Create a free starter account, or log in.

Get access to four free articles per month, as well as our Decisive Edge Newsletters and Daily News Bulletin.

Email Address

Password

Forgot your password? Reset by clicking here

Create a Password

[[ req.met ? '✓' : '•' ]] [[ req.text ]]

Re-enter Password

Passwords do not match

First Name

Last Name

Country

Confirm your account

Please enter the four-digit pin below that has been emailed to you.

Didn't receive the pin yet?

This pin expires in 20 minutes.

[[ error ]]

By creating an account, you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

Stay informed with Shephard's award-winning journalism. Unlock unlimited access and in-depth analysis with a corporate or individual subscription.

Explore your options here

IR cancels Warrior upgrade but moves forward with Challenger 3

23rd March 2021 - 13:56 GMT | by Flavia Camargos Pereira in London

RSS

The UK MoD has decided to scrap the Warrior upgrade programme for the British Army. (Photo: LMUK)

The second part of the Integrated Review stated that the British Army would progress with the Ajax and Boxer procurement and the Challenger 2 upgrade. At the same time, the MoD terminated the Warrior upgrade programme.

The second part of the UK Integrated Review (IR) of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy sealed the fate of the W arrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP).

Meanwhile, other British Army armoured vehicle programmes were spared the axe.

'We will no longer upgrade Warrior but it will remain in service until replaced by Boxer, which we expect to happen by the middle of this decade,' the MoD stated in its Command Paper called 'Defence in a competitive age'.

Despite the demise of Warrior WCSP, the army will progress with the acquisition of Ajax and Boxer as well as the Challenger 2 upgrade.

Already have an account? Log in