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Written question asked by James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 17 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 June 2026. It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Monday, 29 June 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Jackal 3(E) have been delivered.

Original answer

There are 639 Jackal vehicles in service in the British Army and 61 Jackal vehicles in service in the Royal Marines.

I am unable to disclose the number of Jackal vehicles in service with the Royal Air Force Regiment as due to operational security, we do not disclose equipment holdings at unit level.

The answer was corrected by Luke Pollard (Labour)

on Thursday, 16 July 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Corrected answer

There are 639 Jackal vehicles in service in the British Army and 61 Jackal vehicles in service in the Royal Marines.

I can confirm that all 53 Jackal 3(E) we have procured will be delivered by the end of July 2026.

I am unable to disclose the number of Jackal vehicles in service with the Royal Air Force Regiment as due to operational security, we do not disclose equipment holdings at unit level.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
11098
Session
2026-27
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Armoured fighting vehicles Procurement
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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