The FV107 Scimitar is a tracked armoured reconnaissance vehicle, sometimes classed as a light tank, made by Alvis in Coventry and used by the British Army until it was retired in April 2023. It is very like the FV101 Scorpion but carries a high-velocity 30 mm RARDEN cannon instead of a low-velocity 76 mm gun, and it equipped the close reconnaissance troops of Royal Armoured Corps regiments. The first prototype was finished in 1971 and the design was accepted in 1973, with deliveries to Belgium and the United Kingdom from 1974. The original Jaguar petrol engine gave way to a Cummins diesel. Scimitars fought in the Falklands, the Gulf War and Iraq, and the Mk II upgrade added a new hull, mine-protected seating and a new gearbox. Latvia and Ukraine received British Scimitars.
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Body StyleArmoured Fighting Vehicle 1 Connections
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Development
After being accepted for service in 1973
Development, status
The Scimitar was retired from British service in 2023.
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The FV107 Scimitar is an armoured tracked military reconnaissance vehicle
Development, propulsion
Initially, the engine was the Jaguar J60 4.2-litre 6-cylinder petrol engine
Development, propulsion (2)
This was replaced by a Cummins BTA 5.9 diesel engine in British Army Scimitars
Lead, manufacturer
It was manufactured by Alvis in Coventry.
Lead, country of origin
formerly used by the British Army, until it was retired from active service in April 2023
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