Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle

The Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle, known as the CRARRV, is a large British armoured recovery vehicle built on the hull of the Challenger 1 main battle tank. The Ministry of Defence ordered it from Vickers Defence in 1985 to replace the recovery vehicles based on the Chieftain, and eighty vehicles were delivered to the British Army between 1988 and 1993, with four more delivered to Oman. In place of a gun it carries a main winch rated at 50 tonnes-force pull, an Atlas crane able to lift 6,500 kilograms, a dozer blade used as an earth anchor and a set of heavy repair and cutting tools. Its crew is usually three soldiers from the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. It was first deployed in action in 1991 during Operation Granby, and the British vehicles have since been upgraded to the Challenger 2 powertrain. Two vehicles were donated to Ukraine in 2023.