muttbutt wrote:It's apparently a permanent thing, the LR are easier for air mobility etc...RunningStrong wrote:Paras shouldn't be in vehicles anyway!muttbutt wrote: 3 Para have recently gone back to Land rovers over their Jackals....
As a note, is that just from photos of Kenya? I know artillery units have been on exercise with Jackal, and other units are going through upgrades, so it wouldn't surprise me if there's a shortage of available platforms at the moment.
Slightly un related question .. UKSF trialled the Flyer 72 as a replacement for their HMT400s under Project Westerly, did anything ever come of that, or has it just disappeared from any form of public knowledge.