duc
tio
n
Whe
ther
the
y ar
rive
by
arm
oure
d v
ehic
le,
par
achu
te o
r b
oat,
Brit
ish
sold
iers
are
tr
aine
d t
o op
erat
e an
ywhe
re in
the
wor
ld.
Whi
le t
he M
k 1,
nev
er-b
ette
red
Brit
ish
sold
ier
is t
he b
est
pie
ce o
f kit
we’
ve g
ot,
wha
t th
ey c
arry
with
the
m is
par
t of
the
eq
uatio
n to
o.
Sm
all A
rms,
S
upp
ort
Wea
po
ns a
nd
Ind
ivid
ual E
qui
pm
entS
mal
l Arm
s, S
upp
ort
Wea
po
ns
and
Ind
ivid
ual E
qui
pm
ent
5
67
The
Com
bat
95
clot
hing
sys
tem
has
to
satis
fy
strin
gent
mili
tary
req
uire
men
ts c
over
ing
infr
ared
re
flect
ion,
the
rmal
sig
natu
re a
nd fl
ame
resi
stan
ce.
It is
bas
ed o
n th
e la
yer
prin
cip
le a
nd is
des
igne
d
to p
rovi
de
the
sold
ier
with
exa
ctly
the
rig
ht d
egre
e of
pro
tect
ion
for
any
oper
atio
nal e
nviro
nmen
t.
The
Brit
ish
sold
ier
can
exp
ect
to o
per
ate
in e
xtre
me
clim
atic
con
diti
ons,
from
the
jung
les
of B
eliz
e to
th
e A
rctic
was
tes
of N
orw
ay. C
omb
at 9
5 se
lect
s th
e b
est
from
dev
elop
men
ts in
ext
rem
e sp
orts
an
d e
xped
ition
ary
wea
r.
Per
sona
l Clo
thin
g
58 P
atte
rn W
ebb
ing
–ca
nvas
pou
ches
fo
r am
mun
ition
and
kit
M79
–fir
es a
var
iety
of g
rena
des
up t
o 35
0 m
. W
eigh
ed 2
.93
kg lo
aded
. Due
to
its s
ize
and
in
abili
ty t
o in
tegr
ate
with
the
rifl
e a
sold
ier
had
to b
e d
esig
nate
d a
s th
e gr
enad
ier
Put
tees
SLR
– R
ate
of f
ire:
40 r
ound
s p
er m
inut
e
Pas
t equ
ipm
ent
Hea
d m
oun
ted
mo
nocu
lar
nig
ht v
isio
n
SU
SA
T –
Sig
ht U
nit
Sm
all A
rms
Trilu
x (te
lesc
opic
sig
ht w
ith 4
x m
agni
ficat
ion)
Per
sona
l Ro
le R
adio
– A
llow
s in
fant
ry s
old
iers
to
com
mun
icat
e ov
er s
hort
dis
tanc
es, e
ven
thro
ugh
thic
k co
ver
or w
alls
Bo
dy
Arm
our
– O
spre
y an
d K
estr
el v
aria
nts
offe
r ad
diti
onal
pro
tect
ion
Pat
rol v
est
SA
80 A
2 –
L85
Ind
ivid
ual W
eap
on
– R
ate
of fi
re: 6
10–7
75 r
ound
s p
er m
inut
e
Und
ersl
ung
Gre
nad
e La
unch
er
Pre
sent
day
equ
ipm
ent
Sol
die
rs n
eed
to
carr
y am
mun
ition
, wat
er, f
ood
and
pro
tect
ive
equi
pm
ent.
The
y us
e P
erso
nal L
oad
Car
ryin
g E
qui
pm
ent
(PLC
E),
a to
ugh,
mod
ular
sys
tem
of c
amou
flage
d b
elt,
yok
e an
d p
ouch
es. T
o th
is c
an b
e ad
ded
tw
o sm
all r
ucks
acks
and
a la
rge
ruck
sack
for
add
ition
al c
arry
ing
cap
acity
, whe
n re
qui
red
.
Per
sona
l Loa
d C
arry
ing
Equi
pmen
t
Sm
all A
rms,
Sup
po
rt W
eap
ons
an
d In
div
idua
l Eq
uip
men
t
The
Per
sona
l Rol
e R
adio
(PR
R) i
s a
smal
l tra
nsm
itter
-re
ceiv
er t
hat
allo
ws
infa
ntry
sol
die
rs t
o co
mm
unic
ate
over
sho
rt d
ista
nces
.
Effe
ctiv
e ev
en t
hrou
gh t
hick
cov
er o
r th
e w
alls
of
bui
ldin
gs, P
RR
ena
ble
s se
ctio
n co
mm
and
ers
to r
eact
qui
ckly
, agg
ress
ivel
y an
d e
ffici
ently
to
rap
idly
ch
angi
ng s
ituat
ions
, inc
lud
ing
cont
act
with
the
ene
my,
gr
eatly
incr
easi
ng t
he e
ffect
iven
ess
of in
fant
ry fi
re
team
s. P
RR
is is
sued
to
ever
y m
emb
er o
f an
eigh
t-st
rong
infa
ntry
sec
tion. 1.
5 kg
Leng
th38
0 m
m
Bat
tery
leng
th20
hou
rs’ c
ontin
uous
use
Ran
ge
500
m
Cha
nnel
s25
6
Per
sona
l Rol
e R
adio
Sm
all A
rms,
Sup
po
rt W
eap
ons
an
d In
div
idua
l Eq
uip
men
t
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89
Whe
re a
dd
ition
al b
allis
tic p
rote
ctio
n is
req
uire
d, f
or
exam
ple
on
oper
atio
ns, s
old
iers
are
issu
ed w
ith
Com
bat
Bod
y A
rmou
r (C
BA
), w
hich
can
be
furt
her
rein
forc
ed w
ith c
eram
ic a
rmou
r p
late
s (E
nhan
ced
B
ody
Arm
our
(EB
A)).
The
max
imum
mar
chin
g lo
ad fo
r a
fit s
old
ier
is
app
roxi
mat
ely
45%
of h
is b
ody
wei
ght.
With
the
av
erag
e so
ldie
r’s w
eigh
t st
and
ing
at 7
1 kg
, the
eq
uip
men
t sh
ould
not
wei
gh m
ore
than
32
kg
alth
ough
op
erat
iona
l situ
atio
ns m
ay d
eman
d t
hat
grea
ter
load
s ar
e ca
rrie
d. A
rep
lace
men
t P
LCE
sys
tem
w
ill b
e p
rovi
ded
for
the
Infa
ntry
thr
ough
the
Fut
ure
Inte
grat
ed S
old
ier
Tech
nolo
gy (F
IST)
pro
gram
me.
O
ther
rep
lace
men
t ite
ms,
suc
h as
EB
A/C
BA
, hel
met
s,
hyd
ratio
n an
d s
leep
ing
syst
ems
will
be
pro
vid
ed b
y th
e P
erso
nal E
qui
pm
ent
and
Com
mon
Op
erat
iona
l C
loth
ing
(PE
CO
C) p
rogr
amm
e. In
Ser
vice
Dat
es (I
SD
) are
yet
to
be
fixed
by
the
Min
istr
y of
D
efen
ce (M
oD).
Eve
ry s
old
ier
has
a M
ark
6a c
omb
at
helm
et t
hat
pro
vid
es o
utst
and
ing
bal
listic
pro
tect
ion
whi
le a
llow
ing
the
sold
ier
to w
ear
a re
spira
tor,
ear
def
end
ers,
gog
gles
and
a r
adio
set
, as
nece
ssar
y.
Per
sona
l Pro
tect
ion
Sm
all A
rms,
Sup
po
rt W
eap
ons
an
d In
div
idua
l Eq
uip
men
tS
mal
l Arm
s, S
upp
ort
Wea
po
ns
and
Ind
ivid
ual E
qui
pm
ent
SA
80 is
the
des
igna
tion
for
a re
volu
tiona
ry fa
mily
of
ass
ault
wea
pon
s. O
n its
intr
oduc
tion,
it p
rove
d
so a
ccur
ate
that
the
Arm
y m
arks
man
ship
tes
ts h
ad
to b
e re
des
igne
d.
The
SA
80 U
nder
slun
g G
rena
de L
aunc
her
(UG
L)
syst
em c
onsi
sts
of a
Hec
kler
& K
och
AG
-36
40 m
m
gren
ade
laun
cher
and
ladd
er s
ight
fitt
ed to
the
SA
80.
It is
issu
ed to
infa
ntry
uni
ts o
n a
scal
e of
one
per
fire
te
am. I
t will
allo
w th
e fir
e te
am to
del
iver
effe
ctiv
e fr
agm
entin
g m
uniti
ons
out t
o 35
0 m
etre
s. A
dvan
tage
s of
the
UG
L sy
stem
are
low
reco
il, e
ase
of u
se, r
educ
ed
amm
uniti
on w
eigh
t and
the
abili
ty to
hav
e a
cham
bere
d
gren
ade
at th
e re
ady
whi
le c
ontin
uing
to fi
re th
e S
A80
.
The
syst
em is
cur
rent
ly fi
eld
ed w
ith P
ract
ice
and
H
igh
Exp
losi
ve (H
E) a
mm
uniti
on n
atur
es. I
n tim
e, t
he
UG
L’s
amm
uniti
on t
ypes
will
be
exp
and
ed t
o in
clud
e ill
umin
atio
n an
d s
mok
e ro
und
s. T
here
will
be
six
UG
Ls
per
pla
toon
res
ultin
g in
gre
atly
incr
ease
d fl
exib
ility
and
wei
ght
of fi
re. L
onge
r-te
rm e
nhan
cem
ents
to
the
syst
em m
ay e
vent
ually
incl
ude
a Fi
re C
ontr
ol S
yste
m,
exte
nded
ran
ge a
mm
uniti
on a
nd b
ucks
hot
roun
ds
for
clos
e-q
uart
er b
attle
.
SA
80 A
2 fit
ted
with
Und
ersl
ung
Gre
nade
Lau
nche
r (U
GL)
SA
80U
GL
Cal
ibre
5.56
mm
Wei
ght
4.98
kg1.
12 k
g(w
ith lo
aded
mag
azin
e(6
.1 k
g co
mb
ined
)an
d o
ptic
al s
ight
)
Leng
th78
5 m
m
Bar
rel l
eng
th51
8 m
m
Muz
zle
velo
city
940
m/s
76 m
/s
Feed
30-r
ound
mag
azin
e
Eff
ecti
ve r
ang
e40
0 m
Cyc
lic r
ate
of
fire
610–
775
rpm
5–7
rpm
SA
80 A
2 LS
W h
as a
hea
vier
and
long
er b
arre
l al
low
ing
grea
ter
muz
zle
velo
city
and
acc
urac
y th
an t
he s
tand
ard
SA
80.
Whe
n fir
ed fr
om t
he in
tegr
ated
bip
od a
nd u
sing
th
e st
and
ard
SU
SAT
sig
ht, L
SW
is a
ccur
ate
and
co
nsis
tent
. It
is 9
5% r
elia
ble
, bet
ter
than
any
of
its c
omp
etito
rs.
5.56
mm
Wei
ght
6.58
kg
(with
load
ed m
agaz
ine
and
op
tical
sig
ht)
Leng
th90
0 m
m
Bar
rel l
eng
th64
6 m
m
Muz
zle
velo
city
970
m/s
Feed
30-r
ound
mag
azin
e
Eff
ecti
ve r
ang
e1,
000
m
Cyc
lic r
ate
of
fire
610–
775
roun
ds
per
min
ute
Ligh
t Sup
port
Wea
pon
Exp
ert m
arks
men
hav
e be
en s
o im
pres
sed
with
the
late
st L
115A
3 w
eapo
n th
at th
e G
over
nmen
t is
orde
ring
near
ly 6
00 o
f the
m fo
r op
erat
ions
. The
wea
pon,
w
hich
is m
ade
by
Por
tsm
outh
-bas
ed fi
rm A
ccur
acy
Inte
rnat
iona
l, fir
es a
larg
er c
alib
re b
ulle
t tha
n th
e ex
istin
g L9
6 7.
62 r
ifle.
The
L115
A3
has
a sc
ope
that
can
mag
nify
the
targ
et
up to
25
times
, a s
uppr
esso
r to
redu
ce fl
ash
and
no
ise,
a fo
ldin
g st
ock
and
five-
roun
d m
agaz
ine.
With
a
rang
e of
aro
und
a m
ile, t
he n
ew r
ifle
is b
eing
rolle
d
out a
long
sid
e th
e br
oade
r S
nipe
r S
yste
m Im
prov
emen
t pr
ogra
mm
e, w
hich
is d
esig
ned
to g
ive
Arm
y sp
ecia
lists
m
ore
pow
er, p
reci
sion
and
ste
alth
. The
sch
eme
will
gi
ve s
harp
shoo
ters
top-
of-t
he-l
ine,
all-
wea
ther
, day
an
d n
ight
sig
hts
so th
ey c
an o
pera
te a
roun
d th
e cl
ock
and
in a
rduo
us c
ondi
tions
.
Cal
ibre
8.59
mm
Wei
ght
6.8
kg
Leng
th1,
300
mm
Muz
zle
velo
city
936
m/s
Feed
5-ro
und
box
Eff
ecti
ve r
ang
e1,
100
m p
lus
L115
A3
Long
-Ran
ge R
ifle
, R A
NG
LIA
N, C
O o
f th
e S
upp
ort
Wea
pon
s S
choo
l in
War
min
ster
, d
escr
ibes
the
late
st w
eap
on a
s a
“hug
e le
ap
forw
ard
”. H
e sa
ys: “
It al
low
s us
to
enga
ge a
w
ider
ran
ge o
f tar
gets
with
incr
ease
d p
reci
sion
an
d a
t gr
eate
r ra
nges
. It
will
enh
ance
our
ca
pab
ility
. We
know
it is
a g
ood
wea
pon
as
it ha
s al
read
y b
een
dep
loye
d in
the
atre
.”
1110
Sm
all A
rms,
Sup
po
rt W
eap
ons
an
d In
div
idua
l Eq
uip
men
tS
mal
l Arm
s, S
upp
ort
Wea
po
ns
and
Ind
ivid
ual E
qui
pm
ent
Dev
elop
ed fr
om t
he M
inim
i Lig
ht M
achi
ne G
un
follo
win
g ex
per
ienc
e in
Iraq
and
Afg
hani
stan
, th
e LM
G is
a b
elt-
fed
sup
pre
ssio
n w
eap
on.
It p
rovi
des
the
sec
tion
com
man
der
with
the
cap
abili
ty
to im
pos
e su
stai
ned
sup
pre
ssiv
e fir
e on
to a
n ob
ject
ive
out
to 3
00 m
and
incr
ease
s th
e ov
eral
l fir
epow
er a
vaila
ble
to
the
sect
ion
com
man
der
.
The
LMG
com
ple
men
ts t
he L
ight
Sup
por
t W
eap
on
and
enh
ance
s th
e ef
fect
iven
ess
of a
ll se
ctio
n w
eap
ons
acro
ss t
he s
pec
trum
of i
nfan
try
oper
atio
ns.
Cal
ibre
5.56
mm
Wei
ght
7.1
kg (8
.5 k
g w
ith 1
00 r
ound
s)
Leng
th91
4 m
m
Feed
100-
roun
d d
isin
tegr
atin
g b
elt
Eff
ecti
ve r
ang
e80
0 m
Cyc
lic r
ate
of
fire
700
to 1
,000
rou
nds
per
min
ute
Muz
zle
velo
city
875
m/s
Ligh
t Mac
hine
Gun
The
Ligh
t A
nti-
Str
uctu
res
Mis
sile
(LA
SM
) is
a U
OR
w
hich
has
bee
n fie
lded
to
fill a
cap
abili
ty g
ap u
ntil
Ant
i-S
truc
ture
Mun
ition
com
es in
to s
ervi
ce.
The
sing
le-s
hot
wea
pon
con
sist
s of
a fr
ee-fl
ight
un
guid
ed ro
cket
tha
t is
hou
sed
with
in a
dis
pos
able
te
lesc
opic
laun
cher
. The
mec
hani
cal,
‘pop
-up
’ sig
ht is
in
tegr
al t
o th
e w
eap
on a
nd d
eplo
ys w
hen
the
laun
cher
is
ext
end
ed, i
n p
rep
arin
g it
to fi
re.
The
rock
et c
onsi
sts
of a
war
head
, fuz
e an
d p
rop
ulsi
on
unit.
Sp
ring-
load
ed fi
ns d
eplo
y on
firin
g to
sta
bili
se
the
rock
et in
flig
ht. T
he ro
cket
use
s ki
netic
ene
rgy
to
pen
etra
te s
truc
ture
s b
efor
e th
e w
arhe
ad is
allo
wed
to
det
onat
e.
Ran
ge
Ap
pro
x. 5
00 m
Wei
ght
4.3
kg
Leng
th0.
775
m
Firi
ng le
ngth
0.98
m
Pre
par
atio
n ti
me
8 se
cond
s
LAS
M
The
HM
G p
rovi
des
inte
gral
clo
se-r
ange
sup
por
t fr
om a
gro
und
mou
nt t
ripod
or
fitte
d t
o a
Land
Rov
er
usin
g th
e W
eap
on M
ount
Inst
alla
tion
Kit
(WM
IK) a
nd
a va
riety
of s
ight
ing
syst
ems.
The
per
form
ance
of t
he
HM
G h
as r
ecen
tly b
een
enha
nced
with
a n
ew ‘s
oft
mou
nt’ (
to li
mit
reco
il an
d im
pro
ve a
ccur
acy)
and
a
qui
ck-c
hang
e b
arre
l (Q
CB
).
The
HM
G p
rovi
des
the
com
man
der
with
ad
ded
ca
pab
ility
at
grea
ter
rang
es (1
,500
–2,0
00 m
) whe
n su
pp
ort
from
arm
oure
d v
ehic
les
is n
ot a
vaila
ble
.
Cal
ibre
12.7
mm
Wei
ght
38.1
5 kg
(gun
onl
y)
Leng
th1,
656
mm
Muz
zle
velo
city
915
m/s
Feed
50-r
ound
dis
inte
grat
ing
bel
t
Eff
ecti
ve r
ang
e2,
000
m
Cyc
lic r
ate
of
fire
485–
635
roun
ds
per
min
ute
Hea
vy M
achi
ne G
un
1213
Sm
all A
rms,
Sup
po
rt W
eap
ons
an
d In
div
idua
l Eq
uip
men
tS
mal
l Arm
s, S
upp
ort
Wea
po
ns
and
Ind
ivid
ual E
qui
pm
ent
The
L7A
2 G
ener
al P
urp
ose
Mac
hine
Gun
(GP
MG
) is
a 7
.62
x 61
mm
bel
t-fe
d g
ener
al p
urp
ose
mac
hine
gu
n w
hich
can
be
used
as
a lig
ht w
eap
on a
nd in
a
sust
aine
d fi
re (S
F) r
ole.
In t
he S
F ro
le, m
ount
ed o
n a
trip
od a
nd fi
tted
with
th
e C
2 op
tical
sig
ht, i
t is
fire
d b
y a
two-
man
tea
m w
ho
are
grou
ped
in a
sp
ecia
list
Mac
hine
Gun
Pla
toon
to
pro
vid
e b
atta
lion-
leve
l fire
sup
por
t. In
SF
mod
e, t
he
GP
MG
, with
a t
wo-
man
cre
w, l
ays
dow
n 75
0 ro
und
s p
er m
inut
e at
ran
ges
up t
o 1,
800
met
res.
The
GP
MG
can
be
carr
ied
by
foot
sol
die
rs a
nd
emp
loye
d a
s a
light
mac
hine
gun
(LM
G),
alth
ough
it
has
larg
ely
bee
n re
pla
ced
by
the
light
er 5
.56
x 45
mm
M
inim
i in
this
rol
e in
mos
t re
gim
ents
. A fo
ld-o
ut b
ipod
is
use
d t
o su
pp
ort
the
GP
MG
in t
he L
MG
rol
e.
Vers
ions
of t
he G
PM
G a
re m
ount
ed o
n m
ost
Arm
y ve
hicl
es a
nd s
ome
helic
opte
rs.
Gen
eral
Pur
pose
M
achi
ne G
un
Cal
ibre
7.62
mm
Wei
ght
13.8
5 kg
(gun
plu
s 50
-rou
nd b
elt)
Leng
th1,
230
mm
(lig
ht r
ole)
Bar
rel l
eng
th62
9 m
m
Muz
zle
velo
city
838
m/s
Feed
100-
roun
d d
isin
tegr
atin
g lin
k b
elt
Eff
ecti
ve r
ang
e80
0 m
ligh
t rol
e, 1
,800
m s
usta
ined
fire
role
Cyc
lic r
ate
of
fire
750
roun
ds
per
min
ute
14S
mal
l Arm
s, S
upp
ort
Wea
po
ns
and
Ind
ivid
ual E
qui
pm
ent
Cal
ibre
81 m
m
Wei
ght
35.3
kg
(in a
ctio
n)
Bar
rel l
eng
th1,
280
mm
Muz
zle
velo
city
225
m/s
Max
. ran
ge
5,65
0 m
(HE
)
Rat
e o
f fi
re15
rou
nds
per
min
ute
Bo
mb
wei
ght
4.2
kg (H
E L
3682
)
81 m
m M
orta
rTh
e L1
6A2
81 m
m M
orta
r is
a B
attle
grou
p le
vel
ind
irect
fire
wea
pon
whi
ch is
cap
able
of p
rovi
din
g ac
cura
te H
igh
Exp
losi
ve, s
mok
e an
d il
lum
inat
ing
roun
ds
out
to a
max
imum
ran
ge o
f 5,6
50 m
.
The
Mor
tar
Pla
toon
in m
echa
nise
d a
nd a
rmou
red
in
fant
ry b
atta
lions
are
mou
nted
in a
nd fi
re fr
om it
s A
rmou
red
Per
sonn
el C
arrie
r, in
crea
sing
its
mob
ility
, an
d e
nab
ling
rap
id d
isen
gage
men
t an
d m
ovem
ent
to a
noth
er s
ite.
15S
mal
l Arm
s, S
upp
ort
Wea
po
ns
and
Ind
ivid
ual E
qui
pm
ent
Rat
e o
f fi
re34
0 ro
und
s p
er m
inut
e
Ran
ge
1.5
km fo
r p
oint
tar
gets
2 km
for
area
cov
er
Am
mun
itio
n40
mm
hig
h ve
loci
tyan
d h
igh
exp
losi
ve g
rena
des
Gre
nade
Mac
hine
Gun
The
Hec
kler
& K
och
40 m
m G
rena
de M
achi
ne G
un
(GM
G) p
rovi
des
unriv
alle
d in
fant
ry s
uppr
essi
on
com
bini
ng th
e be
st c
hara
cter
istic
s of
the
heav
y m
achi
ne
guns
or l
ight
mor
tars
usu
ally
em
ploy
ed in
this
role
.
Con
vent
iona
l rifl
e am
mun
ition
pro
vid
es n
o fr
agm
enta
tion
effe
ct, a
nd is
larg
ely
not
effe
ctiv
e en
ough
aga
inst
ad
vanc
ing
arm
oure
d in
fant
ry fi
ghtin
g ve
hicl
es a
nd b
attle
tan
ks. O
n th
e ot
her
hand
, mor
tars
ha
ve t
he d
isad
vant
age
of a
rel
ativ
ely
low
rat
e of
fire
. Th
e G
MG
com
bin
es t
he a
dva
ntag
es o
f bot
h of
the
se
two
typ
es o
f wea
pon
s, d
eliv
erin
g hi
gh fl
exib
ility
and
fir
epow
er c
omb
ined
with
the
frag
men
tatio
n ef
fect
of
mor
tar
amm
uniti
on.
The
GM
G is
usu
ally
mou
nted
on
WIM
IK (w
eap
ons
mou
nt in
stal
latio
n ki
t) La
nd R
over
s b
ut c
an a
lso
be
used
from
gro
und
-bas
ed t
ripod
s.
1617
Sm
all A
rms,
Sup
po
rt W
eap
ons
an
d In
div
idua
l Eq
uip
men
tS
mal
l Arm
s, S
upp
ort
Wea
po
ns
and
Ind
ivid
ual E
qui
pm
ent
The
Hirt
enb
erge
r M
6-89
5 60
mm
Mor
tar
was
pro
cure
d
as a
n U
rgen
t O
per
atio
nal R
equi
rem
ent
(UO
R) a
nd is
cu
rren
tly in
ser
vice
in A
fgha
nist
an a
s a
light
cap
abili
ty
with
the
Mor
tar
Pla
toon
. It
can
be
fired
in b
oth
the
dire
ct a
nd in
dire
ct fi
re r
ole
at a
rat
e of
1–1
2 ro
und
s a
min
ute
and
can
be
oper
ated
in t
he h
and
hel
d m
ode.
Th
e 64
0 60
mm
Mor
tar
has
bee
n p
rocu
red
as
a U
OR
to
rep
lace
the
cur
rent
51
mm
Mor
tar
on c
urre
nt
oper
atio
ns a
nd w
ill b
e in
ser
vice
by
Oct
ober
200
8.
4.8
kg
Bar
rel w
eig
ht5.
3 kg
Bip
od
wei
ght
12 k
g
Sig
ht w
eig
ht3.
8 kg
Ran
ge
180–
3,80
0 m
60 m
m M
orta
r
18A
rmo
ured
Fig
htin
g V
ehic
les
19
Arm
our
ed
Fig
htin
g V
ehic
les
Fire
pow
er –
mob
ility
– p
rote
ctio
n:
the
thre
e ke
y as
pec
ts o
f any
figh
ting
vehi
cle.
Cha
lleng
er 2
Mai
n B
attle
Ta
nk a
nd t
he W
arrio
r In
fant
ry F
ight
ing
Vehi
cle
boa
st t
he h
ighe
st le
vels
of a
ll th
ree.
Whe
ther
the
prim
ary
pur
pos
e is
an
arm
oure
d b
reak
thro
ugh
or
reco
nnai
ssan
ce, w
heel
ed a
nd t
rack
ed
Arm
y ve
hicl
es o
f all
size
s ar
e su
per
bly
d
esig
ned
to
pro
tect
our
sol
die
rs a
nd
def
eat
the
enem
y.
Sm
all A
rms,
Sup
po
rt W
eap
ons
an
d In
div
idua
l Eq
uip
men
t
Jave
lin, t
he m
ediu
m-r
ange
ant
i-ta
nk g
uid
ed w
eap
on
rep
lace
men
t fo
r M
ilan,
is a
n en
hanc
ed v
ersi
on o
f the
A
mer
ican
wea
pon
pro
ven
on o
per
atio
ns in
Iraq
and
A
fgha
nist
an b
y U
S fo
rces
.
The
UK
ver
sion
has
tw
o si
gnifi
cant
enh
ance
men
ts
– a
mor
e ef
fect
ive
sigh
t sy
stem
and
a t
ripod
(for
firin
g an
d o
bse
rvat
ion)
. Jav
elin
pro
vid
es a
ste
p c
hang
e in
d
ism
ount
ed a
nti-
arm
our
and
sur
veill
ance
cap
abili
ty.
It d
eliv
ers
long
er r
ange
, gre
ater
leth
ality
, sig
nific
antly
m
ore
pow
erfu
l op
tics
and
a li
ghte
r lo
ad fo
r th
e In
fant
rym
an.
Alth
ough
des
igne
d p
rimar
ily t
o d
estr
oy t
anks
and
lig
ht a
rmou
red
veh
icle
s, J
avel
in w
ill a
lso
pro
vid
e a
pot
ent,
all-
wea
ther
, day
/nig
ht c
apab
ility
aga
inst
fixe
d
def
ence
s, s
uch
as b
unke
rs a
nd b
uild
ings
.
The
inte
grat
ed s
ight
allo
ws
the
firer
to
acq
uire
the
ta
rget
, loc
k-on
, fire
and
‘for
get’
. Thi
s m
eans
tha
t as
soo
n as
the
mis
sile
is la
unch
ed, t
he fi
rer
can
acq
uire
ano
ther
tar
get
or m
ove
pos
ition
. Jav
elin
has
a
max
imum
ran
ge o
f 2,5
00 m
, and
an
Ove
rfly
Top
A
ttac
k m
ode
and
dire
ct a
ttac
k m
ode
of o
per
atio
n.
Jave
lin’s
sur
veill
ance
and
tar
get
acq
uisi
tion
per
form
ance
is a
s go
od a
s al
l oth
er p
assi
ve, g
roun
d
mou
nted
bat
tlegr
oup
sur
veill
ance
sys
tem
s.
Jave
lin is
a c
rew
-ser
ved
wea
pon
op
erat
ed b
y a
firer
and
a c
ontr
olle
r/ob
serv
er. T
he c
ontr
olle
r/ob
serv
er c
omm
and
s th
e w
eap
on a
nd a
ssis
ts w
ith
load
ing,
iden
tifyi
ng t
arge
ts a
nd b
attle
field
dam
age
asse
ssm
ent.
Jave
lin
21A
rmo
ured
Fig
htin
g V
ehic
les
20A
rmo
ured
Fig
htin
g V
ehic
les
The
sup
erb
Cha
lleng
er 2
(CR
2) is
the
Brit
ish
Arm
y’s
Mai
n B
attle
Tan
k. C
R2
is b
ased
on
the
Cha
lleng
er 1
th
at s
erve
d w
ith d
istin
ctio
n on
op
erat
ions
in t
he G
ulf
War
and
the
Bal
kans
.
Onl
y 5%
of C
halle
nger
2 c
omp
onen
ts a
re
inte
rcha
ngea
ble
with
its
pre
dec
esso
r; o
ver
150
maj
or m
odifi
catio
ns in
clud
e a
com
ple
tely
new
tur
ret,
L3
0 C
HA
RM
120
mm
gun
and
sec
ond
gen
erat
ion
Cho
bha
m a
rmou
r.
Cha
lleng
er 2
’s T
herm
al O
bse
rvat
ion
and
Gun
nery
S
ight
(TO
GS
) dis
pla
ys a
mag
nifie
d im
age
for
the
com
man
der
and
gun
ner.
The
com
man
der
has
a g
yro-
stab
ilise
d fu
lly p
anor
amic
sig
ht w
ith la
ser
rang
e-fin
der
an
d t
herm
al im
ager
. The
gun
ner
is e
qui
pp
ed w
ith a
gy
ro-s
tab
ilise
d p
rimar
y si
ght
with
a la
ser
rang
e-fin
der
an
d c
oaxi
ally
mou
nted
aux
iliar
y si
ght.
The
driv
er’s
p
ositi
on h
as a
n im
age-
inte
nsify
ing
day
and
nig
ht
per
isco
pe,
and
the
load
er h
as a
day
sig
ht.
Cha
lleng
er 2
Cre
w4
Leng
th11
.55
m (g
un fo
rwar
d)
Wid
th3.
5 m
Hei
ght
to
tur
ret
roo
f2.
49 m
Co
mb
at w
eig
ht62
,500
kg
Mai
n ar
mam
ent
120
mm
L30
CH
AR
M(C
Hal
leng
er m
ain
AR
Mam
ent)
Gun
Am
mun
itio
n50
rou
nds
– A
PFS
DS
, HE
SH
,S
mok
e (T
ypic
al)
Sec
ond
ary
arm
amen
tC
o-ax
ial 7
.62
mm
cha
in g
un,
7.62
mm
GP
MG
(tur
ret
mou
nted
)
Am
mun
itio
n4,
000
roun
ds
7.62
mm
Eng
ine
1,20
0 b
hp P
erki
ns-C
ond
or C
V12
Max
. sp
eed
59 k
ph
The
War
rior
Infa
ntry
Fig
htin
g Ve
hicl
e ha
s th
e sp
eed
and
pe
rfor
man
ce to
kee
p up
with
Cha
lleng
er 2
Mai
n B
attle
Ta
nks
over
the
mos
t diffi
cult
terr
ain,
and
the
firep
ower
an
d ar
mou
r to
sup
port
Infa
ntry
in th
e as
saul
t.
The
War
rior
(WR
) fam
ily o
f sev
en v
aria
nts
of
arm
oure
d v
ehic
les
ente
red
ser
vice
in 1
988
and
has
p
rove
d a
res
ound
ing
succ
ess
for
Arm
oure
d In
fant
ry
Bat
tlegr
oup
s in
the
Gul
f War
, Bos
nia,
Kos
ovo,
Iraq
an
d A
fgha
nist
an. T
hey
pro
vid
e ex
celle
nt m
obili
ty,
leth
ality
and
sur
viva
bili
ty fo
r th
e In
fant
ry a
nd h
ave
enab
led
key
ele
men
ts fr
om t
he R
oyal
Art
iller
y an
d
Roy
al E
lect
rical
and
Mec
hani
cal E
ngin
eers
(RE
ME
) to
op
erat
e ef
fect
ivel
y w
ithin
the
Bat
tlegr
oup
. A h
ighl
y su
cces
sful
arm
oure
d fi
ghtin
g ve
hicl
e, W
arrio
r ca
n b
e fit
ted
with
Enh
ance
d A
rmou
r an
d is
con
tinuo
usly
b
eing
up
grad
ed. T
he B
attle
-gro
up T
herm
al Im
ager
(B
GTI
) is
bei
ng fi
tted
to
incr
ease
its
nigh
t-fig
htin
g ca
pab
ility
and
is s
econ
d t
o no
ne.
War
rior
infa
ntry
com
man
d a
nd s
ectio
n ve
hicl
es c
arry
a
turr
et m
ount
ed 3
0 m
m R
ard
en c
anno
n th
at w
ill
def
eat
light
arm
oure
d v
ehic
les
out
to 1
,500
m. A
n 8x
m
agni
ficat
ion
imag
e-in
tens
ifyin
g ni
ght
sigh
t is
fitt
ed,
and
eig
ht 9
4 m
m L
ight
Ant
i-A
rmou
r W
eap
on (L
AW
) H
EAT
roc
kets
can
be
stow
ed in
the
veh
icle
.
War
rior
varia
nts
incl
ude
artil
lery
ob
serv
atio
n p
ost
vehi
cle
(OP
V) a
nd c
omm
and
pos
t ve
hicl
e (C
PV
), an
d
a R
EM
E r
ecov
ery
and
rep
air
vehi
cle.
All
varia
nts
are
equi
pp
ed w
ith a
7.6
2 m
m c
hain
gun
. Bot
h ch
ain
gun
and
Rar
den
can
non
have
an
anti-
helic
opte
r ca
pab
ility
.
The
mos
t im
pre
ssiv
e fe
atur
e of
War
rior
is it
s p
ower
. Th
e 55
0 b
hp d
iese
l eng
ine
give
s a
pow
er-t
o-w
eigh
t ra
tio o
f 23.
5 b
hp/t
on r
esul
ting
in a
roa
d s
pee
d o
f 75
kp
h an
d a
cro
ss-c
ount
ry s
pee
d o
f up
to
50 k
ph.
Th
is is
30%
bet
ter
than
the
FV
432
and
with
the
im
pro
ved
sus
pen
sion
and
a lo
wer
gro
und
pre
ssur
e it
allo
ws
War
rior
to k
eep
pac
e w
ith C
halle
nger
2
acro
ss t
he t
ough
est
terr
ain.
War
rior
can
wad
e to
a d
epth
of 1
.3 m
.
War
rior
Cre
w3
+ d
ism
ount
ing
sect
ion
of 7
Dim
ensi
ons
6.34
m (L
) x 2
.78
(H) x
3.0
m (W
)
Co
mb
at w
eig
ht24
,500
kg
Eng
ine
Rol
ls-R
oyce
CV
8 D
iese
l
Max
. ro
ad s
pee
d75
kp
h
Ave
rag
e sp
eed
40 k
ph
(cro
ss-c
ount
ry)
The
trac
ked
Sto
rmer
veh
icle
pro
vid
es a
mob
ile
pla
tfor
m fo
r th
e S
tars
trea
k H
igh
Velo
city
Mis
sile
(H
VM
) sys
tem
giv
ing
the
det
achm
ent
pro
tect
ion
and
ex
celle
nt m
obili
ty w
ith e
ight
rea
dy-
to-fi
re m
issi
les
and
a fu
rthe
r ni
ne s
tow
ed in
sid
e.
The
HV
M s
yste
m is
a lo
w-l
evel
Clo
se A
ir D
efen
ce
(CA
D) s
yste
m w
ith a
rap
id e
ngag
emen
t ca
pac
ity
dev
elop
ed a
nd o
ptim
ised
to
coun
ter
the
Att
ack
Hel
icop
ter
thre
at. T
his
high
ly fl
exib
le s
yste
m is
als
o ca
pab
le o
f bei
ng fi
red
usi
ng t
he L
ight
wei
ght
Mul
tiple
La
unch
er o
r fr
om t
he s
houl
der
. The
mis
sile
em
plo
ys
a sy
stem
of t
hree
dar
t-ty
pe
pro
ject
iles
whi
ch c
an
mak
e m
ultip
le h
its o
n th
e ta
rget
. Eac
h of
the
se
dar
ts h
as a
n ex
plo
sive
war
head
.
The
syst
em is
fitt
ed w
ith a
roo
f-m
ount
ed A
ir D
efen
ce
Ale
rtin
g D
evic
e, p
rovi
din
g ta
rget
det
ectio
n an
d
prio
ritis
atio
n. A
pan
oram
ic w
eap
on s
ight
is lo
cate
d
at t
he fr
ont
right
of t
he v
ehic
le.
Sto
rmer
Wei
ght
13.5
ton
nes
Dim
ensi
ons
5.6
m (L
) x 3
.4 m
(H) x
2.8
m (W
)
Ran
ge
600
km
Max
. sp
eed
80 k
ph
Tren
ch c
ross
ing
2m
2322
“It
is a
lot
bet
ter
and
I ca
n ge
t a
lot
mor
e co
ntro
l of t
he v
ehic
le,”
say
s B
ulld
og d
river
, 4
RIF
LES
. “A
s a
driv
er t
he
Bul
ldog
lets
you
con
cent
rate
on
actu
ally
driv
ing
bec
ause
the
com
man
der
can
sp
end
mor
e tim
e in
sid
e th
e ve
hicl
e d
oing
his
stu
ff. I
wou
ld s
ay
that
thi
s fe
atur
e ha
s he
lped
me
bec
ome
muc
h b
ette
r at
it s
ince
I go
t to
Iraq
.”
The
FV43
0 fa
mily
of a
rmou
red
veh
icle
s en
tere
d
serv
ice
with
the
Brit
ish
Arm
y in
the
196
0s, b
ut r
egul
ar
mai
nten
ance
and
imp
rove
men
ts in
clud
ing
a ne
w
pow
er t
rain
hav
e en
able
d t
his
old
wor
khor
se t
o re
mai
n in
ser
vice
into
the
21s
t ce
ntur
y.
The
FV43
2 ca
n b
e co
nver
ted
for
swim
min
g, w
hen
it ha
s a
wat
er s
pee
d o
f 6 k
m/h
. Pro
per
ly m
aint
aine
d,
it is
a r
ugge
d a
nd r
elia
ble
veh
icle
with
a g
ood
cro
ss-
coun
try
per
form
ance
.
FV43
0 va
riant
s re
mai
n in
ser
vice
with
the
Infa
ntry
as
com
man
d v
ehic
les,
81
mm
mor
tar
carr
iers
, am
bul
ance
s an
d r
ecov
ery
vehi
cles
.
A r
ecen
t up
grad
e p
rogr
amm
e ha
s se
en t
he d
eliv
ery
of o
ver
100
upar
mou
red
and
up
grad
ed F
V43
0 tr
oop
car
riers
(Bul
ldog
). M
echa
nise
d In
fant
ry u
se
the
Bul
ldog
AP
C a
s a
form
of p
rote
cted
mob
ility
to
mov
e ar
ound
the
bat
tlefie
ld. B
ulld
og o
ffers
pro
tect
ion
agai
nst
smal
l arm
s an
d a
rtill
ery
fire
and
pro
vid
es g
ood
st
rate
gic
and
cro
ss-c
ount
ry m
obili
ty.
For
coun
ter-
insu
rgen
cy o
per
atio
ns t
he u
par
mou
red
FV
430
pro
vid
es a
sim
ilar
leve
l of p
rote
ctio
n to
War
rior
and
the
veh
icle
is a
ble
to
carr
y ou
t m
any
of t
he s
ame
task
s as
War
rior,
ther
eby
relie
ving
the
pre
ssur
e on
he
avily
com
mitt
ed W
arrio
r ve
hicl
es in
arm
oure
d
infa
ntry
bat
tlegr
oup
s.
FV43
0 Fi
ghtin
g Ve
hicl
e S
erie
s in
clud
ing
Bul
ldog
2 (c
omm
and
er a
nd d
river
)
Tro
op
s10
Dim
ensi
ons
5.25
m (L
) x 2
.28
m (H
) x 2
.8 m
(W)
Max
. ro
ad s
pee
d52
kp
h
Max
. ro
ad r
ang
e58
0 km
Fuel
cap
acit
y45
4 lit
res
Eng
ine
Rol
ls-R
oyce
K60
No.
4 M
ark
1-4
Eng
ine
po
wer
240
bhp
Arm
amen
t1
x 7.
62 m
achi
ne g
un2
x 3-
bar
rel s
mok
e d
isch
arge
rs
Arm
our
ed F
ight
ing
Veh
icle
sA
rmo
ured
Fig
htin
g V
ehic
les
2425
Arm
our
ed F
ight
ing
Veh
icle
sA
rmo
ured
Fig
htin
g V
ehic
les
Cre
w2
+ 1
0 tr
oop
s
Dim
ensi
ons
5.16
m (L
) x 2
.63
m (H
) x 2
.48
m (W
)
Gro
und
cle
aran
ce0.
33 m
(axl
es)
Co
mb
at w
eig
ht10
,670
kg
Mai
n ar
mam
ent
1 x
7.62
mm
GP
MG
Eng
ine
164
bhp
Bed
ford
600
6-c
ylin
der
die
sel
(Cum
min
s B
T 5.
1 fit
ted
to
IS v
aria
nt)
Max
. sp
eed
96 k
ph
Max
. ran
ge
510
km
A v
ery
smal
l Arm
oure
d P
erso
nnel
Car
rier,
it ca
n ca
rry
four
men
in a
dd
ition
to
the
crew
of t
hree
. It
is u
sed
to
carr
y sm
all s
pec
ialis
ed g
roup
s su
ch a
s re
conn
aiss
ance
te
ams,
air
def
ence
sec
tions
and
mor
tar
fire
cont
rolle
rs.
Sam
arita
n, S
ulta
n an
d S
amp
son
are
also
CV
R(T
) ve
hicl
es: S
amar
itan
is a
n am
bul
ance
veh
icle
, Sul
tan
an a
rmou
red
com
man
d v
ehic
le a
nd S
amp
son
is a
n ar
mou
red
rec
over
y ve
hicl
e.
Spa
rtan
and
Oth
er
CVR
(T) V
ehic
les
The
vehi
cle’
s ex
cep
tiona
lly lo
w g
roun
d p
ress
ure
and
sm
all s
ize
mak
e it
usef
ul w
here
the
ter
rain
is
host
ile a
nd m
ovem
ent
diffi
cult.
Sci
mita
r ca
rrie
s a
30 m
m R
ard
en c
anno
n fo
r se
lf-d
efen
ce. I
t is
use
d
by
reco
nnai
ssan
ce r
egim
ents
of t
he R
oyal
Arm
oure
d
Cor
ps
and
‘rec
ce’ e
lem
ents
of t
he A
rmou
red
Infa
ntry
.
Cre
w3
Dim
ensi
ons
4.9
m (L
) x 2
.1 m
(H) x
2.2
4 m
(W)
Gro
und
cle
aran
ce0.
35 m
Co
mb
at w
eig
ht8,
070
kg
Mai
n ar
mam
ent
1 x
30 m
m L
21 R
ard
en c
anno
n
Sec
ond
ary
arm
amen
tC
o-ax
ial 7
.62
mm
GP
MG
,sm
oke
gren
ades
Am
mun
itio
n ca
rrie
d16
0 ro
und
s of
30
mm
,3,
000
roun
ds
of 7
.62
mm
Eng
ine
Cum
min
s B
TA 5
.9,1
90 h
p d
iese
l eng
ine
Max
. sp
eed
80 k
ph
Sci
mita
r
Vect
or
Cre
w2
+ 4
Dim
ensi
ons
5.3
m (L
) x 2
.1 m
(H) x
1.8
m (W
)
Wei
ght
6,60
0 kg
Eng
ine
VW
5-c
ylin
der
Eur
o 3
Vect
or is
bas
ed o
n a
6 x
6 P
inzg
auer
cha
ssis
and
is
a Li
ght
Pro
tect
ed P
atro
l veh
icle
dev
elop
ed fo
r 8-
hour
p
atro
l mis
sion
s ov
er v
aryi
ng t
erra
in.
Vect
or is
util
ised
as
a co
mm
and
veh
icle
and
tro
op
carr
ier
and
for
bot
h ur
ban
and
rur
al p
atro
lling
. It
has
the
cap
acity
to
mou
nt t
wo
Gen
eral
Pur
pos
e M
achi
ne
Gun
s (G
PM
G) o
n th
e ro
of u
sing
Pla
tt M
ount
s fo
r m
obile
fire
sup
por
t, if
req
uire
d.
Vect
or a
lso
has
a b
esp
oke
amb
ulan
ce v
aria
nt
in o
rder
to
mat
ch t
he m
obili
ty o
f the
con
voys
the
ve
hicl
e su
pp
orts
.
Dim
ensi
ons
8.3
m (L
) x 2
.83
m (H
) x 2
.75
m (W
)
Wei
ght
12,7
44 k
g
Wea
po
ns s
yste
ms
GP
MG
7.6
2 m
mH
MG
0.5
mm
2 x
smok
e gr
enad
e d
isch
arge
rs
Eng
ine
Cum
min
s 5.
9 ltr
, 6-c
ylin
der
Eur
o 3
die
sel e
ngin
e
Max
. sp
eed
65 k
ph
Viki
ngTh
e V
ikin
g B
VS
10 A
ll Te
rrai
n Ve
hicl
e (P
rote
cted
) ATV
(P)
is t
he t
hird
gen
erat
ion
of a
rtic
ulat
ed v
ehic
les
pro
duc
ed
by
BA
E S
yste
ms
Hag
glun
ds
of S
wed
en.
The
Vik
ing
is a
follo
w-o
n fr
om t
he B
V20
2 an
d t
he
BV
206.
BV
sta
nds
for
‘Ban
dva
gen’
in S
wed
ish
whi
ch
mea
ns t
hat
it is
driv
en v
ia r
ubb
er t
rack
s. V
ikin
g is
an
am
phi
bio
us v
ehic
le d
eplo
yed
via
land
ing
craf
t fr
om s
hip
, and
is a
lso
fully
air
tran
spor
tab
le b
y C
130
Her
cule
s or
und
ersl
ung
by
Chi
nook
.
2726
Sna
tch
is a
Pro
tect
ed P
atro
l Veh
icle
, bas
ed o
n a
Land
R
over
Hea
vy D
uty
Cha
ssis
(sim
ilar
to W
OLF
in m
any
resp
ects
). Th
ere
are
thre
e va
riant
s:
varia
nt –
dep
loye
d t
o Ir
aq a
nd A
fgha
nist
an
Sna
tch
was
orig
inal
ly p
rocu
red
exc
lusi
vely
for
use
in
Nor
ther
n Ire
land
. It
is n
ow d
eplo
yed
to
othe
r th
eatr
es
and
use
d fo
r ge
nera
l pat
rolli
ng in
low
er t
hrea
t ar
eas.
It
can
be
fitte
d w
ith B
owm
an a
nd v
ario
us E
CM
sui
tes,
b
eing
ext
ensi
vely
rep
lace
d b
y Ve
ctor
and
Mas
tiff.
Dim
ensi
ons
4.8
m (L
) x 2
.37
m (H
) x 2
.0 m
(W)
Co
mb
at w
eig
ht3,
050
kg
Whe
elb
ase
2.79
m
Turn
ing
cir
cle
13.2
5 m
Land
Rov
er S
natc
h-2
Arm
our
ed F
ight
ing
Veh
icle
sA
rmo
ured
Fig
htin
g V
ehic
les
Cre
w2
+1
Dim
ensi
ons
5.39
m (L
) x 1
.97
m (H
) x 2
.00
m (W
)
Wei
ght
6,65
0 kg
Eng
ine
Cum
min
s IS
Be
Eur
o3
Jack
alJa
ckal
is a
hig
h m
obili
ty w
eap
ons
pla
tfor
m, w
ith
a un
ique
air-
bag
sus
pen
sion
sys
tem
allo
win
g ra
pid
m
ovem
ent
acro
ss v
aryi
ng t
erra
in.
Use
d fo
r re
conn
aiss
ance
, rap
id a
ssau
lt, fi
re s
upp
ort
and
con
voy
pro
tect
ion,
the
Jac
kal h
as t
he c
apac
ity
to s
upp
ort
itsel
f and
its
crew
ove
r 80
0 km
.
Jack
al h
as a
gen
eral
pur
pos
e m
achi
ne g
un (G
PM
G S
F)
as c
rew
pro
tect
ion
and
can
car
ry e
ither
hea
vy m
achi
ne
gun
(HM
G) o
r gr
enad
e m
achi
ne g
un (G
MG
) as
the
mai
n w
eap
on s
yste
m in
the
fire
sup
por
t ro
le.
“Mas
tiff i
s an
incr
edib
le s
how
of f
orce
and
on
our
last
op
erat
ion
the
Talib
an c
ould
n’t
thro
w
anyt
hing
bac
k at
us.
It d
omin
ates
the
hig
h gr
ound
, it’s
rob
ust,
wel
l pro
tect
ed a
nd it
’s
mob
ility
doe
s sc
are
the
enem
y as
we
can
mov
e ac
ross
the
land
pre
tty
muc
h un
hind
ered
.”
2928
Arm
our
ed F
ight
ing
Veh
icle
sA
rmo
ured
Fig
htin
g V
ehic
les
Mas
tiff i
s a
heav
ily a
rmou
red
, 6 x
6 w
heel
driv
e p
atro
l ve
hicl
e w
hich
car
ries
six
peo
ple
, plu
s tw
o cr
ew. I
t is
sui
tab
le fo
r ro
ad p
atro
ls a
nd c
onvo
ys a
nd is
the
ne
wes
t d
eliv
ery
in a
ran
ge o
f pro
tect
ed p
atro
l veh
icle
s b
eing
use
d fo
r op
erat
ions
.
The
vehi
cles
, der
ived
from
Cou
gars
use
d b
y th
e A
mer
ican
Mar
ines
, are
six
-whe
eled
min
e-p
rote
cted
ve
hicl
es w
hich
hav
e ha
d a
roun
d 5
0 m
odifi
catio
ns.
As
wel
l as
carr
ying
infa
ntry
tro
ops
arou
nd d
ange
r zo
nes
with
muc
h m
ore
pro
tect
ion,
the
y ar
e al
so u
sed
b
y R
oyal
Eng
inee
rs a
nd B
omb
Dis
pos
al T
eam
s.
Inco
rpor
atin
g th
e hi
ghes
t le
vels
of s
urvi
vab
ility
, in
clud
ing
such
feat
ures
as
a V-
shap
ed s
teel
hul
l, ru
n-fla
t ty
res,
sho
ck-m
ount
ed s
eatin
g an
d in
tern
al s
pal
l lin
ers,
the
bla
st a
nd b
allis
tic-p
rote
ctiv
e C
ouga
rs o
n w
hich
it is
bas
ed h
ave
rece
ntly
with
stoo
d t
hous
and
s of
b
last
att
acks
dur
ing
mor
e th
an 1
00,0
00 d
ays
of s
ervi
ce
in h
eavy
com
bat
con
diti
ons.
Mas
tiff i
s ju
st o
ne o
f a w
hole
ran
ge o
f pro
tect
ed
vehi
cles
bei
ng u
sed
on
oper
atio
ns in
clud
ing
Cha
lleng
er 2
, Vik
ing,
Bul
ldog
, War
rior,
Vect
or a
nd
Sna
tch.
Thes
e w
heel
ed p
atro
l veh
icle
s ha
ve a
less
intim
idat
ing
pro
file
than
tra
cked
veh
icle
s an
d g
ive
com
man
der
s on
th
e gr
ound
mor
e op
tions
to
dea
l with
the
thr
eats
the
y ar
e fa
cing
. The
y ha
ve B
owm
an r
adio
s an
d e
lect
roni
c co
unte
rmea
sure
s, a
nd a
re fi
tted
with
ad
diti
onal
arm
our
bey
ond
the
stan
dar
d le
vel t
o en
sure
they
hav
e th
e b
est
pos
sib
le p
rote
ctio
n.
With
a m
axim
um s
pee
d o
f 90
kph
Mas
tiff c
an b
e ar
med
with
a 7
.62
gene
ral p
urp
ose
mac
hine
gun
, 50
mm
can
non
or 4
0 m
m a
utom
atic
gre
nad
e la
unch
er.
Mas
tiff
Dim
ensi
ons
7.08
m (L
) x 2
.64
m (H
) x 2
.53
m (W
)
Wei
ght
23,5
00 k
g
Pay
load
6,35
0 kg
Arm
amen
t7.
62 G
PM
G, 5
0 m
m c
anon
or
40 m
mau
tom
atic
gre
nad
e la
unch
er
Max
. sp
eed
90 k
ph
Com
bat
eng
inee
ring
is a
bou
t m
obili
ty
and
cou
nter
-mob
ility
– k
eep
ing
our
own
free
dom
to
man
oeuv
re, w
hile
lim
iting
the
ene
my’
s. A
rmy
engi
neer
s ne
ed t
o cl
ear
rout
es, r
epai
r ai
rfiel
ds
and
har
bou
rs, a
nd b
ridge
riv
ers
– al
l at
top
sp
eed
and
oft
en u
nder
fire
– w
hile
p
rote
ctin
g ou
r ow
n tr
oop
s w
ith q
uick
an
d e
ffect
ive
obst
acle
s an
d d
efen
ces.
Set
ting
up a
nd r
unni
ng a
n ef
fect
ive,
se
lf-co
ntai
ned
tra
nsp
ort
netw
ork
cap
able
of d
eliv
erin
g w
hate
ver
the
arm
y ne
eds,
whe
reve
r it’
s ne
eded
, d
eman
ds
skill
ed d
river
s an
d a
wid
e ra
nge
of s
pec
ialis
t ve
hicl
es.
Eng
inee
ring
and
Lo
gis
tics
3031
Arm
our
ed F
ight
ing
Veh
icle
sE
ngin
eeri
ng a
nd L
og
isti
cs
The
Arm
y an
d R
AF
will
rec
eive
401
Pan
ther
Com
man
d
and
Lia
ison
Veh
icle
s b
y su
mm
er 2
009,
rep
laci
ng s
ome
of t
he in
-ser
vice
CV
R(T
)s, T
UM
s, S
axon
and
FV
432
vehi
cles
. 1 M
ech
Bd
e w
ill b
e th
e fir
st fo
rmat
ion
to
rece
ive
Pan
ther
, fol
low
ed b
y D
iv T
roop
s fr
om 3
(UK
) D
iv, t
hen
4 M
ech
Bd
e.
Wei
ghin
g 7
tonn
es, P
anth
er is
air
tran
spor
tab
le,
and
can
be
und
ersl
ung
ben
eath
a C
hino
ok h
elic
opte
r. P
anth
er is
arm
ed w
ith a
7.6
2 m
m L
7 ge
nera
l pur
pos
e m
achi
ne g
un e
qui
pp
ed R
emot
e W
eap
on S
tatio
n,
whi
ch c
an b
e up
grad
ed t
o a
12.7
mm
/cal
wea
pon
if
req
uire
d, a
nd a
n ap
pro
pria
te d
ay/n
ight
sig
htin
g
syst
em. T
he a
rmou
red
cita
del
pro
vid
es
crew
pro
tect
ion
from
sm
all-
arm
s fir
e an
d L
evel
3
bla
st m
ines
.
Pan
ther
will
be
in w
ides
pre
ad u
se w
ith V
ario
us
Com
man
der
s, S
erge
ant
Maj
ors,
and
Lia
ison
Offi
cers
fo
r A
rmou
red
, Arm
oure
d R
ecce
and
Arm
oure
d
Infa
ntry
Uni
ts. P
anth
er w
ill a
lso
be
used
as
the
Com
man
der
’s v
ehic
le fo
r E
ngin
eer
Troo
ps,
Ant
i-Ta
nk,
Mor
tar
and
sup
por
ting
fire
pla
toon
s. It
will
be
used
to
reb
road
cast
on
Bat
tlegr
oup
net
s an
d b
y R
egim
enta
l S
igna
l Offi
cers
.
Pan
ther
Com
man
d an
d Li
aiso
n Ve
hicl
e
The
M3
Am
phib
ious
Rig
can
be
driv
en in
to a
riv
er a
nd
used
as
a fe
rry
or, w
hen
a nu
mbe
r ar
e jo
ined
toge
ther
fr
om b
ank
to b
ank,
as
a br
idge
, cap
able
of t
akin
g ve
hicl
es a
s he
avy
as th
e C
halle
nger
2 M
ain
Bat
tle T
ank.
The
M3
has
a nu
mb
er o
f im
pro
vem
ents
ove
r th
e M
2 w
hich
it h
as re
pla
ced
(the
M2
was
in s
ervi
ce fo
r ov
er
25 y
ears
):
the
crew
to
be
red
uced
from
four
to
thre
e.
A s
ingl
e tw
o-ba
y M
3 ca
n ca
rry
a C
lass
70
trac
ked
ve
hicl
e, w
here
two
M2s
wou
ld h
ave
been
requ
ired
for
this
task
with
add
ition
al b
uoya
ncy
bags
. Eig
ht M
3 un
its
and
24 s
oldi
ers
can
build
a 1
00 m
brid
ge in
30
min
utes
co
mpa
red
with
12
M2s
, 48
sold
iers
and
a c
onst
ruct
ion
time
of 4
5 m
inut
es. T
he M
3 is
onl
y 1.
4 m
long
er a
nd
3,30
0 kg
hea
vier
than
the
M2.
It is
stil
l fas
ter
and
mor
e m
anoe
uvra
ble
on la
nd a
nd in
wat
er. A
four
-whe
el
stee
ring
faci
lity
give
s a
turn
ing
diam
eter
of 2
4 m
.
M3
Am
phib
ious
Brid
ging
Veh
icle
24.5
ton
nes
Dim
ensi
ons
12.7
4 m
(L) x
3.9
3 m
(H) x
3.3
5 m
(W)
Max
. sp
eed
80 k
ph
Eng
ine
Die
sel
Cre
w3
33E
ngin
eeri
ng a
nd L
og
isti
cs32
Eng
inee
ring
and
Lo
gis
tics
Tita
n is
a n
ew a
rmou
red
engi
neer
veh
icle
des
igne
d
to la
y in
-ser
vice
brid
ges
allo
win
g tr
oops
and
veh
icle
s to
cro
ss g
aps
of u
p to
60
met
res.
Alo
ng w
ith T
roja
n it
give
s a
com
mon
hea
vy a
rmou
red
engi
neer
flee
t.
Tita
n ca
n ca
rry
and
lay
the
curr
ent r
ange
of i
n-se
rvic
e cl
ose
supp
ort b
ridge
s, p
rovi
din
g gr
ound
man
oeuv
re
form
atio
ns w
ith im
prov
ed c
apab
ility
, giv
ing
them
gr
eate
r fle
xibi
lity.
Impr
oved
vis
ibili
ty is
ach
ieve
d b
y in
corp
orat
ing
dire
ct
and
indi
rect
vis
ion
syst
ems
incl
udin
g lo
w li
ght,
imag
e in
tens
ifyin
g an
d th
erm
al im
agin
g ca
pab
ilitie
s. T
he
inte
rior,
and
to s
ome
exte
nt th
e ex
terio
r, of
the
vehi
cles
ha
ve b
een
desi
gned
aro
und
the
crew
sta
tion
pos
ition
s.
Tita
n ha
s th
e fle
xibi
lity
to s
upp
ort a
wid
e ra
nge
of o
pera
tions
, inc
ludi
ng h
uman
itaria
n m
issi
ons.
Tita
n
Wei
ght
62,5
00 k
g
Car
ries
BR
-90
Clo
se S
upp
ort
Brid
ges:
No.
10
(leng
th 2
6 m
, sp
an 2
1–24
.5 m
);N
o. 1
1 (le
ngth
16
m, s
pan
14.
5 m
); an
dN
o.12
(len
gth
13.5
m, s
pan
12
m)
Ro
ad s
pee
d59
kp
h
Ro
ad r
ang
e45
0 km
Eng
ine
Per
kins
CV
12 d
iese
l eng
ine,
Dav
id B
row
n TN
54 e
nhan
ced
low
-los
s ge
arb
ox a
ndth
e O
MA
NI c
oolin
g gr
oup
: Aux
iliar
yP
ower
Uni
t (A
PU
) is
also
fitt
ed
Eng
ine
po
wer
1,20
0 b
hp
Cre
w3
Arm
amen
tS
tow
age
for
crew
man
-por
tab
le li
ght
anti-
tank
wea
pon
s, fi
tted
with
NB
Cp
rote
ctio
n sy
stem
The
Shi
eld
er A
nti-
Tank
Sys
tem
giv
es c
omm
and
ers
the
faci
lity
to c
reat
e an
ti-ta
nk b
arrie
rs q
uick
ly a
nd
effe
ctiv
ely.
The
syst
em c
onsi
sts
of m
odul
ar d
isp
ense
rs w
hich
ca
n b
e fir
ed t
o ei
ther
sid
e or
to
the
rear
, mou
nted
on
a fl
at b
ed v
ersi
on o
f the
Sto
rmer
Arm
oure
d
Per
sonn
el C
arrie
r.
The
anti-
tank
min
es h
ave
a p
rogr
amm
able
life
, at
the
end
of w
hich
the
y se
lf-d
estr
uct.
Shi
eld
er w
ill o
nly
lay
anti-
tank
min
es –
the
Brit
ish
Arm
y d
oes
not
use
anti-
per
sonn
el m
ines
. The
se
min
es a
re c
arrie
d in
can
iste
rs (e
ach
of w
hich
hol
ds
six
min
es),
with
up
to
40 c
anis
ters
on
a la
unch
er r
ack.
Th
ese
are
on t
he r
ear
of t
he S
torm
er fl
atb
ed a
nd
dis
char
ge t
he a
nti-
tank
min
es t
o ei
ther
sid
e as
the
ve
hicl
e m
oves
acr
oss
the
terr
ain.
A d
isp
ense
r co
ntro
l un
it p
rovi
des
fire
sig
nals
, tes
ting
and
arm
ing
of t
he
self-
des
truc
t m
echa
nism
.
Shi
elde
r
Cre
w3
+ 2
Dim
ensi
ons
9.61
m (L
) x 3
.13
m (H
) x 3
.62
m (W
)
Gro
und
cle
aran
ce0.
5 m
Co
mb
at w
eig
ht61
,200
kg
Arm
amen
t1
x 7.
62 m
m G
PM
G, s
mok
e d
isch
arge
rs
Max
. cra
ne li
ft6,
500
kg a
t 4.
9 m
rea
ch
Eng
ine
1,20
0 b
hp P
erki
ns-C
ond
or C
V12
Max
. sp
eed
59 k
ph
Cro
ss-c
oun
try
spee
d40
kp
h
Cha
lleng
er A
rmou
red
Rep
air a
nd R
ecov
ery
Vehi
cle
The
Cha
lleng
er A
rmou
red
Rep
air
and
Rec
over
y Ve
hicl
e (C
RA
RR
V) i
s a
high
ly e
volv
ed a
rmou
red
veh
icle
d
esig
ned
to
reco
ver
and
rep
air
dam
aged
tan
ks o
n th
e b
attle
field
.
The
vehi
cle
has
two
win
ches
(mai
n an
d a
uxili
ary)
and
an
Atla
s hy
dra
ulic
ally
op
erat
ed c
rane
cap
able
of l
iftin
g a
com
ple
te C
halle
nger
2 p
ower
pac
k.
3534
Eng
inee
ring
and
Lo
gis
tics
Eng
inee
ring
and
Lo
gis
tics
The
Roy
al E
ngin
eer
BR
90 fa
mily
of b
ridge
s ar
e b
uilt
from
a r
ange
of s
even
mod
ular
pan
els
of a
dva
nced
al
umin
ium
allo
y fa
bric
atio
n, in
terc
hang
eab
le t
hrou
gh
the
vario
us b
ridge
typ
es, t
o fo
rm t
wo
inte
rcon
nect
ing
trac
kway
s w
ith a
4 m
ove
rall
brid
ge w
idth
and
a 1
m
gird
er d
epth
.
Clo
se S
upp
ort B
ridge
– C
onsi
sts
of th
ree
tank
-la
unch
ed b
ridge
s ca
pab
le o
f bei
ng c
arrie
d o
n a
Tank
B
ridge
laye
r an
d a
Tan
k B
ridge
Tra
nsp
orte
r tr
uck.
Ther
e ar
e th
ree
bas
ic T
ank
Laun
ched
Brid
ges
(als
o kn
own
as C
lose
Sup
por
t or
Ass
ault
Brid
ges)
: the
N
o 10
, No
11 a
nd N
o 12
.
Gen
eral
Sup
por
t B
ridge
– T
his
syst
em u
tilis
es t
he
Aut
omat
ed B
ridge
Lau
nchi
ng E
qui
pm
ent
(AB
LE) t
hat
is c
apab
le o
f lau
nchi
ng b
ridge
s up
to
44 m
in le
ngth
.
The
AB
LE v
ehic
le is
pos
ition
ed w
ith it
s re
ar p
oint
ing
to t
he g
ap t
o b
e cr
osse
d a
nd a
ligh
twei
ght
laun
ch
rail
exte
nded
acr
oss
the
gap
. The
brid
ge is
the
n as
sem
ble
d a
nd w
inch
ed a
cros
s th
e ga
p s
upp
orte
d b
y th
e ra
il, w
ith s
ectio
ns a
dd
ed u
ntil
the
gap
is c
ross
ed.
Onc
e th
e b
ridge
has
cro
ssed
the
gap
the
AB
LE la
unch
ra
il is
rec
over
ed. A
sta
ndar
d A
BLE
sys
tem
set
con
sist
s of
an
AB
LE v
ehic
le a
nd 2
x T
BT
carr
ying
a 3
2 m
brid
ge
set.
A 3
2 m
brid
ge c
an b
e b
uilt
by
10 m
en in
ab
out
25 m
inut
es.
Sp
anni
ng S
yste
ms
– Th
ere
are
two
bas
ic s
pan
ning
sy
stem
s. T
he lo
ng-s
pan
sys
tem
allo
ws
for
leng
then
ing
a 32
m s
pan
to 4
4 m
usi
ng A
BLE
and
the
two
span
sy
stem
allo
ws
2 x
32 m
brid
ge s
ets
to b
e co
nstr
ucte
d
by
AB
LE a
nd s
ecur
ed in
the
mid
dle
by
pie
rs o
r flo
atin
g p
onto
ons,
cro
ssin
g a
gap
of u
p to
60
m.
BR
90 B
ridgi
ng
Troj
an is
a n
ew a
rmou
red
eng
inee
r ve
hicl
e d
esig
ned
to
bre
ach
com
ple
x b
attle
field
ob
stac
les
and
cle
ar a
p
ath
thro
ugh
min
efiel
ds.
Sta
ndar
d e
qui
pm
ent
incl
udes
a d
ozer
bla
de,
m
inep
loug
h an
d e
xcav
ator
arm
. Alo
ng w
ith T
itan
it gi
ves
a co
mm
on h
eavy
Arm
oure
d E
ngin
eer
fleet
.
A F
ull-
Wid
th M
ine
Plo
ugh
can
be
mou
nted
at
the
fron
t to
cle
ar m
ines
and
a m
arki
ng s
yste
m c
an a
lso
be
fitte
d. I
t ca
n al
so c
arry
fasc
ines
to
dro
p in
to d
itche
s an
d t
ow a
tra
iler-
mou
nted
roc
ket-
pro
pel
led
min
e-cl
earin
g sy
stem
.
Imp
rove
d v
isib
ility
is a
chie
ved
by
inco
rpor
atin
g d
irect
and
ind
irect
vis
ion
dev
ices
with
low
ligh
t,
imag
e in
tens
ifyin
g an
d t
herm
al im
agin
g ca
pab
ilitie
s.
The
inte
rior,
and
to
som
e ex
tent
the
ext
erio
r, of
the
ve
hicl
es h
ave
bee
n d
esig
ned
aro
und
the
cre
w
stat
ion
pos
ition
s.
Troj
an h
as t
he fl
exib
ility
to
sup
por
t a
wid
e ra
nge
of o
per
atio
ns, i
nclu
din
g hu
man
itaria
n m
issi
ons.
Troj
anW
eig
ht62
,500
kg
Max
. ro
ad s
pee
d59
kp
h
Ro
ad r
ang
e45
0 km
Eng
ine
Per
kins
CV
12 d
iese
l eng
ine,
Dav
id B
row
n TN
54 e
nhan
ced
low
-los
sge
arb
ox a
nd t
he O
MA
NI c
oolin
g gr
oup
.A
uxili
ary
Pow
er U
nit
(AP
U) i
s al
so fi
tted
Eng
ine
po
wer
1,20
0 b
hp
Cre
w3
Arm
amen
t1
x 7.
62 m
m m
achi
ne g
un,
stow
age
for
crew
man
-por
tab
le li
ght
anti-
tank
wea
pon
s, fi
tted
with
NB
Cp
rote
ctio
n sy
stem
3637
Eng
inee
ring
and
Lo
gis
tics
Eng
inee
ring
and
Lo
gis
tics
Terr
ier
is a
hig
hly
mob
ile g
ener
al s
upp
ort
engi
neer
ve
hicl
e op
timis
ed fo
r b
attle
field
pre
par
atio
n in
the
in
dire
ct fi
re z
one.
It w
ill r
epla
ce t
he e
xist
ing
Com
bat
Eng
inee
r Tr
acto
r (C
ET)
from
201
1, p
rovi
din
g m
obili
ty s
upp
ort
(ob
stac
le
and
rou
te c
lear
ance
), co
unte
r-m
obili
ty (d
iggi
ng o
f an
ti-ta
nk d
itche
s an
d o
ther
ob
stac
les)
and
su
rviv
abili
ty (d
iggi
ng o
f tre
nche
s an
d A
rmou
red
Fi
ghtin
g Ve
hicl
e sl
ots)
. Ter
rier
will
be
be
fast
er a
nd
mor
e m
obile
and
will
hav
e m
ore
effe
ctiv
e ar
mou
r an
d
min
e p
rote
ctio
n th
an t
he C
ET.
Terr
ier
is o
per
ated
by
a cr
ew o
f tw
o or
may
be
oper
ated
rem
otel
y in
par
ticul
arly
haz
ard
ous
envi
ronm
ents
. The
veh
icle
can
als
o to
w a
tra
iler
carr
ying
fasc
ines
, tra
ckw
ay a
nd t
he P
ytho
n m
inefi
eld
b
reac
hing
sys
tem
, cle
ar s
catt
erab
le m
ines
, rem
ove
or
enha
nce
obst
acle
s an
d e
stab
lish
rout
es w
hile
kee
pin
g p
ace
with
oth
er a
rmou
red
veh
icle
s su
ch a
s th
e C
halle
nger
2 M
ain
Bat
tle T
ank
and
the
War
rior
Infa
ntry
Fi
ghtin
g Ve
hicl
e.
Terr
ier
is fi
tted
with
day
and
nig
ht v
isio
n sy
stem
s an
d is
air-
por
tab
le.
Terri
er
The
C V
ehic
le fl
eet
com
pris
es e
arth
mov
ing
pla
nt,
Eng
inee
r C
onst
ruct
ion
Pla
nt (E
CP
) and
rou
gh
terr
ain
Mat
eria
ls H
and
ling
Eq
uip
men
t (M
HE
) in
use
acr
oss
Def
ence
.
Ther
e ar
e cu
rren
tly a
lmos
t 2,
500
pie
ces
of e
qui
pm
ent,
of
163
typ
es, c
apab
le o
f und
erta
king
a w
ide
rang
e of
com
bat
sup
por
t, lo
gist
ic a
nd c
onst
ruct
ion
task
s.W
hile
som
e of
the
eq
uip
men
t is
hel
d in
uni
t lin
es,
mos
t of
it is
hel
d in
sp
ecia
list
poo
ls w
ith o
ther
typ
es
hire
d o
n an
ad
hoc
bas
is. T
he e
qui
pm
ent
is
dis
per
sed
wor
ldw
ide
and
hel
d a
t va
ryin
g d
egre
es o
f re
adin
ess.
Som
e of
the
flee
t ha
s b
een
adap
ted
for
mili
tary
use
alth
ough
the
maj
ority
of e
qui
pm
ent
is
bro
adly
com
par
able
with
tha
t in
use
in t
he c
omm
erci
al
sect
or.
The
C V
ehic
le P
FI d
eliv
ers
the
req
uire
d c
apab
ility
to
uni
ts w
hen
they
nee
d it
, whe
re t
hey
need
it a
nd
for
as lo
ng a
s th
ey n
eed
it. E
qui
pm
ent
is d
eliv
ered
se
rvic
eab
le a
nd r
ead
y to
use
and
will
be
mor
e ef
fect
ivel
y su
stai
ned
with
a c
omp
lete
con
trac
tor
logi
stic
sup
por
t p
acka
ge t
hat
lies
with
in t
he b
ound
s of
the
Sup
por
t S
olut
ions
Env
elop
e (S
SE
). W
hen
the
equi
pm
ent
is n
o lo
nger
req
uire
d it
is h
and
ed b
ack
to A
LC, t
he S
ervi
ce P
rovi
der
.
C V
eh P
FI
The
fam
ily o
f Sup
por
t Ve
hicl
es b
uilt
by
MA
N T
ruck
an
d B
us U
K L
td w
ill, o
ver
the
next
ten
yea
rs,
grad
ually
rep
lace
all
4 To
nne,
8 T
onne
and
14
Tonn
e ca
rgo
vehi
cles
.
They
will
prim
arily
be
used
in t
he s
ame
role
s as
the
cu
rren
t fle
et o
f car
go v
ehic
les.
How
ever
, the
y w
ill
pro
vid
e fa
r gr
eate
r m
obili
ty a
nd h
ave
the
abili
ty t
o b
e fit
ted
with
incr
ease
d a
rmou
r, d
epen
den
t on
the
op
erat
iona
l thr
eat
at t
he t
ime.
The
cab
can
be
fitte
d
with
a 7
.62
mm
mac
hine
gun
.
Vari
ants
bei
ng in
tro
duc
ed:
Med
ium
Mob
ility
)
and
Imp
rove
d M
ediu
m M
obili
ty)
Sup
port
Vehi
cles
“Thi
s m
ilest
one
repr
esen
ts a
sig
nific
ant a
chie
vem
ent
and
is fu
rthe
r ev
iden
ce o
f how
hug
ely
succ
essf
ul
the
Sup
por
t Ve
hicl
e P
rogr
amm
e is
, del
iver
ing
7,28
5 ne
w m
ilita
ry v
ehic
les
und
er o
ur £
1.3b
n p
rocu
rem
ent
pro
gram
me.
”
Trai
ler
wei
ght
136
kg
Ho
se le
ngth
230
m
Cle
ared
zo
ne18
0 m
x 7
.3 m
Pyt
hon
Pyt
hon
is a
hig
hly
effe
ctiv
e m
inefi
eld
bre
achi
ng
syst
em w
hich
has
bee
n su
cces
sful
ly t
este
d w
ith t
he
Brit
ish
Arm
y. It
rep
lace
s th
e ag
eing
Gia
nt V
iper
, whi
ch
dat
es b
ack
to t
he 1
950s
, and
has
the
ab
ility
to
clea
r a
muc
h lo
nger
‘saf
e la
ne’ t
han
its p
red
eces
sor.
It is
als
o fa
ster
into
act
ion
and
far
mor
e ac
cura
te. I
t ca
n cl
ear
a p
ath
230
m lo
ng a
nd 7
m w
ide
thro
ugh
whi
ch v
ehic
les
are
safe
to p
ass.
The
syst
em w
orks
by
firin
g a
sing
le r
ocke
t fr
om a
ne
wly
des
igne
d la
unch
er m
ount
ed o
n a
trai
ler
whi
ch
has
bee
n to
wed
to
the
edge
of t
he m
ined
are
a.
Att
ache
d t
o th
e ro
cket
is a
coi
led
230
m lo
ng h
ose
pac
ked
1.5
ton
nes
of p
ower
ful e
xplo
sive
. Aft
er t
he
hose
land
s on
the
gro
und
it d
eton
ates
and
des
troy
s or
cl
ears
ove
r 90
% o
f min
es a
long
its
entir
e le
ngth
.
All-
Terra
in M
obilit
y P
latfo
rm
Cre
w2
+ 8
tro
ops
Dim
ensi
ons
3.44
m (L
) x 1
.85
m (H
) x 2
.03
m (W
)
Eng
ine
Cat
erp
illar
C-1
8 –
700
bhp
Wei
ght
2,00
0 kg
(ATM
P M
k2) (
Lad
en)
Eng
ine
VW
AD
E 1
.9 t
urb
ocha
rged
die
sel
The
All-
Terr
ain
Mob
ility
Pla
tfor
m (A
TMP
) ‘S
upac
at’ i
s a
vers
atile
, lig
htw
eigh
t lo
ad-c
arry
ing
vehi
cle
used
by
airb
orne
and
air-
mob
ile b
atta
lions
.
Am
phi
bio
us, a
nd w
ith a
ver
y lo
w g
roun
d p
ress
ure,
the
AT
MP
’s s
ix w
heel
s al
low
it t
o cr
oss
roug
h te
rrai
n an
d
wat
er o
bst
acle
s.
Use
d fo
r re
-sup
ply
, cas
ualty
eva
cuat
ion,
rad
io
reb
road
cast
and
ref
uelli
ng, A
TMP
can
car
ry a
sin
gle
NAT
O s
tand
ard
pal
let,
am
mun
ition
, ant
i-ta
nk m
ines
an
d o
ther
bul
ky o
r he
avy
stor
es.
It ca
n b
e fit
ted
with
a G
ener
al P
urp
ose
Mac
hine
Gun
(S
F) t
o p
rovi
de
mob
ile fi
re s
upp
ort.
3938
Eng
inee
ring
and
Lo
gis
tics
Eng
inee
ring
and
Lo
gis
tics
Cre
w2
+ 1
0 tr
oop
s
Dim
ensi
ons
20 m
(L) x
3.8
m (H
) x 2
.9 m
(W)
Eng
ine
Cat
erp
illar
C-1
8 –
700
bhp
Load
cap
acit
y72
ton
nes
(1 x
Mai
n B
attle
Tan
kor
2 x
Lig
ht A
rmou
red
Veh
icle
s)
Wea
po
nsTr
acto
r un
it ca
n b
e fit
ted
with
7.62
mm
mac
hine
gun
Ran
ge
300
mile
s
Hea
vy E
quip
men
t Tr
ansp
orte
r (H
ET)
Tank
Tra
nsp
orte
rs o
r H
eavy
Eq
uip
men
t Tr
ansp
orte
rs
are
cap
able
of p
ullin
g an
imm
obili
sed
tan
k on
boa
rd,
and
can
car
ry 7
0-to
nne
Mai
n B
attle
Tan
ks.
The
HET
can
mov
e its
load
rapi
dly
and
cost
-effe
ctiv
ely,
sa
ving
wea
r an
d te
ar o
n th
e tr
acks
and
the
road
s.
The
HE
T is
the
mos
t pow
erfu
l tan
k tr
ansp
orte
r in
pro
duc
tion.
It c
onsi
sts
of a
n O
shko
sh 1
070F
8
x 8
trac
tor
truc
k an
d a
Kin
g Tr
aile
r G
TS 1
00 s
even
ax
le s
emi-
trai
ler.
Its a
fter
-coo
led
Cat
erp
illar
C18
tu
rboc
harg
ed d
iese
l eng
ine
dev
elop
s 70
0 b
hp.
con
firm
s th
at t
he
fleet
wou
ld b
e a
grea
t as
set
to t
he A
rmy
on
oper
atio
ns. “
Thes
e S
Vs
bea
t ex
istin
g tr
ansp
ort
bui
lt in
the
70s
han
ds
dow
n. T
hey
are
ban
g up
to
dat
e.Yo
u p
ut t
he v
ehic
le in
driv
e, p
ush
the
but
tons
on
the
das
hboa
rd a
nd it
is in
you
r co
ntro
l. To
com
bat
driv
er fa
tigue
, the
cab
is
qui
eter
and
mor
e co
mfy
with
sp
ace
for
thre
e p
eop
le o
n p
rop
er s
eats
. The
cru
ise
cont
rol i
s q
uite
goo
d a
nd t
he a
ir co
nditi
onin
g is
a p
riorit
y fo
r O
per
atio
ns H
erric
k an
d T
elic
.”
Wei
ght
3.7
tonn
es (l
aden
)
Dim
ensi
ons
3.72
m (L
) x 1
.99
m (H
) x 1
.79
m (W
)
Pay
load
1.2
tonn
es
Fuel
cap
acit
y82
litr
es
Eng
ines
2.49
5 lit
re 4
-cyl
ind
er (i
n lin
e w
ater
cool
ed; i
ndire
ct in
ject
ion;
tur
bo
inje
ctio
n)
Land
Rov
er
Bat
tlefie
ld A
mbu
lanc
eTh
e La
nd R
over
Bat
tlefie
ld A
mb
ulan
ce is
bas
ed o
n th
e TU
M c
hass
is. I
t ha
s a
cap
acity
for
a co
mb
inat
ion
of u
p t
o fo
ur s
tret
cher
cas
es o
r si
x se
ated
cas
ualti
es
and
pro
vid
es a
ver
y hi
gh s
tand
ard
of m
edic
al fa
cilit
ies.
It
is a
ir p
orta
ble
and
mee
ts a
mp
hib
ious
req
uire
men
ts.
Dem
ount
able
Rac
k O
ffloa
d a
nd P
icku
p S
yste
m
(DR
OP
S) v
ehic
les
form
the
logi
stic
bac
kbon
e of
the
B
ritis
h A
rmy.
Ther
e ar
e tw
o ty
pes
of v
ehic
le –
the
Ley
land
Med
ium
M
obili
ty L
oad
Car
rier
(MM
LC) a
nd t
he F
oden
Im
pro
ved
Med
ium
Mob
ility
Loa
d C
arrie
r (IM
MLC
). D
RO
PS
has
the
ab
ility
to
tow
the
long
-whe
elb
ase
trai
ler
whi
ch is
a fo
rce
mul
tiplie
r as
it m
eans
it c
an
carr
y tw
o lo
ads
usin
g on
ly o
ne d
river
.
Bot
h tr
ucks
are
8 x
6 lo
ad c
arrie
rs w
ith a
15-
tonn
e fla
trac
k p
aylo
ad, a
llow
ing
the
rap
id lo
adin
g an
d
unlo
adin
g of
flat
rack
s or
con
tain
ers.
IMM
LC is
use
d p
rimar
ily a
s an
am
mun
ition
car
rier
in
sup
por
t of
AS
90 1
55 m
m s
elf-
pro
pel
led
gun
s. M
MLC
op
erat
es s
olo,
or
tow
ing
a sk
elet
on t
raile
r.
It is
ant
icip
ated
tha
t th
e op
erat
iona
l DR
OP
S v
ehic
les
will
be
rep
lace
d b
y th
e E
nhan
ced
Pal
let
Load
S
yste
m (E
PLS
) whi
ch w
ill b
e b
ased
on
the
15 t
onne
SV
var
iant
.
Dem
ount
able
Rac
k O
ffloa
d an
d P
icku
p S
yste
m
Wei
ght
(ker
b)
14,0
40 k
g
Wei
ght
(lad
en)
32,0
00 k
g (M
MLC
), 32
,960
kg
(IMM
LC)
Dim
ensi
ons
9.11
m (L
) x 3
.18
m (H
) x 2
.5 m
(W)
4140
Eng
inee
ring
and
Lo
gis
tics
Eng
inee
ring
and
Lo
gis
tics
Osh
kosh
Whe
eled
Tan
ker
com
es in
thr
ee v
aria
nts:
a
15,0
00-l
itre
Tact
ical
Air
Ref
uelle
r, a
20,0
00-l
itre
Clo
se S
upp
ort
Tank
er (F
uel)
and
an
18,0
00-l
itre
Clo
se
Sup
por
t Ta
nker
(Wat
er).
The
Whe
eled
Tan
ker
is a
hi
ghly
mob
ile v
ehic
le t
hat
is d
eplo
yed
in t
he L
ogis
tic
Sup
por
t R
egim
ents
and
Tra
nsp
ort
Reg
imen
ts a
nd
form
s th
e b
ackb
one
of t
he B
ritis
h A
rmy’
s b
ulk
fuel
and
w
ater
tra
nsp
orta
tion.
It h
as d
eplo
yed
on
oper
atio
ns in
Ir
aq a
nd A
fgha
nist
an a
nd c
an b
e fit
ted
with
enh
ance
d
bla
st-p
roof
arm
our
for
driv
er a
nd c
rew
pro
tect
ion.
Clo
se S
uppo
rt Ta
nker
15 m
(L) x
3.5
m (H
) x 2
.5 m
(W)
Eng
ine
11.9
-litr
e C
ater
pill
ar C
-12
pro
duc
ing
445
bhp
Load
cap
acit
y20
,000
litr
es o
f fue
lor
18,
000
litre
s of
wat
er
Wea
po
nsTr
acto
r un
it ca
n b
e fit
ted
with
a 7
.62
mm
mac
hine
gun
Mot
orcy
cles
The
Har
ley-
Dav
idso
n M
T350
E a
nd H
ond
a R
250
are
used
by
Arm
y d
isp
atch
rid
ers
and
for
a va
riety
of
liais
on a
nd t
raffi
c co
ntro
l tas
ks. T
he b
ikes
are
fitt
ed
with
doc
umen
t p
anni
ers
and
a c
arrie
r fo
r th
e S
A80
A2
Ind
ivid
ual W
eap
on.
42
Rou
gh T
erra
in
Con
tain
er H
andl
erM
anuf
actu
red
by
Kal
amar
, the
Rou
gh T
erra
in C
onta
iner
H
and
ler
(RTC
H) i
s ut
ilise
d e
xten
sive
ly a
s th
e p
refe
rred
op
tion
for
mov
ing
cont
aine
rised
sto
res.
The
y ha
ve t
he
cap
abili
ty t
o m
ove
ISO
con
tain
ers
up t
o 40
ft in
leng
th,
whi
le t
rave
rsin
g ro
ugh
terr
ain.
Eng
inee
ring
and
Lo
gis
tics
Art
iller
y w
eap
ons
incl
ude
som
e of
th
e m
ost
pot
ent,
sop
hist
icat
ed –
and
lo
udes
t –
equi
pm
ent
in t
he B
ritis
h A
rmy.
Fie
ld A
rtill
ery
guns
and
roc
ket
laun
cher
s ca
n b
ring
mas
sive
fire
pow
er
to b
ear,
whi
le s
ophi
stic
ated
air
def
ence
m
issi
les
allo
w o
ur t
roop
s fr
eed
om
to o
per
ate
with
out
inte
rfer
ence
from
en
emy
atta
ck a
ircra
ft.
Art
iller
y an
d
Air
Def
ence
Art
iller
y an
d A
ir D
efen
ce43
Fitt
ed w
ith a
sta
ndar
d b
arre
l, A
S90
can
fire
the
NAT
O
L15
unas
sist
ed 1
55 m
m p
roje
ctile
(96
lb) 2
4.7
km.
With
a lo
ng (5
2 ca
libre
) bar
rel t
he g
un c
an re
ach
out
to 3
0 km
usi
ng s
tand
ard
am
mun
ition
, and
60–
80 k
m
with
Ext
end
ed R
ange
(ER
A).
AS
90 is
eq
uip
ped
with
an
aut
onom
ous
Nav
igat
ion
and
Gun
Lay
ing
Sys
tem
(A
GLS
) bas
ed o
n th
e ve
hicl
e’s
iner
tial n
avig
atio
n sy
stem
, the
Dyn
amic
Ref
eren
ce U
nit
(DR
U).
All
mai
n tu
rret
func
tions
are
con
trol
led
by
the
Turr
et C
ontr
ol
Com
put
er (T
CC
). Cre
w5
Leng
th9.
07 m
Hei
ght
to
tur
ret
roo
f2.
49 m
Wid
th3.
5 m
Gro
und
cle
aran
ce0.
41 m
Mai
n ar
mam
ent
1 x
L31
39-c
alib
re o
rdna
nce
Am
mun
itio
n ca
rrie
d48
x 1
55 m
m r
ound
s
Sec
ond
ary
arm
amen
t1
x 7.
62 G
PM
G o
n tu
rret
for
air
def
ence
Eng
ine
Cum
min
s V
TA90
3Ttu
rboc
harg
ed V
8 66
0bhp
die
sel
AS
90 S
elf P
rope
lled
Gun
Art
iller
y an
d A
ir D
efen
ce44
45A
rtill
ery
and
Air
Def
ence
The
Sta
rstr
eak
HV
M (H
igh
Velo
city
Mis
sile
) is
des
igne
d t
o co
unte
r th
reat
s fr
om v
ery
high
p
erfo
rman
ce, l
ow-fl
ying
airc
raft
and
fast
‘pop
-up
’ st
rikes
by
helic
opte
r at
tack
s.
The
mis
sile
, whi
ch t
rave
ls a
t m
ore
than
thr
ee t
imes
th
e sp
eed
of s
ound
, use
s a
syst
em o
f thr
ee d
art-
like
pro
ject
iles,
allo
win
g m
ultip
le h
its o
n th
e ta
rget
. H
VM
can
be
fired
from
the
sho
uld
er, f
rom
a
light
wei
ght
mul
tiple
laun
cher
or
from
the
Sto
rmer
ar
mou
red
veh
icle
.
Sta
rstre
ak H
igh
Velo
city
Mis
sile
Det
achm
ent
4
Mis
sile
ran
ge
Min
. 1,5
00 m
Max
. 5,5
00 m
Flig
ht t
ime
8 se
cond
s
Gui
dan
ceS
emi-
Aut
omat
ic L
ine
of S
ight
Bea
m R
idin
g
Tim
e in
to a
ctio
nS
P –
less
tha
n 10
sec
ond
s to
10 m
inut
es. L
ML
– 2
min
utes
.S
ingl
e m
issi
le –
less
tha
n 10
sec
ond
s
Cei
ling
1,00
0 m
Mis
sile
sp
eed
Mac
h 3
The
stat
e-of
-the
-art
Gui
ded
Mul
tiple
Lau
nch
Roc
ket
Sys
tem
(GM
LRS
), ni
ckna
med
the
‘70
km S
nip
er’,
pro
vid
es p
inp
oint
acc
urac
y d
eliv
erin
g a
200
lb h
igh
exp
losi
ve w
arhe
ad t
o its
tar
get,
with
tw
ice
the
rang
e of
oth
er a
rtill
ery
syst
ems
used
by
the
Brit
ish
Arm
y.
The
Roy
al A
rtill
ery’
s ne
wes
t lo
ng-r
ange
pre
cisi
on
land
att
ack
rock
et is
cur
rent
ly in
use
on
oper
atio
ns in
so
uthe
rn A
fgha
nist
an fo
llow
ing
a se
ries
of s
ucce
ssfu
l tr
ials
last
yea
r.
Dep
loye
d in
sev
eral
loca
tions
thr
ough
out
Hel
man
d
pro
vinc
e, t
he G
lob
al P
ositi
onin
g S
yste
m (G
PS
) gu
ided
roc
kets
con
tain
the
late
st a
dva
nced
com
put
er
tech
nolo
gy g
ivin
g th
em u
nsur
pas
sed
acc
urac
y. T
he
syst
em t
akes
far
few
er r
ocke
ts t
o d
efea
t ta
rget
s, w
hile
al
so r
educ
ing
the
risk
of c
olla
tera
l dam
age.
The
wea
pon
sys
tem
is m
anne
d b
y a
smal
l cre
w o
f th
ree
Gun
ners
and
is m
ount
ed o
n a
trac
ked
arm
oure
d
laun
cher
, whi
ch is
hig
hly
rob
ust
and
man
oeuv
rab
le.
The
laun
cher
eas
ily c
opes
with
the
har
sh e
nviro
nmen
t an
d c
halle
ngin
g te
rrai
n fo
und
in s
outh
ern
Afg
hani
stan
an
d ha
s be
en u
sed
to ta
rget
ene
my
bunk
ers
in s
outh
ern
Hel
man
d. G
MLR
S is
idea
lly s
uite
d t
o d
estr
oyin
g th
is
typ
e of
ene
my
pos
ition
and
a s
ingl
e m
issi
le c
an b
e us
ed, w
here
as in
the
pas
t co
nven
tiona
l art
iller
y m
ay h
ave
req
uire
d m
ultip
le r
ound
s.
GM
LRS
, QM
(Tec
h) s
ays:
“To
hav
e a
wea
pon
sys
tem
like
GM
LRS
on
stan
db
y w
ith
a fli
ght
time
of a
cou
ple
of m
inut
es, a
ble
to
fire
over
eno
rmou
s ra
nges
, with
ext
rem
e p
reci
sion
an
d r
elat
ivel
y lo
w c
olla
tera
l dam
age,
eng
agin
g a
targ
et w
ith a
sin
gle
war
head
is a
com
ple
tely
ne
w c
apab
ility
. Thi
s is
an
awes
ome
pie
ce o
f kit
– a
bat
tle-w
inni
ng w
eap
on a
nd s
omet
hing
we
have
nev
er h
ad in
our
arm
oury
bef
ore.
”
The
vers
atile
105
mm
Lig
ht G
un is
use
d b
y th
e P
arac
hute
and
Com
man
do
Fiel
d A
rtill
ery
Reg
imen
ts
of t
he B
ritis
h A
rmy.
The
Ligh
t G
un c
an b
e to
wed
by
a m
ediu
m-w
eigh
t ve
hicl
e (s
uch
as a
Pin
zgau
er T
UM
/HD
or
Hag
glun
d
BV
206
all-
terr
ain
vehi
cle)
or
carr
ied
aro
und
the
b
attle
field
und
ersl
ung
by
a P
uma
or C
hino
ok
helic
opte
r.
Roy
al A
rtill
ery
L118
Lig
ht G
uns
are
fitte
d w
ith a
n A
utom
atic
Poi
ntin
g S
yste
m, w
hich
ena
ble
s th
e gu
n to
be
unlim
ber
ed a
nd in
act
ion
in 3
0 se
cond
s. A
PS
is
bas
ed o
n an
iner
tial n
avig
atio
n sy
stem
; op
erat
ed
via
a to
uch
scre
en, i
t re
pla
ces
the
trad
ition
al d
ial s
ight
. N
ew L
ight
Gun
am
mun
ition
is in
dev
elop
men
t, w
ith
an in
crea
sing
ly le
thal
rou
nd a
nd a
n ex
tend
ed r
ange
.
L118
Lig
ht G
un
Cre
w6
Leng
th (g
un f
orw
ard
)8.
8 m
Hei
ght
2.13
m
Wid
th1.
78 m
Co
mb
at w
eig
ht1,
858
kg
Am
mun
itio
nH
E, S
mok
e, Il
lum
inat
ing,
Targ
et M
arki
ng
Max
. ran
ge
(HE
) 17.
2 km
She
ll w
eig
ht(H
E) 1
5.1
kg
4746
Art
iller
y an
d A
ir D
efen
ceA
rtill
ery
and
Air
Def
ence
Rap
ier
Fiel
d S
tand
ard
C is
a t
echn
olog
ical
ly a
dva
nced
S
hort
-Ran
ge A
ir D
efen
ce S
yste
m (S
HO
RA
D).
It is
a 2
4-ho
ur, a
ll-w
eath
er g
uid
ed w
eap
on s
yste
m
with
a p
rimar
y ro
le o
f pro
vid
ing
limite
d a
rea
Air
Def
ence
(AD
) cov
er a
gain
st fi
xed
win
g ai
rcra
ft,
helic
opte
rs, U
nman
ned
Air
Vehi
cles
(UA
V) a
nd
crui
se m
issi
les.
It h
as t
he c
apab
ility
of e
ngag
ing
two
targ
ets
at o
nce.
Rap
ier
FSC
is c
omp
act,
m
obile
and
air
por
tab
le, m
akin
g it
suita
ble
for
wor
ldw
ide
oper
atio
ns.
Rap
ier
Mis
sile
leng
th2.
35 m
Mis
sile
dia
met
er0.
133
m
Mis
sile
ran
ge
500
m (m
ax.)
to 8
m (m
in.)
Mo
tor
Sol
id fu
elle
d
Mis
sile
sp
eed
Mac
h 2+
Laun
ch w
eig
ht42
kg
Rad
ar h
eig
ht3.
37 m
(in
actio
n)
Rad
ar r
ang
e16
km
Rad
ar w
eig
ht24
3 kg
49
Sur
veill
ance
and
C
om
mun
icat
ion
Eq
uip
men
t
Kno
wle
dge
is p
ower
– e
spec
ially
on
the
bat
tlefie
ld. I
T an
d c
omm
unic
atio
n sp
ecia
lists
wor
k to
geth
er t
o p
rovi
de
a ro
bus
t co
mm
unic
atio
ns a
nd
surv
eilla
nce
netw
ork
in o
rder
to
ensu
re
com
man
der
s on
the
gro
und
can
co
mm
unic
ate
and
hav
e fu
ll vi
sib
ility
of
the
bat
tlesp
ace.
48S
urve
illan
ce a
nd
Co
mm
unic
atio
n E
qui
pm
ent
Art
iller
y an
d A
ir D
efen
ce
DII(
F) is
one
of t
he la
rges
t in
form
atio
n in
fras
truc
ture
p
rogr
amm
es in
Eur
ope.
It w
ill p
rovi
de
a co
mp
utin
g in
fras
truc
ture
and
ser
vice
s th
at w
ill e
nab
le s
harin
g of
info
rmat
ion
and
col
lab
orat
ive
wor
king
to
a va
riety
of
gro
ups
and
ind
ivid
uals
incl
udin
g th
ose
that
cu
rren
tly h
ave
limite
d o
r no
con
nect
ivity
. Ulti
mat
ely
it w
ill p
rovi
de
arou
nd 3
00,0
00 u
ser
acco
unts
on
app
roxi
mat
ely
150,
000
term
inal
s ac
ross
ab
out
2,00
0 M
oD s
ites
wor
ldw
ide.
DII
will
be
cent
ral t
o tr
ansf
orm
ing
the
cap
abili
ty o
f th
e A
rmed
For
ces
by
pro
vid
ing
Net
wor
k E
nab
led
C
apab
ility
thr
ough
a s
ingl
e ne
twor
k of
info
rmat
ion.
It w
ill e
xten
d in
to t
he o
per
atio
nal a
rena
, int
erfa
ce w
ith
bat
tlesp
ace
syst
ems
and
imp
rove
sha
red
info
rmat
ion
bet
wee
n he
adq
uart
ers,
bat
tlefie
ld s
upp
ort
and
the
fr
ont
line,
allo
win
g gr
eate
r in
tero
per
abili
ty b
etw
een
the
MoD
and
its
allie
s.
DII
is b
eing
del
iver
ed in
Incr
emen
ts. I
ncre
men
t 1
will
p
rovi
de
DII(
F) t
o ar
ound
70,
000
des
ktop
s an
d 2
00,0
00
user
acc
ount
s. In
crem
ent
2 lo
oks
at D
eplo
yed
ser
vice
s an
d s
ervi
ces
to t
he A
bov
e S
ecre
t en
viro
nmen
t.
The
serv
ice
rang
es g
eogr
aphi
cally
from
the
offi
ce
envi
ronm
ent
in h
ead
qua
rter
s to
forw
ard
dep
loye
d
units
any
whe
re in
the
wor
ld.
DII
51S
urve
illan
ce a
nd
Co
mm
unic
atio
n E
qui
pm
ent
50S
urve
illan
ce a
nd
Co
mm
unic
atio
n E
qui
pm
ent
Bow
man
is a
new
tac
tical
com
mun
icat
ions
sys
tem
d
esig
ned
to
exp
loit
the
late
st d
evel
opm
ents
in r
adio
an
d c
omp
uter
tec
hnol
ogy
to m
eet
the
need
s fo
r al
l th
ree
Ser
vice
s w
ell i
nto
the
21st
cen
tury
.
The
Bow
man
fam
ily o
f dig
ital r
adio
s w
ill e
nab
le t
he
tran
smis
sion
of l
arge
qua
ntiti
es o
f ele
ctro
nic
dig
ital
dat
a an
d w
ill a
lso
pro
vid
e in
form
atio
n on
the
pos
ition
of
UK
For
ces.
The
Com
bat
Infr
astr
uctu
re P
latf
orm
(C
IP) w
ill r
epla
ce a
nd a
utom
ate
man
y ex
istin
g m
anua
l pro
cess
es fo
r co
mm
and
and
con
trol
on
the
bat
tlefie
ld.
Bow
man
ATac
CS
The
Arm
y Ta
ctic
al C
omp
uter
Sys
tem
(ATa
cCS
) p
rovi
des
the
Arm
y w
ith a
LA
N a
nd W
AN
-bas
ed
com
man
d a
nd c
ontr
ol s
yste
m (f
or in
and
out
of
bar
rack
s us
e) a
cros
s th
e w
hole
bat
tlesp
ace.
Th
is s
yste
m is
bas
ed o
n co
mm
erci
al o
ff-th
e-sh
elf
tech
nolo
gy a
nd is
at
the
fore
fron
t of
tec
hnol
ogy.
5253
The
Join
t O
per
atio
nal C
omm
and
Sys
tem
(JO
CS
) p
rovi
des
dig
itise
d t
ools
for
cont
rolli
ng jo
int
oper
atio
ns.
In c
once
rt w
ith t
he fo
rmat
ion
of t
he J
oint
Rap
id
Rea
ctio
n Fo
rce
ther
e w
as a
req
uire
men
t fo
r a
join
t co
mp
uter
sys
tem
. JO
CS
was
bro
ught
into
se
rvic
e d
urin
g 19
99. T
his
syst
em p
rovi
des
a
sop
hist
icat
ed o
per
atio
nal p
ictu
re, a
long
with
sta
ff to
ols
for
cont
rolli
ng jo
int
oper
atio
ns. I
t us
es t
he la
test
co
mm
erci
al t
echn
olog
y an
d w
eb b
row
sing
tec
hniq
ues
for
pub
lishi
ng a
nd d
istr
ibut
ing
info
rmat
ion.
Thi
s sy
stem
, com
bin
ed w
ith A
TacC
S, s
et t
he s
tand
ard
for
futu
re B
attle
field
Info
rmat
ion
Sys
tem
Ap
plic
atio
ns t
o ac
hiev
e th
e d
igiti
sed
bat
tlesp
ace
of t
he 2
1st
cent
ury.
JOC
S
Sur
veill
ance
and
C
om
mun
icat
ion
Eq
uip
men
tS
urve
illan
ce a
nd
Co
mm
unic
atio
n E
qui
pm
ent
The
MA
MB
A W
eap
on L
ocat
ing
Rad
ar is
an
air
por
tab
le, s
mal
l and
acc
urat
e sy
stem
and
is c
urre
ntly
d
eplo
yed
with
5 R
egt
RA
.
MA
MB
A a
utom
atic
ally
det
ects
, loc
ates
and
cla
ssifi
es
mul
tiple
art
iller
y, r
ocke
ts a
nd m
orta
rs a
nd c
arrie
s ou
t a
thre
at a
sses
smen
t b
ased
on
wea
pon
or
imp
act
pos
ition
s.
MA
MB
A
8
Det
ecti
on
rang
e30
km
Tim
e in
to a
ctio
n5
min
utes
Acc
urac
yB
elow
15
km: 5
0 C
EP
15 t
o 20
km
: 100
CE
PA
bov
e 20
km
: 0.3
5% o
f ran
ge t
o ta
rget
Ab
ility
Loca
te a
max
imum
of e
ight
tar
gets
sim
ulta
neou
sly
Targ
et c
apac
ity
100
per
min
ute
MS
TAR
is a
ligh
twei
ght
all-
wea
ther
bat
tlefie
ld r
adar
, ab
le t
o d
etec
t he
licop
ters
, veh
icle
s an
d in
fant
ry t
o a
rang
e in
exc
ess
of 2
0 km
.
Pow
ered
by
a st
and
ard
Arm
y fie
ld b
atte
ry, M
STA
R is
us
ed b
y ar
tille
ry O
bse
rvat
ion
Par
ties
(OP
s) t
o d
etec
t w
here
art
iller
y sh
ells
are
land
ing
in r
elat
ion
to t
he
targ
et (f
all o
f sho
t).
The
elec
tro-
lum
ines
cent
dis
pla
y sh
ows
grou
nd t
hat
cann
ot b
e se
en (d
ead
gro
und
) and
the
lay
of t
he la
nd
(relie
f) an
d c
an v
isib
ly r
epre
sent
the
pas
t m
ovem
ents
of
the
ene
my
(targ
et t
rack
his
tory
).
The
30 k
g ra
dar
can
also
be
mou
nted
in a
veh
icle
, suc
h as
the
War
rior
Obs
erva
tion
Pos
t Veh
icle
(War
rior
OP
V).
MS
TAR
Det
ecti
on
rang
e10
0 km
to
30 k
m
Sur
veill
ance
sec
tor
196
to 6
,400
mils
Acq
uisi
tio
n se
cto
r19
6 to
710
mils
Wei
ght
35.5
kg
(unp
acke
d)
55.5
kg
(bag
ged
)97
.7 k
g (b
oxed
)
54
With
the
div
erse
ran
ge o
f mili
tary
op
erat
ions
and
the
in
form
atio
n re
qui
red
in t
oday
’s d
igita
l env
ironm
ent,
sat
ellit
e co
mm
unic
atio
ns (S
ATC
OM
) are
pla
ying
a v
itally
imp
orta
nt
role
in p
rovi
din
g an
d s
harin
g in
stan
tane
ous
voic
e an
d d
ata
bet
wee
n gr
ound
, sea
and
air
pla
tfor
ms.
Sky
net
5 p
rovi
des
all
thre
e S
ervi
ces
of t
he U
K A
rmed
Fo
rces
with
nex
t ge
nera
tion
mili
tary
SAT
CO
M s
ervi
ces.
It
is d
eliv
erin
g fle
xib
le, r
obus
t an
d fu
lly in
tegr
ated
ser
vice
s,
exp
loiti
ng a
dva
nces
in t
echn
olog
y to
imp
rove
relia
bili
ty,
surv
ivab
ility
and
sec
urity
.
The
Sky
net
5 sa
telli
tes
are
cap
able
of b
eam
ing
com
mun
icat
ions
sig
nals
bet
wee
n he
adq
uart
ers
in t
he U
K
and
Brit
ish
forc
es d
eplo
yed
aro
und
the
wor
ld. I
t is
als
o b
eing
us
ed in
the
fiel
d o
f wel
fare
ser
vice
s, t
o he
lp p
rovi
de
free
m
essa
ges
bet
wee
n se
rvic
e p
erso
nnel
on
oper
atio
ns a
nd
thei
r fa
mili
es a
nd fr
iend
s.
Sky
net
5A w
as t
he fi
rst
sate
llite
of t
he c
onst
ella
tion
to
be
laun
ched
, in
Mar
ch 2
007,
follo
wed
by
Sky
net
5B in
N
ovem
ber
200
7. S
kyne
t 5C
, lau
nche
d in
Ap
ril 2
008,
will
b
e th
e in
-orb
it ‘r
eser
ve’.
The
syst
em re
pla
ced
Sky
net
4,
whi
ch h
ad b
een
the
UK
Arm
ed F
orce
s’ p
rimar
y lo
ng-h
aul
com
mun
icat
ions
cap
abili
ty fo
r so
me
15 y
ears
.
Sky
net 5
Sur
veill
ance
and
C
om
mun
icat
ion
Eq
uip
men
t
Rea
cher
is th
e ne
w m
obile
X-B
and
sat
ellit
e gr
ound
te
rmin
al (S
GT)
des
igne
d to
rep
lace
all
med
ium
and
la
rge
lega
cy S
GTs
use
d in
the
land
env
ironm
ent.
It co
mes
in th
ree
varia
nts:
Rea
cher
Lar
ge, R
each
er
Med
ium
and
Rea
cher
Roy
al M
arin
e (R
M).
Rea
cher
Med
ium
is m
ount
ed o
n a
MO
WA
G D
uro
III
6 x
6 ve
hicl
e an
d p
rovi
des
an
assu
red
dat
a ra
te o
f 2
Mb
/s th
roug
h a
2.4
m a
nten
na.
Rea
cher
Lar
ge, a
lso
mou
nted
on
a M
OW
AG
Dur
o III
, p
rovi
des
an
assu
red
dat
a ra
te o
f 8 M
b/s
thro
ugh
a 4.
5 m
ant
enna
.
Rea
cher
RM
is m
ount
ed o
n tw
o B
V20
6 ve
hicl
es a
nd
pro
vid
es a
n as
sure
d d
ata
rate
of 2
Mb
/s th
roug
h a
2.4
m a
nten
na.
All
Rea
cher
term
inal
s ar
e tr
ansp
orta
ble
usi
ng C
hino
ok
helic
opte
rs (u
nder
slun
g).
The
Larg
e va
riant
can
be
tran
spor
ted
by
C17
and
the
Med
ium
and
RM
var
iant
s b
y C
130.
Rea
cher
Air
craf
t55
Yes,
the
Arm
y ha
s ai
rcra
ft –
ena
blin
g ou
r so
ldie
rs to
car
ry o
ut v
ital r
oles
incl
udin
g re
conn
aiss
ance
and
eva
cuat
ing
casu
altie
s, a
s w
ell a
s tr
oop
tran
spor
t an
d hi
gh-t
ech
anti-
tank
com
bat.
Apa
che
is p
roba
bly
the
mos
t sop
hist
icat
ed
piec
e of
equ
ipm
ent a
vaila
ble
to
fron
t-lin
e tr
oops
in th
e w
orld
.
Air
craf
t
Lynx
is t
he B
ritis
h A
rmy’
s p
rimar
y b
attle
field
ut
ility
hel
icop
ter.
Fast
and
agi
le, t
he L
ynx
is a
dea
dly
tan
k-ki
ller
whe
n eq
uip
ped
with
eig
ht T
OW
ant
i-ta
nk m
issi
les.
Tw
o ve
rsio
ns a
re in
ser
vice
with
the
Arm
y –
the
AH
7 w
ith
skid
s, a
nd t
he w
heel
ed A
H9.
Lyn
x he
licop
ters
can
al
so c
arry
mis
sile
cou
nter
-mea
sure
s, a
sta
bili
sed
roo
f si
ght
and
doo
r gu
ns.
Lynx
AH
7 an
d A
H9
Cre
w2
(3 w
ith d
oor
gunn
er) +
10
troo
ps
Eng
ines
2 x
850
shp
Rol
ls-R
oyce
Gem
41
Leng
th12
.06
m
Hei
ght
3.4
m
Max
. sp
eed
330
kph
Cru
ise
spee
d23
2 kp
h
Ran
ge
885
km
Co
mb
at r
adiu
sA
pp
rox
100
km w
ith 2
-hou
r lo
iter
Arm
amen
t8
TOW
ant
i-ta
nk m
issi
les,
2 x
7.62
mm
GP
MG
mac
hine
gun
s
Air
craf
t57
Air
craf
t56
The
Ap
ache
is t
he o
nly
atta
ck h
elic
opte
r cu
rren
tly
in s
ervi
ce w
ith t
he B
ritis
h m
ilita
ry.
Des
igne
d t
o hu
nt a
nd d
estr
oy t
anks
, thi
s ex
trem
ely
adva
nced
hel
icop
ter
has
sign
ifica
ntly
imp
rove
d t
he
Arm
y’s
oper
atio
nal c
apab
ility
. It
can
oper
ate
in a
ll w
eath
ers,
day
or
nigh
t, a
nd d
etec
t, c
lass
ify a
nd
prio
ritis
e up
to
256
pot
entia
l tar
gets
in a
mat
ter
of s
econ
ds.
It c
arrie
s a
mix
of w
eap
ons
incl
udin
g ro
cket
s, H
ellfi
re m
issi
les
and
a 3
0 m
m c
hain
gun
. Th
e ai
rcra
ft is
eq
uip
ped
with
a D
ay T
V s
yste
m,
Ther
mal
Imag
ing
sigh
t an
d D
irect
Vie
w O
ptic
s. It
al
so p
osse
sses
a s
tate
-of-
the-
art,
fully
inte
grat
ed
Def
ensi
ve A
id S
uite
.
Apa
che
AH
Mk
1
Cre
w2
Eng
ines
2 x
850
shp
Rol
ls-R
oyce
RTM
-322
Leng
th9.
53 m
Hei
ght
3.1
m
Max
. sp
eed
330
kph
Cru
ise
spee
d27
2 kp
h
Co
mb
at r
adiu
s46
2 km
Arm
amen
t16
x H
ellfi
re m
issi
les,
76
x 2.
75C
RV-
7 ro
cket
s, 1
,200
x 3
0 m
m c
anno
nro
und
s, 4
x a
ir-to
-air
mis
sile
s
Sur
veill
ance
/tar
get
TV (1
27 x
mag
), Th
erm
al Im
agin
gac
qui
siti
on
(36
x m
ag),
Dire
ct V
iew
Op
tics
(18
x m
ag)
The
prim
ary
role
of G
azel
le is
ob
serv
atio
n an
d
reco
nnai
ssan
ce.
It is
a v
ital c
omp
onen
t of
ant
i-ta
nk h
elic
opte
r op
erat
ions
and
is a
lso
used
in a
wid
e va
riety
of
sup
por
ting
role
s: A
ir O
bse
rvat
ion
Pos
t (A
OP
) – t
o d
irect
art
iller
y fir
e; A
irbor
ne F
orw
ard
Air
Con
trol
ler
(AB
FAC
) – t
o d
irect
gro
und
-att
ack
airc
raft
; cas
ualty
ev
acua
tion;
liai
son;
com
man
d a
nd c
ontr
ol; a
nd
com
mun
icat
ions
rela
y. It
is e
qui
pp
ed w
ith a
Fer
rant
i A
F 53
2 st
abili
sed
, mag
nify
ing
obse
rvat
ion
aid
.
Gaz
elle
Cre
w2
+ 3
pas
seng
ers
Eng
ine
592
shp
Tur
bom
eca/
Rol
ls-R
oyce
Ast
azou
111
N2
Leng
th9.
53 m
Hei
ght
3.18
m
Max
. sp
eed
265
kph
Cru
ise
spee
d23
3 kp
h
Ran
ge
670
km
Co
mb
at r
adiu
sA
pp
rox.
100
km
with
2-h
our
loite
r
Arm
amen
t2
x 7.
62 m
m m
achi
ne g
uns
(not
sta
ndar
d)
5958
Wat
chke
eper
is t
he B
ritis
h A
rmy
tact
ical
UA
V
pro
gram
me
to p
rovi
de
ded
icat
ed, p
ersi
sten
t, a
ll-w
eath
er In
telli
genc
e S
urve
illan
ce T
arge
t A
cqui
sitio
n an
d R
econ
nais
sanc
e (IS
TAR
) sup
por
t to
Lan
d
Com
man
der
s. T
he s
yste
m is
der
ived
from
the
op
erat
iona
lly p
rove
n H
erm
es 4
50 b
ut s
igni
fican
tly
mod
ified
to
incl
ude:
aper
ture
rad
arLa
ser
rang
e-fin
der
and
tar
get
mar
king
cap
abili
tyS
ecur
e d
atal
inks
Tact
ical
land
ing
strip
cap
abili
tyA
utom
atic
tak
eoff
and
land
ing
syst
emD
e-ic
ing
cap
abili
ty
Wat
chke
eper
is b
eing
del
iver
ed b
y Th
ales
UK
and
th
e p
rogr
amm
e re
mai
ns o
n tr
ack
for
oper
atio
nal
dep
loym
ent
in 2
010.
Wat
chke
eper
Air
craf
tA
ircr
aft
Land
ing
Cra
ft
and
Ass
ault
Bo
ats
6160
The
Arm
y ev
en r
uns
its o
wn
fleet
of
ship
s an
d la
ndin
g cr
aft
– to
dep
loy
troo
ps,
eq
uip
men
t an
d s
upp
lies
‘ove
r th
e b
each
’. S
mal
ler
boa
ts a
re u
sed
to
pat
rol h
arb
ours
, riv
ers
and
lake
s an
d h
elp
brid
ge-b
uild
ing
and
ferr
ying
op
erat
ions
.
Land
ing
Cra
ft a
nd
Ass
ault
Bo
ats
Des
ert H
awk
Des
ert
Haw
k is
an
extr
emel
y ve
rsat
ile a
nd s
mal
l U
AV
des
igne
d fo
r d
iscr
ete
oper
atio
ns.
It is
op
erat
ed n
orm
ally
at
the
com
pan
y le
vel b
ut is
eq
ually
wel
l em
plo
yed
ab
ove
and
bel
ow t
his.
It h
as
an e
xtre
mel
y go
od p
rove
n re
cord
sup
por
ting
Brig
ades
in
Afg
hani
stan
. It
pro
vid
es a
n ex
celle
nt ‘o
ver
the
hill’
vi
ew fo
r co
mm
and
ers
on t
he g
roun
d.
Air
craf
t
tra
ined
as
a p
ilot
and
co
mm
and
er o
f the
Des
ert
Haw
k fo
r he
r fir
st
tour
. “It’
s im
por
tant
to
be
out
here
and
we’
re in
d
eman
d. E
very
one
seem
s to
wan
t us
bec
ause
w
e’ve
got
a g
ood
def
ence
ass
et a
nd c
an g
ive
them
a b
it of
eye
s-on
dow
n a
rout
e.”
Land
ing
Cra
ft
and
Ass
ault
Bo
ats
62
The
Mk
6 A
ssau
lt B
oat
is u
sual
ly p
add
led
for
a si
lent
or
nig
ht-t
ime
app
roac
h. T
he g
lass
rei
nfor
ced
pla
stic
b
oat
can
be
carr
ied
by
four
men
.
A v
ersa
tile,
gen
eral
pur
pos
e cr
aft
des
igne
d t
o ca
rry
up t
o 10
fully
eq
uip
ped
tro
ops
or 1
,043
kg
of s
tore
s,
it al
so m
akes
a u
sefu
l fer
ry c
raft
whe
n fit
ted
with
an
outb
oard
mot
or. A
ssau
lt B
oats
may
be
stac
ked
six
d
eep
for
stor
age
or t
rans
por
t.
Ass
ault
Boa
t Mk
6
The
Ram
ped
Lan
din
g C
raft
Log
istic
(RC
L) is
use
d
for
amp
hib
ious
op
erat
ions
and
is d
esig
ned
to
del
iver
m
en a
nd m
ater
ial o
nto
bea
ches
. The
cra
ft a
re c
rew
ed
by
the
Roy
al L
ogis
tics
Cor
ps
(RLC
). Tw
o R
CLs
–
And
alsn
es a
nd A
kyab
– a
re b
ased
in C
ypru
s.
Ram
ped
Land
ing
Cra
ft Lo
gist
ic 6 (2
NC
Os)
Leng
th33
.3 m
Bea
m8.
3 m
Max
. dra
ught
1.5
m (l
aden
)
Dis
pla
cem
ent
290
tonn
es (l
aden
)
Eng
ine
2 x
Dor
man
8JT
CW
M d
iese
l
Max
. sp
eed
10 k
ts (l
aden
)
The
Com
bat
Sup
por
t B
oat
(CS
B) i
s a
pow
erfu
l, ve
rsat
ile c
raft
who
se m
ajor
rol
e is
to
sup
por
t b
oth
brid
ging
and
am
phi
bio
us o
per
atio
ns.
Wat
er je
t p
rop
ulsi
on a
llow
s hi
gh t
hrus
t at
sha
llow
d
raug
ht. I
t ca
n al
so b
e us
ed a
s a
gene
ral-
pur
pos
e w
orki
ng b
oat
in s
upp
ort
of d
ivin
g op
erat
ions
, sh
ip-t
o-sh
ore
re-s
upp
ly a
nd in
land
wat
er p
atro
ls.
The
boa
t is
car
ried
on
a p
urp
ose-
bui
lt la
unch
ing
and
rec
over
y tr
aile
r. It
is u
sed
exc
lusi
vely
by
the
Roy
al E
ngin
eers
.
Com
bat S
uppo
rt B
oat
The
1st
Roy
al T
ank
Reg
imen
t fo
rms
the
maj
or p
art
of t
he J
oint
CB
RN
(C
hem
ical
, Bio
logi
cal,
Rad
iolo
gica
l an
d N
ucle
ar) R
egim
ent,
whi
ch is
the
U
nite
d K
ingd
om’s
onl
y d
efen
ce a
gain
st
Wea
pon
s of
Mas
s D
estr
uctio
n. T
heR
egim
ent
is a
lway
s on
hig
h re
adin
ess
to d
eplo
y an
ywhe
re in
the
wor
ld a
sre
qui
red
. The
sol
die
rs a
re n
ot o
nly
spec
ialis
t op
erat
ors
of t
he d
etec
tion
equi
pm
ent
and
veh
icle
s, b
ut a
re a
lso
com
bat
sol
die
rs w
ith b
oth
Com
man
do
and
Par
a tr
aine
d t
eam
s.
Che
mic
al, B
iolo
gic
al,
Rad
iolo
gic
al a
nd
Nuc
lear
Def
ence
Che
mic
al, B
iolo
gic
al,
Rad
iolo
gic
al a
nd N
ucle
ar D
efen
ce63
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65C
hem
ical
, Bio
logi
cal,
Rad
iolo
gica
l an
d N
ucle
ar D
efen
ce64
The
Ligh
t R
ole
Team
(LR
T) Is
the
Uni
ted
Kin
gdom
’s
early
ent
ry c
apab
ility
for
CB
RN
. The
se e
ight
-man
te
ams
are
Par
a an
d C
omm
and
o tr
aine
d a
nd c
an
dep
loy
and
figh
t al
ongs
ide
the
exp
editi
onar
y fo
rces
to
con
duc
t th
eir
spec
ialis
t op
erat
ions
. The
y p
rovi
de
Det
ectio
n, Id
entifi
catio
n, M
onito
ring,
Ana
lysi
s an
d D
econ
tam
inat
ion
and
pro
vid
e ad
vice
to
the
com
man
der
on
the
grou
nd. O
per
atin
g fr
om s
pec
ially
m
odifi
ed P
inzg
auer
6 x
6 v
ehic
les,
the
eq
uip
men
t is
org
anis
ed s
o th
ey c
an d
eplo
y fo
rwar
d t
o co
ver
ever
y ev
entu
ality
from
veh
icle
mou
nted
to
fully
m
an p
orta
ble
tas
ks.
Ligh
t Rol
e Te
am (L
RT)
The
Inte
grat
ed B
iolo
gica
l Det
ectio
n S
yste
m (I
BD
S)
has
rece
ntly
rep
lace
d t
he P
roto
typ
e B
iolo
gica
l D
etec
tion
Sys
tem
(PB
DS
) in
serv
ice
with
the
UK
Joi
nt
NB
C R
egim
ent.
Thi
s m
oder
n sy
stem
pro
vid
es a
n en
hanc
ed a
nd a
utom
ated
bio
logi
cal d
etec
tion
syst
em.
Maj
or
IBD
S e
lem
ents
incl
ude:
atm
osp
heric
sam
plin
g
all c
limat
es
IBD
S is
inst
alle
d in
a c
onta
iner
whi
ch c
an b
e m
ount
ed
on a
veh
icle
(sta
ndar
d 4
ton
ne) o
r gr
ound
mou
nted
an
d c
an b
e tr
ansp
orte
d b
y ei
ther
fixe
d w
ing
airc
raft
or
hel
icop
ters
. IB
DS
pro
vid
es t
he c
omm
and
er
in t
he fi
eld
with
ear
ly w
arni
ng o
f a b
iolo
gica
l w
arfa
re a
ttac
k.
Inte
grat
ed B
iolo
gica
l D
etec
tion
Sys
tem
(IB
DS
)
Che
mic
al, B
iolo
gic
al,
Rad
iolo
gic
al a
nd N
ucle
ar D
efen
ce
The
Fuch
s ve
hicl
es w
ere
initi
ally
gift
ed t
o th
e U
K
for
the
first
Gul
f War
, sin
ce w
hen
they
hav
e b
een
upgr
aded
to
be
one
of t
he m
ost
tech
nolo
gica
lly
adva
nced
veh
icle
s of
the
ir ty
pe
in t
he w
orld
. The
y ar
e m
anne
d b
y a
crew
of f
our,
Com
man
der
, Driv
er
and
tw
o O
per
ator
s. T
he F
uchs
wer
e th
e fir
st B
ritis
h ve
hicl
es in
to Ir
aq o
f the
mai
n gr
ound
forc
e d
urin
g th
e fir
st G
ulf W
ar. T
he v
ehic
le is
fully
am
phi
bio
us w
ith a
sp
eed
thr
ough
wat
er o
f 10
kts.
The
Fuc
hs fo
rms
par
t of
the
arm
oure
d a
rm o
f the
CB
RN
Reg
imen
t w
hich
fa
cilit
ates
free
dom
of m
ovem
ent
whi
le t
he L
and
Fo
rces
ad
vanc
e.
Fuch
s N
ucle
ar, B
iolo
gica
l and
C
hem
ical
Rec
onna
issa
nce
Vehi
cle
Ro
ad r
ang
e80
0 km
Cre
w4
Op
erat
iona
l wei
ght
18 t
onne
s
Dim
ensi
ons
7.3
m (L
) x 2
.43
m (H
) x 2
.98
m (W
)
Max
. ro
ad s
pee
d10
5 kp
h
Eng
ine
Mer
ced
es B
enz
V8
liqui
d c
oole
d d
iese
l
Arm
amen
t1
x 7.
62 m
m m
achi
ne g
un,
6 sm
oke
dis
char
gers
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