Why the British Army needs hundreds of armored trucks

Why does the British Army need about 500 armored trucks?

Logistics requires many vehicles, and delayed replacement has left the Army modernizing several very old fleets at once.

The British Army needs large numbers of armored trucks because moving supplies and personnel is central to combat power. Afghanistan and Iraq allowed parts of the conventional force to postpone replacement while older vehicles remained in service. Boxer and Ajax are arriving together because several aging systems now need successors at the same time. The FV432, first fielded in 1963 and later updated as Bulldog, shows how long delayed replacement can keep an old platform on the front line.