Terrier armoured digger

Terrier combat engineer vehicle
Type	Combat engineer vehicle
Place of origin	United Kingdom
Production history
Designer	RO Defence
Designed	2002-2005
Manufacturer	BAE Systems Land (UK)
Produced	2010-2014
No. built	60
Specifications
Mass	31.5 t (31.0 long tons; 34.7 short tons)
Length	9.3 m (30 ft 6 in) overall
Width	2.96 m (9 ft 9 in)
Height	2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) overall
Crew	2
Armour	Steel
Main armament	7.62mm machine gun
Engine	Caterpillar C18 diesel 520 kW (700 hp)
Power/weight	16.6 kW/t (22.2 hp/t)
Drive	Tracked
Transmission	Allison X300-10 automatic
Suspension	Hydropneumatic
Fuel capacity	680 L (150 imp gal; 180 US gal)
Operational range	600 km (370 mi)
Maximum speed	70 km/h (43 mph) on-road 40 km/h (25 mph) cross-country
References	Janes[1]

The Terrier vehicle is an air-transportable armoured combat engineer vehicle for the Royal Engineers. It was developed as a replacement vehicle for the FV180 Combat Engineer Tractor used by the British Army.^[2][3][4]

Design

The vehicle weighs about 30 tonnes, light enough to be air transportable by C-17 Globemaster III or Airbus A400M.

A clamshell front bucket and side-mounted excavator arm will allow the vehicle to perform earth-moving and obstacle-removing tasks. It will have mine protection and can be operated by remote control from up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in dangerous environments such as mine clearance. In normal operations it will have a crew of two. It has enhanced modular armour and will be faster at up to 70 km/h (43 mph) and more mobile than the FV180 Combat Engineer Tractor, and has 360-degree day-and-night-vision systems.^[5]

The contract to design and build the vehicle was won by BAE Systems Land and Armaments in the UK in July 2002.^[6]

Other companies have been subcontracted to provide expertise in specific areas. These companies, together with an indication of their involvement, include:

• GKN Aerospace: innovative fuel system^[7]
• Caterpillar Inc.: powerpacks^[8] and C18 Caterpillar 700 brake horsepower (520 kW) engine
• Corus: fabricated hull^[9]

History

A prototype vehicle was officially unveiled on 28 May 2005.^[10]

BAE Systems built four demonstrator vehicles for trials. They went into production in their factory at Newcastle upon Tyne.^[11] A re-baselined Terrier programme was on track with reliability growth trials contracted for early 2010.^[12] Manufacture of the first TERRIER production hull began on 27 January 2010 at the company's Newcastle plant.^[13] The vehicle is in service as of 5 June 2013.^[14] A total of 60 vehicles were delivered to the British Army.^[15]

The French Military has shown an interest in purchasing Terriers from the UK.^[16]

Crew training

Training of the Terrier crews is carried out in the Terrier Mission Crew Trainer (MCT) developed by BAE Systems Integrated System Technologies (Insyte) at their plant in Fife, Scotland. The trainer comprises a high fidelity simulated crew cab, with commander and driver positions, mounted on a motion platform, and surrounded by a 360 degree, rear projection, visual system. The MCT allows crews simulate driving, digging and other vehicle functions. Four MCTs are in development for the British Army.

References

1. Janes (12 July 2019), "BAE Systems Land (UK) Terrier Combat Engineer Vehicle", Janes Land Warfare Platforms: Logistics, Support & Unmanned, Coulsdon, Surrey: Jane's Group UK Limited., retrieved 7 July 2022
2. Terrier Archived 16 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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4. Terrier Archived 20 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
5. Combat Engineering Tractor (CET) Archived 17 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
6. "BAE SYSTEMS wins UK MOD Contract for the Terrier Armoured Combat engineering Vehicle". 17 July 2002. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2007.
7. [2] ^{[dead link‍]}
8. "Flowmaster—1D thermo-fluid simulation software" (PDF). Flowmaster.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
9. "Terrier Armoured Vehicle" (PDF). Corusservices.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2006. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
10. "NDS - News Distribution Service". Archived from the original on 3 January 2009.
11. "Soldier Magazine". November 2007. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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13. "TERRIER Engineer vehicle passes two key milestones". 19 February 2010. Archived from the original on 7 March 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
14. "New Terrier is let off its lead". 5 June 2013. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
15. "ANNUAL REPORT 2014" (PDF). Bae-systems-investor-relations-v2.production.investis.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
16. "French Armored Vehicle Draws Interest in Britain". Defense News. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.

External links

• Terrier Manoeuvre Support Vehicle at Jane's
• Terriers for the Royal Engineers Defense Industry Daily, 01-Apr-2009
• Alternative LDT lends itself to mobile equipment Hydraulics & Pneumatics (article on electronic controls of Terrier's hydraulic cylinders)