Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 98367

Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Decommissioning

Tabled: 9 December 2025

Answered: 17 December 2025

Question

Mr Mark Francois

Conservative — Rayleigh and Wickford

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle was retired from Army service.

Answer

Luke Pollard

All Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) variants, including the FV107 Scimitar, were officially retired from Army service under the last Government on 31 March 2023.