1995 BIRST Mobile Weapons Platform

Chassis number: SALLDHAV1AA213489

Registration number: B655 VBV

Engine type: 3.5 V8 Petrol

Gearbox type: 4 Speed

Vehicle spec:

This vehicle was created in 1995 by British Independent Reconnaissance and Strike Technology (UK) Ltd, a company set-up by two ex-army officers, and is based on a 1984 One-Ten V8 donor vehicle. Bodywork is fire retardant BS Class 1 GRP with mesh reinforcement and tubular steel spaceframe. 

Weapons options included a pintle-mounted 7.62mm GPMG, .50Cal Browning M2HB on a ring mount on the rollbar, 40mm MK19 Grenade Launcher, MILAN anti-tank guided missile system, and stowage for four rifles, and two four-barrel 76mm smoke and grenade launchers installed on both the front bumper and the rear tail board.

The vehicle was displayed at the RNBAEE event at Aldershot in Sep 1995. In 1996, BIRST (UK) Ltd responded to an invitation to tender from the Malaysian government for a Fast Strike Vehicle, but the contract was awarded to Glover Webb, whose proposal was also based on the One-Ten. 

As far as we know, only one BIRST MWP was ever made.