Jackal 2 vehicles of the Light Dragoons on exercise in Germany, 2017

Digital photograph by Dominic King, 2017.

The Light Dragoons Regiment training with the United States 2nd Cavalry in Germany prior to deployment to Poland as part of Operation CABRIT. Two Jackals and a Panther protected patrol vehicle drive through woodland.

The Jackal, designed by the British company, Supacat Limited, was deployed to Afghanistan in 2008, to provide British troops with a resilient and effective patrol vehicle to replace armoured Land Rovers. The Jackal was one of a number of vehicles adopted to help protect soldiers on patrol from improvised explosive device (IED) attacks.