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Armoured Fighting Vehicles

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 19 December 2025UIN 99971

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many a) FV432 and b) FV433 vehicles are currently in service with the British Army, broken down by variant.

Answered by Luke Pollard

There are zero FV432 or FV433 vehicles in service with the British Army.

None of the FV430 series of vehicles remain in service. These were modified under an Urgent Operational Requirement for operations in Iraq and subsequently re-designated as ‘BULLDOG’.

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