Armoured Fighting Vehicles

(asked on 12th October 2022) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the UK Armed Forces equipment and formation figures 2022, for what reason the 2022 figures show a reduction of 53 Armoured Fighting Vehicles by comparison to the 2021 figures.


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Alec Shelbrooke
This question was answered on 19th October 2022

The reduction in the Armoured Fighting Vehicle fleet is primarily due to a partial withdrawal of Warrior and CVR(T) from service.

This followed operational analysis which highlighted the requirement for the Army to reconsider how it creates the conditions for success in the close battle.

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