Latvia Delivers CVR(T) Armored Vehicles to Ukraine

Latvia has started sending additional CVR(T) armored vehicles to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package.

Andris Sprūds, Latvia’s Minister of Defense, announced this.

The first vehicles have already reached Ukraine. This includes FV105 Sultan command-and-staff vehicles, which are used to coordinate troops on the battlefield.

Equipment delivery started on March 26, 2026, and includes an undisclosed number of vehicles from this batch.

This is not Latvia’s first transfer of such vehicles. In September 2024, the Ministry of Defense announced a €40 million military aid package, which included the first nine CVR(T) combat armored vehicles.

In 2025, the Latvian Ministry of Defense delivered an additional 12 CVR(T) reconnaissance vehicles as part of the previously announced package.

We also recommend reading the feature article from Militarnyi: “Latvia and the Defense of Ukraine: The Evolution of Military Support.”

In total, according to available information, the Latvian Land Forces had 205 CVR(T) family vehicles in service in 2020, including:

• Scimitar (FV107) – a reconnaissance vehicle equipped with a 30mm RARDEN automatic cannon.
• Sultan (FV105) – a command and staff vehicle.
• Spartan (FV103) – a light armored personnel carrier.
• Samson (FV106) – an armored recovery and repair vehicle.
• Samaritan (FV104) – an armored ambulance.

CVR(T) armored vehicles

CVR(T) is a family of tracked armored vehicles built on a universal platform, developed by the British company Alvis in the 1960s for the British Armed Forces. The designers created these vehicles as a tracked counterpart to the wheeled CVR(W).

The vehicle, with standard dimensions of 4.79 meters in length, 2.23 meters in width, and 2.1 meters in height, had a standard weight of 8 tons, although depending on the version, it could weigh more. This, however, allowed it to be used effectively as a light, air-transportable vehicle.

In total, the CVR(T) family included 9 base vehicle types for different tasks and purposes, with around 4,000 units produced overall.