According to a tweet from Defense News Nigeria posted on July 16, the Nigerian Army recently received an unspecified number of the British-built FV-107 Scimitar armoured tracked military reconnaissance vehicles from Jordan. These Scimitars are part of the second consignment of equipment procured from Jordan.
The Nigerian Army has received FV107 Scilitars from Jordan (Picture source: Military Africa)
Jordan had 75 FV107 Scimitars and obtained over 100 additional Scimitars in a 2006 deal at a cost of $20 million. Jordan and Nigeria maintain a strong relationship and cooperation. In 2017, the Jordanian government pledged to deliver 200 armoured vehicles and helicopters to Nigeria.
The FV107 Scimitar is an armoured tracked military reconnaissance vehicle (sometimes classed as a light tank) used by the British Army. It was manufactured by Alvis in Coventry. It is very similar to the FV101 Scorpion but mounts a high-velocity 30 mm L21 Rarden automatic gun instead of a 76 mm gun. It was issued to Royal Armoured Corps armoured regiments in the reconnaissance role. Each regiment originally had a close reconnaissance squadron of five troops, each operating eight FV107 Scimitars. Each Main Battle Tank Regiment also employed eight Scimitars in the close reconnaissance role.