§ Lord Vivianasked Her Majesty's Government:
What orders have been placed for the Titan bridgelayer and the Trojan obstacle remover; when they will come into service; what are their anticipated in-service lives; how they will be allocated to units; and what capabilities they will replace. [HL1944]
§ Lord BachThe Ministry of Defence has ordered 33 Trojan and 33 Titan vehicles. We currently forecast that they will enter service in October 2005. A 25- year in-service life is planned.
Trojan and Titan will be assigned to Royal Engineer close support regiments. Vehicles will also be permanently assigned to the Army Training and Recruitment Agency (ATRA), the Land Warfare Centre in Warminster and the British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) to facilitate both individual and collective training.
Trojan will replace the Chieftain armoured vehicle Royal Engineers (ChAVRE) and Titan the Chieftain armoured vehicle launcher Bridge (ChAVLB).