Matador 4x4 (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle).

SPz Ulan – co-development with Spain ('ASCOD').

Saurer 4K 4FA series (Schützenpanzer A1).

Shorland S600 (Design by Short Brothers plc purchased in 1996 by BAE Systems Australia, with later variants produced by Tenix Defence.

M113 Armored Personnel Carrier (modifications only).

The system is designed to be lighter than previous armour plating whilst providing personnel with the same level of protection.This article lists modern armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) produced or used after the Second World War. The Virtus armour replaced the Osprey armour previously used by the army and comes with accompanying Virtus helmet. This is fixed in a pouch attached to the soldiers’ Virtus body armour. The Hussars also carry a handheld Garmin GPS unit for location services and planning movements whilst on patrol. Equally important is the rifle cleaning kit carried by personnel, allowing soldiers to maintain weapon condition in any conditions. The kit, essentially a plastic bag of cable ties, allows the troops on patrol to neutralise potential threats without resorting to lethal means. Less high-tech but just as important bits of equipment carried by the Hussar include one-litre canteens for water and captured person kits. Other than that a typical kit will usually include plasters, bandages and painkillers. The video doesn’t go into details on what is carried in the pouch, but most British Army soldiers on patrol carry field dressings, tourniquets, morphine in case things get serious, and chest seals for bullet wounds. Hussars also carry on patrol a medical pouch for any injuries sustained whilst on patrol.

The weapon also uses the standard NATO cartridge, packing a bigger punch than comparable carbines or similar sized submachine guns. The weapon provides tankers with enough firepower in out-of-vehicle operations.

The carbine is mainly issued to vehicle crews, aircraft pilots and artillery crews due to its portability and size. The compact assault carbine is part of the SA80 family of weapons that have been the standard firearms platform of the UK’s Armed Forces since the 1980s. Starting with the firearms, the Hussars carry a British Army standard L22A2 carbine. In a video released by NATO, Lance Corporal Ashfield walks through what the tankers carry when they aren’t inside their Challenger 2 main battle tanks or Scimitar armoured reconnaissance vehicles.

British modern tank inside