Service History
The Scorpion was or is used by the armed forces of; Belgium, Botswana, Brunei, Chile, Honduras, Iran, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Philippines, Spain, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo and the United Arab Emirates.
While Canada never operated the Scorpion the original Scorpion turret was married with the MOWAG Piranha I chassis to create the AVGP Cougar fire support vehicle used by the Canadian Armed Forces.
The Scorpion had on occasion deployed in main UK airports as a measure against possible terrorist threats e.g. Heathrow Airport in 1974.
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