The United Kingdom’s Royal Scots Dragoon Guards now mount up in Jackal armored vehicles, produced by SupaCat Ltd., moving to a light cavalry role, leaving BAE Systems’ Challenger 2 main battle tanks behind. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) yesterday said the move is one of the major steps in the Army 2020 program to form Adaptive and Reactive Forces. Challenger 2 MBT, Jackal Armored Vehicle Photo: MoD Sixty percent of the regiment is deployed on operations in Afghanistan, and…
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