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Trojan Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers, Afghanistan, 2010

Digital photograph by Sergeant Rupert Frere, Royal Logistic Corps, 2010.

A vehicle from 5 Armoured Engineer Squadron, 23 Engineer Regiment (Air Assault), during Operation HAMKARI, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, in 2010. Note the toy pig mascot, 'George' a character from the children's cartoon 'Peppa Pig', mounted on the vehicle.

Built by BAE Systems, the Trojan Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers (AVRE) is a vehicle designed to carry out engineering tasks in combat conditions. It is fitted with a plough for clearing obstacles and pathways through minefields, a fascine for filling ditches and a hydraulic excavator arm for excavation tasks. The vehicle was first deployed in Afghanistan in 2009.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 2015-11-55-88

Copyright/Ownership

Crown Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2015-11-55-88

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