Armoured Fighting Vehicles

Ministry of Defence written question – answered at on 2 November 2016.

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Photo of Kevan Jones Kevan Jones Labour, North Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Spartan and CVR(T) vehicles are (a) in operational service, (b) used for training, (c) held in reserve, (d) undergoing the inspection and repair process and (e) mothballed or in storage.

Photo of Kevan Jones Kevan Jones Labour, North Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Scimitar armoured reconnaissance vehicles are (a) in operational service, (b) used for training, (c) held in reserve (d) undergoing the inspection and repair process and (e) mothballed or in storage.

Photo of Kevan Jones Kevan Jones Labour, North Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Stormer vehicles are (a) in operational service, (b) used for training, (c) held in reserve (d) undergoing the inspection and repair process and (e) mothballed or in storage.

Photo of Kevan Jones Kevan Jones Labour, North Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Bulldog and FV430 series vehicles are (a) in operational service, (b) used for training, (c) held in reserve, (d) undergoing the inspection and repair process and (e) mothballed or in storage.

Photo of Kevan Jones Kevan Jones Labour, North Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Warrior infantry fighting vehicles are (a) in operational service, (b) used for training, (c) held in reserve, (d) undergoing the inspection and repair process and (e) mothballed or in storage.

Photo of Kevan Jones Kevan Jones Labour, North Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Challenger 2 main battle tanks are (a) in operational service, (b) used for training, (c) held in reserve, (d) undergoing the inspection and repair process and (e) mothballed or in storage.

Photo of Kevan Jones Kevan Jones Labour, North Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Jackal 2 armoured vehicles are (a) in operational service, (b) used for training, (c) held in reserve, (d) undergoing the inspection and repair process and (e) mothballed or in storage.

Photo of Kevan Jones Kevan Jones Labour, North Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Viking BVS10 vehicles are (a) in operational service, (b) used for training, (c) held in reserve, (d) in the inspection and repair process and (e) mothballed or in storage.

Photo of Kevan Jones Kevan Jones Labour, North Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Wolfhound vehicles are (a) in operational service, (b) used for training, (c) held in reserve, (d) in the inspection and repair process and (e) mothballed or in storage.

Photo of Kevan Jones Kevan Jones Labour, North Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Quad bike vehicles are (a) in operational service, (b) used for training, (c) held in reserve, (d) in the inspection and repair process and (e) mothballed or in storage.

Photo of Kevan Jones Kevan Jones Labour, North Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) are (a) in operational service, (b) used for training, (c) held in reserve, (d) in the inspection and repair process and (e) mothballed or in storage.

Photo of Kevan Jones Kevan Jones Labour, North Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many L118 light guns are (a) in operational service, (b) used for training, (c) held in reserve, (d) in the inspection and repair process and (e) mothballed or in storage.

Photo of Kevan Jones Kevan Jones Labour, North Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many AS90 self-propelled guns are (a) in operational service, (b) used for training, (c) held in reserve, (d) in the inspection and repair process and (e) mothballed or in storage.

Photo of Kevan Jones Kevan Jones Labour, North Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Demountable rack offload and pickup systems (DROPS) vehicles are (a) in operational service, (b) used for training, (c) held in reserve, (d) in the inspection and repair process and (e) mothballed or in storage.

Photo of Kevan Jones Kevan Jones Labour, North Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Panther vehicles are (a) in operational service, (b) used for training, (c) held in reserve, (d) in the inspection and repair process and (e) mothballed or in storage.

Photo of Kevan Jones Kevan Jones Labour, North Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Snatch 2 Land Rover vehicles are (a) in operational service, (b) used for training, (c) held in reserve, (d) in the inspection and repair process and (e) mothballed or in storage.

Photo of Kevan Jones Kevan Jones Labour, North Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RWMIK Land Rover vehicles are (a) in operational service, (b) used for training, (c) held in reserve, (d) in the inspection and repair process and (e) mothballed or in storage.

Photo of Kevan Jones Kevan Jones Labour, North Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Mastiff vehicles are (a) in operational service, (b) used for training, (c) held in reserve, (d) in the inspection and repair process and (e) mothballed or in storage.

Photo of Kevan Jones Kevan Jones Labour, North Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ridgeback vehicles are (a) in operational service, (b) used for training, (c) held in reserve, (d) in the inspection and repair process and (e) mothballed or in storage.

Photo of Kevan Jones Kevan Jones Labour, North Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Foxhound vehicles are (a) in operational service, (b) used for training, (c) held in reserve, (d) in the inspection and repair process and (e) mothballed or in storage.

Photo of Kevan Jones Kevan Jones Labour, North Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Husky vehicles are (a) in operational service, (b) used for training, (c) held in reserve, (d) in the inspection and repair process and (e) mothballed or in storage.

Photo of Kevan Jones Kevan Jones Labour, North Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Coyote TSV (light) vehicles are (a) in operational service, (b) used for training, (c) held in reserve, (d) in the inspection and repair process and (e) mothballed or in storage.

Photo of Harriett Baldwin Harriett Baldwin The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence

The Ministry of Defence publishes annual statistics on vessels, land equipment and aircraft of the Armed Forces, as well as military formations. Some of the information requested can be found in the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-equipment-and-formations-2016

The Bulldog is part of the FV430 series and the CVR(T) is a general term for a number of vehicles.

Regarding vehicles that do not appear in the annual statistics, the number of these is as follows:

Vehicle

Number

Stormer

62

Spartan

275

DROPS

581

SNATCH 2

164

Panther

395

RWMIK

371

Quad Bike

688

We do not routinely comment on specific levels of readiness for individual capabilities as to do so would compromise operational security, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.

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