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  "id": "fv-510-warrior",
  "name": "FV 510 Warrior",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "land",
  "country": "GBR",
  "category": "Infantry fighting vehicle",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1988,
  "operators": [
    "GBR",
    "KWT"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 2,
  "summary": "The Warrior tracked vehicle family is a series of British armored vehicles, originally developed to replace the older FV430 series of armored vehicles. The Warrior started life as the MCV-80, \"Mechanized Combat Vehicle for the 1980s\".",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "GKN Sankey/BAe Systems",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 3,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 6.34,
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      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 3.03,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 2.7,
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      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "combat_weight_t",
      "v": 25.7,
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      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "Perkins CV8 TCA",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_hp",
      "v": 550,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "road_range_km",
      "v": 660,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_road_kmh",
      "v": 75,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_xc_kmh",
      "v": 50,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fording depth",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "1.3 m",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Transmission",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "Allison X-300-4B transmission",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Computerized FCS",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Yes, Fire-Control (STAG FC) . Dual channel sight with integrated FCS for gunner",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thermal Sight Vehicle Commander",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Yes, Battle Group Thermal Imaging (BGTI) system",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thermal Sight Gunner",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Yes, Battle Group Thermal Imaging (BGTI) system",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hull Armor (Front Arc)",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "all-round protection against 25mm armor-piercing rounds",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hull Armor (Sides and Back)",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "all-round protection against 14.5 mm armor-piercing rounds.",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Turret Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "all-round protection against 25mm armor-piercing rounds",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
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      "label": "Applique Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes, after 2007 the Warrior IFV have the Warrior Added Protection (WRAP 2) avaialble",
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      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
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      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Smoke Equipment",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes, two banks of four 66 mm smoke grenade",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "main_armament",
      "v": "30 mm L21A1 RARDEN cannon",
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      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "label": "Secondary armament",
      "v": "L94A1, Hughes EX-34 Chain Gun",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_max_km",
      "v": 2,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Maximum firing range",
      "note": "Longest-range ammunition listed"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "APSE, HEI",
      "role": "30 mm ammunition",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Muzzle velocity": "1,070 m/s"
      },
      "range_km": 2,
      "qty": "250 ea"
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "FV510 Infantry Section Vehicle",
      "text": "This is the principal version operated by the British Army, as described above. 489 were produced (including 105 as platforms for the mobility of ATGW teams, originally equipped with MILAN and later with Javelin).",
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    },
    {
      "name": "FV511 Infantry Command Vehicle",
      "text": "84 of these were produced.",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "FV512 Mechanised Combat Repair Vehicle.",
      "text": "Operated by REME detachments in Armoured Infantry battalions. It is equipped with a 6.5 tonne crane plus power tools and is able to tow a trailer carrying two Warrior power packs or one Challenger power pack. 105 of thes",
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    },
    {
      "name": "FV513 Mechanised Recovery Vehicle (Repai",
      "text": "Also operated by REME detachments in Armoured Infantry battalions. It is equipped with a 20 tonne winch and 6.5 tonne crane plus power tools and (like the FV512) is able to tow a trailer carrying two Warrior power packs ",
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    },
    {
      "name": "FV514 Mechanised Artillery Observation V",
      "text": "This is operated by the Royal Artillery as an Artillery Observation Post Vehicle (OPV) and is fitted with mast-mounted Man-packable Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar (MSTAR) and Position and Azimuth Determining S",
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    },
    {
      "name": "FV515 Battery Command Vehicle",
      "text": "This is operated by the Royal Artillery. 19 of these were produced. Desert Warrior. This was an export version adapted for operations in hostile desert conditions. It was fitted with the Delco turret as used on the LAV-2",
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    }
  ],
  "art": "ifv",
  "image": {
    "file": "fv-510-warrior.jpg",
    "thumb": "fv-510-warrior-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "KyūMaruOtami",
    "license": "CC BY 4.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FV510_Warrior_Applique_Armor.jpg",
    "title": "File:FV510 Warrior Applique Armor.jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY 4.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/fv-510-warrior.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-fv-510-warrior": {
      "title": "FV 510 Warrior British Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/FV_510_Warrior_British_Infantry_Fighting_Vehicle",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}