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Fox armoured reconnaissance vehicle is a armoured car originating in United Kingdom. It was built by ROF Leeds. Reported operators include Malawi, Nigeria.
United KingdomFox armoured reconnaissance vehicle
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United Kingdom
325 (180 for UK, 145 exported)
6.75 tonnes (7.44 short tons ; 6.64 long tons )
5.08 m (16 ft 8 in)
2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)
2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
3
Aluminium
30 mm RARDEN cannon
Co-axial 7.62 mm L37A2 machine gun
Jaguar J.60 No 1 Mk 100B Petrol 190 hp (142 kW)
28.1 hp/tonne
Wheel
434 km (269.675 mi)
104 km/h (64.6 mph)
Malawi - 20 purchased and received from United Kingdom in 1981. All operational as of 2024.
Nigeria - 50 operational as of 2024. 55 purchased from the United Kingdom in 1975.
United Kingdom - 200 (withdrawn)
The FV721 Fox Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Wheeled) (CVR(W)) was a 4 × 4 armoured car manufactured by ROF Leeds , deployed by the British Army as a replacement for the Ferret scout car and the Saladin armoured car.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Fox armoured reconnaissance vehicle equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
MalawiArmy exact named equipment holdings: FV721 Fox. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / RECCE. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
NigeriaArmy exact named equipment holdings: FV721 Fox. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / RECCE. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.