Ferret armoured car

Ferret Scout Car
Ferret Mk 2.
Type	Armoured car
Place of origin	United Kingdom
Service history
In service	1952–1991 (UK)
Wars	Cyprus Emergency Malayan Emergency Algerian War Aden Emergency 1964 Ethiopian–Somali War Biafra War Cambodian Civil War Black September The Troubles Dhofar Rebellion Rhodesian Bush War Portuguese Colonial War[1] Lebanese Civil War Somali Civil War South African Border War First Sudanese Civil War Second Sudanese Civil War Suez Crisis Sri Lankan Civil War Ugandan Bush War Internal conflict in Myanmar Iran–Iraq War Invasion of Kuwait Syrian civil war Russian invasion of Ukraine
Production history
Designer	Daimler Company
Designed	1950
Manufacturer	Daimler Company
Produced	1952 – 1971
No. built	4,409[2]
Specifications
Mass	3.7 t
Length	12 ft 2 in (3.7 m)
Width	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Crew	2 (Mark 2; commander, driver/radio operator)
Main armament	7.62×51mm NATO GPMG if fitted .30 M1919 Browning machine gun
Secondary armament	none
Engine	Rolls-Royce B60 Inlet over Exhaust I6 petrol 130 hp (97 kW)
Power/weight	35.1 hp/tonne (26.2 kW/tonne)
Suspension	4×4 wheel
Operational range	190 mi (310 km)
Maximum speed	58 mph (93 km/h)

The Ferret armoured car, also commonly called the Ferret scout car, is a British armoured fighting vehicle designed and built for reconnaissance purposes. The Ferret was produced between 1952 and 1971 by the UK company Daimler. It was widely used by regiments in the British Army, as well as the RAF Regiment and Commonwealth countries throughout the period.