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  2. General Dynamics Ajax - Wikipedia

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    On 3 September 2014, the British Government ordered 589 Scout SV vehicles, totalling a cost of £3.5 billion excluding VAT. A number of Block 2 variants were merged into the Block 1 order. Pre-production prototype of the Ares (PMRS variant) The variants ordered include: [10] [11] 245 turreted 'Ajax' variants 198 Reconnaissance and Strike (Ajax)

  3. Multi-role support ship (UK) - Wikipedia

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    The Multi-Role Support Ship (MRSS) is a planned class of up to six multi-mission amphibious warfare ships in development for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. The ships were first officially mentioned in the British government's 2021 defence white paper, titled Defence in a Competitive Age . [ 1 ]

  4. List of amphibious warfare ships of the Royal Navy - Wikipedia

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    ships of the line; submarines; support ships; survey vessels; shore establishments; hospitals and hospital ships; air stations; aircraft wings; fleets and major commands; squadrons and flotillas; early English ships (1409–1660) early Scots ships (1329–1707)

  5. Reconnaissance vehicle - Wikipedia

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    M114A1 of the Armored Cavalry Platoon 2/54th Infantry, 4th Armored Division takes part in exercises in Grafenwöhr, Germany.. During World War II, the British generally used armoured cars for reconnaissance, from the machine gun armed Humber Light Reconnaissance Car and Daimler Dingo to the 6-pdr (57 mm) gun equipped AEC armoured car.

  6. Littoral Response Group - Wikipedia

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    The exercise involved 20 ships, three submarines and 84 aircraft and validated NATO's ability to coordinate a carrier strike group with an amphibious task group. [ 23 ] In September 2022, RFA Argus joined the task group for the first time, joining HMS Albion , RFA Mounts Bay , RFA Tidesurge and HMS Defender in the Mediterranean.

  7. HMS Ocean (L12) - Wikipedia

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    The ship's company included 9 Assault Squadron (9 ASRM) from 1 Assault Group Royal Marines whose primary role is as an Amphibious Assault Squadron. Secondary tasks include boarding parties, beach reconnaissance and providing amphibious knowledge to the ships Command.

  8. Albion-class landing platform dock - Wikipedia

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    The Albion-class landing platform dock is a class of amphibious warfare ship [5] in service with the Royal Navy. The class consists of two vessels, HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark, ordered in 1996 to replace the ageing Fearless class. Both ships were built by BAE Systems Marine at the former Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering yard in Barrow-in ...

  9. Amphibious Combat Vehicle - Wikipedia

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    The Marine Corps identified speed on water as a top requirement, even at the cost of troop carrying capacity. [11] The ACV must be able to self-deploy from an amphibious assault ship at least 12 miles from shore with 17 Marines aboard. It has to be able to travel 8 knots or faster through seas with waves up to three feet.