Bulldog spirit: From Basra to the Donbas, Britain's ageing APC continues to battle on
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, the UK has supplied Ukraine with around 200 armoured vehicles, including the FV432
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Army Warrior misbehaving causes flashback to Iraq for Victoria Cross-holder Beharry
WO1 Johnson Beharry got to drive his Warrior for the first time in 22 years, but its temperamental nature brought back some unhappy memories
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Army Challenger 3 unleashed: Army's new battle tank goes on public display for first time
Though it is yet to enter service, the 66-tonne MBT offered spectators a rare glimpse at the future of the Royal Armoured Corps
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Army Stormers in Cyprus: How the Army defends Britain's most important overseas base
Gunners from 12th Regiment Royal Artillery have been protecting the island after a one-way attack drone hit RAF Akrotiri
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Army MOD accused of placing unrealistic expectations on troops operating Ajax
MPs on the Public Accounts Committee said the underlying noise and vibration issues affecting the troubled AFV had still not been resolved
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Army VC-holder Johnson Beharry reunited with Warrior in which he earned his medal 22 years ago
WO1 Beharry was at the National Army Museum in London, where his battle-proven IFV has gone on display after more than 40 years of service
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Land vehicles The luck of the Irish: No Bradley AFVs, but team still won US Army's Bradley competition
The Irish Defence Forces' Cavalry Corps Team took first place in the Bradley category in the 2026 Sullivan Cup – with two weeks' training
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Army Royal Artillery to get 72 RCH 155 howitzers: British chassis, British turret, British steel
The Army's current batch of Archer self-propelled guns will be making way for the new SPGs from the Boxer family of armoured vehicles
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Army Ajax woes hugely damaging to Army, says former tank commander as trials to restart
BFBS Forces News spoke to ex-RTR Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon after the Ajax programme was restarted for the first time since November
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Army Army's acceptance of Ajax back on track with new crew safety controls in place
The recce vehicle aims to put its troubles behind it as a raft of systems and improvements are promised to make the vehicle safe to operate
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News Driver banned after crash left two men seriously injured in military Land Rover rollover
A Land Rover Defender travelling in convoy hit the central reservation and rolled several times after a car pulled across its path near ...
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Army General moots the idea of Ajax 2: Find out how upgraded vehicle could be equipped
After all the problems with the Ajax programme, the Army has now revealed it's working to modify the recce strike AFV
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Epic Fury Royal Artillery's Stormer air defence armoured vehicles flown in to Cyprus
The AFVs are equipped with Starstreak HVM missiles – among the fastest in the world, accelerating to around 3,000 mph
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Army Army blames Ajax safety incident on armoured vehicle not being operated properly
A senior officer says the incident was not due to wilful ignorance, but when the AFV is operated as designed there are no safety concerns
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Army Army begins phased withdrawal of the Land Rover after more than 70 years of service
The Landy has been an iconic – and sometimes controversial – workhorse, but its time is at an end with the hunt now on for its successor
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Army Ajax set to be fully operational by end of 2029 – pending safety probes, says Pollard
The Defence Readiness and Industry Minister points out that the troubled vehicle is still subject to a number of reviews