The improvements took the form of an engine upgrade, a new steering unit and a new braking system, as well as improvement in armour protection to a level similar to that of the Warrior. In light of the army's need for additional armoured vehicles in the Afghan and Iraqi theatres, the Ministry of Defence announced in August 2006 that an extra 70 vehicles would be upgraded by BAE Systems in addition to the 54 already ordered as part of their "force protection initiative". At its peak in the 1980s, almost 2,500 vehicles were in use.Īlthough the FV432 was to have been phased out of service in favour of newer vehicles such as the Warrior and CVR(T), 500 were upgraded to extend their service into the 2020s. Since its introduction in the 1960s, it has been the most common variant, being used for transporting infantry on the battlefield.
The FV432 is the armoured personnel carrier variant in the British Army's FV430 series of armoured fighting vehicles.
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