Foxhound LPPV

Foxhound is a British armored vehicle that will replace the Snatch Land Rover. Foxhound’s (Originally: Ocelot) manufacturer is Force Protection Europe and Ricardo PLC and in 2010 they won a  £180 million order from the British Ministry of Defence (MOD) to deliver 200 of these vehicles, as well as...

FV107 Scimitar

The FV107 Scimitar, known as an armored reconnaissance vehicle has been in service for the United Kingdom since 1971, it is almost the same size as a WMIK Land rover and can transverse well over rough terrain as it is a tracked vehicle. The small beast is powered by a Jaguar 6 cylinder petrol /  Cummins BTA...

Mastiff 2 (AFV)

The “Mastiff 2″ is a variant of the US Cougar (Part of the MRAP series), and is in operational usage by the United Kingdom. It is combat operation in Afghanistan and began service there in 2007, as the Mastiff. Since its original conception as a Cougar MRAP type vehicle, it has been modified in...

Stormer (Close Air Defence)

Part of the CVR(T) programme the Stormer is a variation of vehicle which is meant to deal with threats in the air, particularily attack/transport helicopters however can also deal with low flying fast-attack fighters. The anti-air missiles which the Stormer carries is called Starstreak. It has a maximum...

FV101 Scorpion

The FV101 Scorpion was a vehicle which served for the British army during 1973 – 1994. It served in several wars which the British army fought in including the Falklands War and The First Gulf War. The armoured vehicle is part of the CVR(T) family of 7 vehicles including latest of the family the FV107...

Jackal 1 and 2 (MWMIK)

Jackal 1 The Jackal was ordered by the Ministry of Defence as an operational urgent requirement for the British armed forces in both Afghanistan & Iraq however only saw operation in Afghanistan. It was during July 2007 when the MoD announced the purchase of 130 of the Jackal 1 variant for use in these...

Snatch Land Rover

The Snatch Land Rover is a vehicle in the British army which was introduced in 1992 during the conflicts of Northern Ireland, thus this vehicle was introduced for patrolling low threat-urban areas of Northern Ireland. The Snatch is based on the chassis of the Land Rover Defender (110). It has been...

Warrior (IFV)

The ‘Warrior’ Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) is a troop carrying medium size armoured vehicle which is armed with a 30 mm (RARDEN) cannon; the same gun as the FV107-Scimitar. The vehicle has been in service with the British army after its production in the 1980′s when GKN (Now owned by...

Challenger 2 (MBT) FV-4034

    Overview  The Challenger 2 (FV-4034) main battle tank (MBT) is a vehicle which has been in the British Army since 1994. Vickers (Now BAE Systems) started developing the tank in 1989, where three stages of development was for a contractual agreement to the British government at the time...
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