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Engineering & recovery1988 - present
Armoured Recovery Vehicle
Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle is a armoured Recovery Vehicle originating in United Kingdom. Reported operators include British Army Royal Army of Oman.
United KingdomChallenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle
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United Kingdom
1988 - present
British Army Royal Army of Oman
First Gulf War Iraq War War in Afghanistan
Vickers Defence
1985
1988-1993
84
61.2 t (60.2 long tons; 67.5 short tons)
9.61 m (31.5 ft)
3.62 m (11.9 ft)
3.13 m (10.3 ft)
3
2
Rolled homogeneous armour and applique armour
None
1 x 7.62mm GPMG Smoke dischargers
Perkins-Condor CV12-5C/6C 1200 bhp
David Brown TN54E
500 km (310 mi)
59.2 km/h (36.8 mph)
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Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.61 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
OmanReported count for CRARRV. Service scope: Royal Army of Oman; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 4. Origin: United Kingdom. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
UkraineReported count for CRARRV. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): number: 2. Origin: United Kingdom. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
United KingdomReported land equipment holdings; excludes vehicles used exclusively for training or ceremonial use. Does not distinguish active, stored or maintenance status. Not assessed as Accredited Official Statistics. Platforms included: Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle (CRARRV).