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Armoured vehicles1976–present
Armoured personnel carrier
Saxon (vehicle) is a armoured personnel carrier originating in United Kingdom. It was built by GKN Sankey Alvis Alvis Vickers BAE Systems.
United KingdomArmoured personnel carrier
United Kingdom
1976–present
Operators
Cold War The Troubles Gulf War Bosnian War Kosovo War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Russo-Ukrainian War
GKN Sankey
1975–1976
GKN Sankey Alvis Alvis Vickers BAE Systems
9,940 kg (21,910 lb) (standard) 11,660 kg (25,710 lb) (combat)
5.17 m (17 ft 0 in)
2.49 m (8 ft 2 in)
2.86 m (9 ft 5 in)
2
7.62 mm MG
none
Bedford 500 6-cyl diesel 164 hp (122 kW)
14.06 hp/t (10.48 kW/t)
10 passengers
Allison AT-545 automatic with 4 forward gears and 1 reverse gear
leaf spring with hydraulic shock absorbers
153 L (34 imp gal)
510 km (320 mi)
96 km/h (60 mph)
Congo
Djibouti
Jordan
Malaysia
Mozambique
Nigeria
Oman
Somalia
Ukraine
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| 28 Sept 2026 | 5.17 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 5.17 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 5.17 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Saxon (vehicle) equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
BahrainNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Armoured fighting vehicles". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
DjiboutiArmy exact named equipment holdings: AT-105 Saxon. 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 / APC (W). 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.
IraqReported count for Saxon. Service scope: current equipment of the Iraqi Ground Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 60. Origin: United Kingdom. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. Cited source 2024-05-08. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Jordan
Malaysia
MozambiqueArmy exact named equipment holdings: AT-105 Saxon. 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 / APC (W). 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.
Nigeria
OmanArmy exact named equipment holdings: AT-105 Saxon. 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 / APC (W). 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.
Republic of the CongoArmy exact named equipment holdings: AT-105 Saxon. 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 / APC (W). 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.
SomaliaArmy exact named equipment holdings: AT-105 Saxon. 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 / APC (W). 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.
UkraineReported count for Saxon. Service scope: National Guard of Ukraine; does not replace a national total. 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: 70. 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.
Reported count for AT105 Saxon. Service scope: Djiboutian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 60. 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.
Reported count for Saxon. Service scope: current equipment of the Iraqi Ground Forces; 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): in service: 60. Origin: United Kingdom. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. Cited source 2024-05-08. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for AT105 Saxon. Service scope: Land Forces; 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: 25. Origin: United Kingdom. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2016), not the article revision. 2016 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for AT105 Saxon. 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: 15. 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.