Alvis built for reconnaissance and for the support that goes with it, and its vehicles lasted: the Saladin was designed in 1954 and five armies still had it in 2024; the Scimitar was still on operations forty years after the CVR(T) entered service.
The export record is as long. 280 Saracens to South Africa, 135 to Kuwait, 120 to Jordan, 100 to Lebanon, 30 to Australia; about half the CVR(T) production went abroad. The Stalwart went to Sweden, Germany, Austria and Italy.
11952 – 1993
FV600 (1952–1993)
6 VEHICLES IN THIS CHAPTERSaracen, Saladin and Stalwart with the British Army and a dozen others.
21973 – 2026
CVR(T) (1973–)
4 VEHICLES IN THIS CHAPTERScorpion, Scimitar and the rest of the family, from the Falklands onward.
Registry records · chapter 2
Sources
- Alvis Saracen — Wikipedia
- Alvis Saladin — Wikipedia
- Alvis Stalwart — Wikipedia
- FV101 Scorpion — Wikipedia
Military vehicles in the registry
10 records, oldest first.
Saracen (FV603, 1952–76)1952–76 · United Kingdom
Saracen, South Africa1953–56 · United Kingdom
Saladin (FV601, 1958–72)1958–72 · United KingdomSaladin abroad1960 · United Kingdom
Stalwart (FV620/622, 1960–71)1960–71 · United Kingdom
Saracen in Northern Ireland1969–93 · United Kingdom
Scimitar (FV107)1973 · United Kingdom
Scorpion (FV101 CVR(T), 1973–)1973 · United Kingdom
Spartan (FV103)1978 · United Kingdom
Scorpion in the Falklands (1982)1982 · United Kingdom