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Written question asked by Lord Stevens of Ludgate (UK Independence Party) on Monday, 9 February 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 February 2015. It was answered by Lord Astor of Hever (Conservative) on Monday, 23 February 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Army

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) horses, and (2) tanks, the British Army has.

Answer

The Army currently has 485 horses, serving in the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, the Household Division and at the Defence Animal Centre. The total number of Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks is 227.

A total of 141 Challenger variants are also in service. There are 75 armoured repair and recovery vehicles, 33 Titan armoured bridge layers and 33 Trojan combat engineering vehicles.

In addition to Challenger, the Army also operates a large number of other armoured fighting vehicles, including a combined total of over 1,500 Warriors and Bulldogs.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4781
Session
2014-15
Related items
Armoured Fighting Vehicles
Tuesday, 10 March 2015
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Army Horses Tanks
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk