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The FV101 Scorpion is a British armoured reconnaissance vehicle and light tank. It was the lead vehicle and the fire support type in the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked), CVR(T), family of seven armoured vehicles. Manufactured by Alvis, it was introduced into service with the British Army in 1973 and was withdrawn in 1994.
Scorpion advancing across the desert during the first Gulf War. The FV101 Scorpion was originally developed to meet a British Army requirement for the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked). Scorpion was accepted by the British Army in May 1970, with a contract for 275, which later rose to 313 vehicles. [ 2 ]
FV101 Scorpion: Light tank United Kingdom: 150 [42] Surveillance Target Acquisition and Weapon Sight from SELEX Galileo Ltd replacing its aging one. Replacing diesel-engine instead of gasoline-engine. [43] Commando Stingray: Light tank United States: 106 [44] It was exported for use by Royal Thai Army, who remain the only user. [45] [46] Combat ...
FV101 Scorpion: Reconnaissance vehicle United Kingdom: 157 [23] FV107 Scimitar: Reconnaissance vehicle United Kingdom: 5 [23] More units purchased from Jordan ERC-90: Armoured car France: 80 [29] 40 with Lynx turret. EE-9 Cascavel: Armoured car Brazil: 70 [23] Delivered in 1994. [22] Panhard AML: Armoured car France: 130 [23] AML-60 and AML-90 ...
The Sri Lankan Rupee (Sinhala: රුපියල්, Tamil: ரூபாய்; symbol: රු (plural) in English, රු in Sinhala, ௹ in Tamil; ISO code: LKR) is the currency of Sri Lanka. It is subdivided into 100 cents ( Sinhala : සත , Tamil : சதம் ), but cents are rarely seen in circulation due to their low value.
The FV107 Scimitar is an armoured tracked military reconnaissance vehicle (sometimes classed as a light tank) formerly used by the British Army, until it was retired from active service in April 2023. [2]
Military equipment of Sri Lanka is military equipment developed by Sri Lanka. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. N ...
It was decided that the new AFV would use the turret of a FV101 Scorpion fitted to the chassis of a M113A1 APC. [60] This turret was armed with a 76 mm L23A1 gun. Buoyancy aids were also installed on the sides and front of the hull so that the vehicles remained amphibious. [ 61 ]