The Saxon's hull is welded steel with a V-shaped under-chassis plate to deflect mine detonations. Seating is provided in the rear for up to ten troops, although eight is a more comfortable load if all their equipment is included. There is an equipment stowage area on the hull roof. Some Saxon IS, or Saxon Patrol, vehicles were acquired for service in Northern Ireland, serving as ambulances or troop carriers, which had extendible wings that could be used as protective shields during a riot. Compared to the standard model, these have various minor modifications intended for internal security operations, such as searchlights and wire cutters. Variants The Saxon can be fitted out as: APC Command Vehicle Incident Control vehicle ARV Saxon Patrol LHD converted Saxons by KADDB in Jordan Operators Current operators : 28 delivered in 2015 : 4 second-hand vehicles delivered in 2016 for use with MINUSMA : 4+ : Iraqi Armed Forces now mostly used by police. : 12 second-hand vehicles delivered to Jordanian Army, modernized by KADDB to change steering wheel position from right to left with newer engines and gearbox with a working model shown in SOFEX 2010. : 4 second-hand vehicles delivered in 2016 via France for United Nations operation in the Central African Republic. : 25 delivered in 2013 : At least 10 were captured during the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Some were displayed at the International Military-Technical Forum «ARMY-2022». : 1 Saxon seized from UN peacekeepers in the civil war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, still in service. : 50 donated second hand by Djibouti April 2013. : Ukraine's Ministry of Defense has purchased 75 second-hand vehicles, which have been delivered in two shipments in 2015. Former Operators : Hong Kong Police Force Police Tactical Unit. All retired in 2009 and replaced by Unimog U5000s. : British Army. All taken out from service. References Bibliography Armed Forces of the United Kingdom, Charles Heyman. Leo Cooper, 2003. Armoured personnel carriers of the United Kingdom Internal security vehicles Military vehicles introduced in the 1980s