British Army recon vehicles travelling in columns during NATO Exercise Steadfast Defender 🪖

Armoured reconnaissance vehicles known as Jackals and Coyotes, with the British Army, travel by road and on the backs of transporters. The high mobility transporters had been participating in major NATO Exercise Steadfast Defender. Other army trucks and support vehicles are also featured. Most are from the 7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team, aka 'The Desert Rats', operating as the NATO Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF).

The type serve as Reconnaissance Vehicles for the British Army. They are high mobility vehicles designed for quick manoeuvring both on and off road, with a variety of different terrain. They're armoured underneath to protect against IEDs and can be used for patrol & protection duties. The four wheeled Jackals are supported by six wheeled Coyote Tactical Support Vehicles (TSV) to transport cargo over the same type of terrain.

They're both made by Supacat and Babcock in Devon & Dorset in the UK. They're manufactured as the High Mobility Transporter (HMT) 4x4 (Jackal) and 6x6 (Coyote). There are plans to upgrade the current Jackal 2 to the Jackal 3.

Exercise Steadfast Defender is the largest NATO exercise to be held since the Cold War. Over 90,000 troops are participating with over 1,200 combat vehicles, over 80 aircraft and over 50 naval assets from all 32 allies, including Sweden. British Forces vehicles travelled by ship from the Marchwood Sea Mounting Centre in the Port of Southampton.

All Exercise Steadfast Defender videos, including other convoys:    • Exercise Steadfast Defender  

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