Armoured Fighting Vehicles

(asked on 20th July 2021) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which vehicle performs the tracked armoured reconnaissance role in the British Army; and in which regiments is that vehicle deployed.


Answered by
Jeremy Quin Portrait
Jeremy Quin
This question was answered on 26th July 2021

The CVR(T) and Warrior Armoured Fighting Vehicle perform the tracked armoured reconnaissance role in the British Army. These vehicles can be found in the following regiments:

1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers

1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment

1st Battalion The Royal Welsh

1st Battalion Royal Horse Artillery

1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment

102 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

19 Regiment Royal Artillery

22 Engineer Regiment

26 Engineer Regiment

3 Armoured Close Support Battalion

4 Armoured Close Support Battalion

5th Battalion The Rifles

6 Armoured Close Support Battalion

8 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

King Royal Hussars

Queens Royal Hussars

Royal Tank Regiment

Royal Lancers

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