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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 Manufactured by Alvis, it was introduced into service with the British Army in 1973 and was withdrawn in 1994.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]
Leichter Panzerspähwagen – a series of light 4x4 armoured cars from Nazi Germany; Schwerer Panzerspähwagen – a family of 6x6 and 8x8 heavy armoured cars deployed by Nazi Germany; Steyr ADGZ – ex-Austrian 8x8, more ordered by Waffen-SS units; Spähpanzer Luchs – modern 8x8 vehicle
Germany is the fourth most important export market for Sri Lanka. [2] In 2021, the value of German imported goods from Sri Lanka, which mainly consist of rubber, tea and textiles, was 864.5 million euros. German exports of machinery, electrical and chemical products, and motor vehicles, amounted to 265.6 million euros. [3]
They were armed with a 76 mm low-pressure rifled gun which fired the same ammunition as that mounted on the FV101 Scorpion. [2] The Saladin also spawned an armoured personnel carrier counterpart, the Alvis Saracen. [2] Despite the vehicle's age and dated design, it is still in use in a number of countries in secondary roles.
The Sri Lanka Armed Forces is the overall unified military of Sri Lanka encompassing the Sri Lanka Army, the Sri Lanka Navy, the Sri Lanka Air Force which comes under preview of the Ministry of Defence (Sri Lanka) (MOD). They receive military support from mainly China, Russia, India, Pakistan and Israel.
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 ]
Pakistan offered training to Sri Lanka for intelligence gathering. [19] Apart from traditional military assistance to Sri Lanka, Pakistan has also offered to train Sri Lanka Police and State Intelligence Service (SIS) officers. Pakistan over the years has provided military munitions and systems to assist Sri Lanka in its Civil War with the LTTE ...