The FV 430 family of armoured vehicles entered service with the British Army in the 1960s, but regular maintenance and improvements including a new power train have enabled this old workhorse to remain in service into the 21st Century.

The FV432 can be converted for swimming, when it has a water speed of 6km/h. Properly maintained, it is a rugged and reliable vehicle with a good cross country performance.

FV 430 variants remain in service with the Infantry as command vehicles, 81mm mortar carriers, ambulances and recovery vehicles.

Bulldog

A recent upgrade programme has seen the delivery of over 100 uparmoured and upgraded FV430 troop carriers (Bulldog). Mechanised Infantry use the Bulldog APC as a form of protected mobility to move around the battlefield. Bulldog offers protection against small arms and artillery fire and provides good strategic and cross-country mobility.

For counter-insurgency operations the up-armoured FV430 provides a similar level of protection to Warrior and the vehicle is able to carry out many of the same tasks as Warrior, thereby relieving the pressure on heavily committed Warrior vehicles in armoured infantry battlegroups.

Crew	2 (commander and driver)
Troops	10
Dimensions	5.25 m (L) x 2.28 m (H) x 2.8 m (W)
Maximum road speed	52 kph
Maximum road range	580 km
Fuel capacity	454 litres
Engine	Rolls-Royce K60 No. 4 Mark 1-4
Engine Power	240 bhp
Armament	1 x 7.62 machine gun, 2 x 3-barrel smoke dischargers