The FV510 Warrior tracked vehicle family is a series of British armoured vehicles, originally developed to replace FV430 series armoured vehicles. The Warrior started life as the MCV-80, "Mechanised Combat Vehicle for the 1980s".

FV 510 Warrior, base IFV, in green factory livery. MCV-80 camouflaged in exercizes, Salisbury Plains during Exercise Lion Strike. The latter was designed to test Majors from all trades across the Army in Command and Control scenarios.

Jun 12, 2001 · Warrior section vehicles carry driver, commander, gunner and seven fully equipped soldiers together with supplies and weapons for a 48-hour battlefield day in NBC (nuclear / biological / chemical) conditions. The Warrior adapts to a range of roles with weapon fits ranging from machine pistols to 90mm guns, mortars and missile systems.

Nov 10, 2024 · The Warrior MCV-80 is an Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle (AIFV) designed in 1977 by the British Company GKN Sankey to replace the tracked armored personnel carrier FV432 which was in service with the British Army since the 1960s.

Nov 12, 2019 · Britain’s MCV-80/FV510 Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle was produced between 1984 and 1995. Built of all-welded aluminum construction and armed with the 30 mm Rarden cannon, it was designed to destroy enemy armored personnel carriers at ranges of up to 1,500m, while offering a fast, armored battlefield taxi for up to 7 infantry soldiers.

Feb 5, 2019 · Detailing the technical specifications, development, and operational history of the FV510 Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) including pictures. The global defense reference actively compiled since 2003

Apr 30, 2015 · The Warrior tracked vehicle family is a series of British armoured vehicles, originally developed to replace the older FV430 series of armoured vehicles. The Warrior started life as the MCV-80 project that was first broached in the 1970s, GKN Sankey/Defence winning the production contract in 1980.

Jan 13, 2017 · Full MCV-80 development began in 1979, a decade after the initial proposal to replace the FV432. Between 1979 and 1980, three prototypes (one for suspension testing and two full vehicles) were built by GKN and in 1979 the vehicle program was renamed to Warrior.

The British Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle aka MCV-80 entered service in 1988. The Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme is upgrading 380 Warriors.

Nov 5, 2022 · Rolls-Royce Motors formed a new company with Self Changing Gears called Trackpower Transmissions to develop a new power pack for MCV-80. A Warrior power pack consists of a 550hp Rolls-Royce/Perkins CV-8TCA Condor diesel engine and a General Motors X-300-4B automatic transmission.