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|caption= Stormer HVM Close Air Defence Vehicles from [[9 (Plassey) Battery Royal Artillery]], [[12th Regiment Royal Artillery]], attached to 1 Bn, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (1RRF), on Exercise MedMan, Canada
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|length= 5.27 m<ref name=stormer>{{cite web|title=Stormer|access-date=2009-01-17|publisher=[[Jane's Information Group]] Light Armoured Vehicles |url= http://www.janes.com/defence/land_forces/supplement/lav/lav_stormer.shtml |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081203204215/http://www.janes.com/defence/land_forces/supplement/lav/lav_stormer.shtml|archive-date= 3 December 2008|url-status= dead}}</ref>
|width=2.76 m
|height=2.49 m
|crew = 4
|suspension=Torsion bar
|weight=12.7 tonnes
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|engine=[[Perkins Engines|Perkins]] T6.3544 6-litre, 6-cylinder [[Diesel engine|diesel]]
|engine_power = 250 hp (186 kW)
|transmission=[[David Brown Limited|David Brown]] T300<ref name=stormer/>
|pw_ratio = 21 hp/tonne
|vehicle_range = 400 miles, 650&nbsp;km<ref name=stormer/>
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[[File:Stormer vehicle fring a Starstreak High Velocity Missile (HVM) on Ex Javelin. MOD 45158838.jpg|thumb|A Stormer HVM firing a Thales [[Starstreak (missile)|Starstreak]]]]
The '''Alvis Stormer''' is a military armoured vehicle manufactured by the British company [[Alvis Vickers]], now [[BAE Systems Land & Armaments]].

The Stormer is a development of the [[CVR(T)]] family of vehicles ([[FV101 Scorpion|Scorpion]], [[FV107 Scimitar|Scimitar]], [[FV103 Spartan|Spartan]] etc.), essentially a larger, modernised version with an extra road-wheel on each side.

==Variants==
As with most modern [[armoured fighting vehicle]]s, the Stormer can be produced in several different configurations for different battlefield roles. It is marketed by BAE as being available in configurations such as a two-person turret armed with a 25&nbsp;mm cannon, air defence (with guns or missiles), an engineer vehicle, a [[Armoured recovery vehicle|recovery vehicle]], an ambulance, a mine layer, an 81&nbsp;mm or 120&nbsp;mm mortar carrier, a command and control vehicle, a bridge layer, and a logistics vehicle. Optional equipment includes a nuclear-biological-chemical protection system, an amphibious kit, passive night-vision equipment, and an air-conditioning system.

===Stormer HVM===
The [[British Army]] uses Stormers equipped with [[Starstreak|Starstreak HVM]] or [[Martlet (missile)|Martlet]] missiles for [[Short range air defense|short-range air defence]]. Under the [[Army 2020]] plan for the British armed forces, Stormer HVM was to equip three regular and two reserve artillery batteries. The reserve batteries have since all been converted to HVM Lightweight Multiple Launcher (LML) to reduce the training burden.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/218131434/Force-Troops-Command-Overview|title=Force Troops Command Overview|access-date=4 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101082422/https://www.scribd.com/doc/218131434/Force-Troops-Command-Overview|archive-date=1 November 2014}}</ref>

===Flat-bed Stormer===
[[File:VLSMS 02.jpg|thumb|A Stormer with Shielder system]]
A transport version of the Stormer with a flat load bed was used to carry the [[Shielder minelaying system]].

===Stormer 30===
Stormer 30 was a development of the Stormer chassis as a tracked reconnaissance vehicle. It was a turreted version of the Stormer. It was armed with a 30&nbsp;mm [[Bushmaster II]] automatic cannon. A [[TOW missile]] launcher could be fitted to either turret side. The cannon and turret could traverse through 360°.

The rate of fire of the cannon was from single shot to a maximum of 200 rounds per minute. The cannon had a double selection ammunition feed system with 180 rounds of ammunition ready to fire.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Stormer 30 Tracked Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle |url=https://www.army-technology.com/projects/stormer30/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=Army Technology |language=en-US}}</ref>

The vehicle remained in the prototype stage and did not enter service. The vehicle was to be fully air transportable by [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] used by the [[Royal Air Force]] aircraft as well as the [[Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion|Sikorsky CH-53]] helicopter currently in service with NATO allies and other nations across the world.

===Stormer Air Defence===
The Stormer Air Defence was a prototype air defence vehicle built in the late 1980s. This variant was to mount a dual [[FIM-92 Stinger|Stinger]] launcher, as well as either a 25&nbsp;mm [[GAU-12 Equalizer|GAU-12/U]] or 30&nbsp;mm [[GAU-13|GAU-13/A]] cannon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/british-army-medium-weight-capability/the-eighties/|title=The Eighties|website=Think Defence|date=12 July 2017|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511095911/https://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/british-army-medium-weight-capability/the-eighties/|archive-date=11 May 2019}}</ref>

==Operational history==
[[File:UA Stormer HVM 01.jpg|thumb|Ukrainian Stormer HVM during the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]]]]

===United Kingdom===
The UK deployed Stormer HVMs to Iraq during the 2003 [[Iraq War]], but they did not see combat.<ref name="iraq">{{cite news |title=UK Is Sending Stormer Anti-Aircraft 'Tank' Seen in Star Wars To Ukraine |url=https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/04/uk-is-sending-stormer-anti-aircraft-tank-seen-in-star-wars-to-ukraine/ |access-date=8 May 2023 |work=1945 |date=20 April 2022}}</ref>

===Ukraine===
The UK donated Stormer HVM systems to Ukraine to support its war effort following the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref name="ukraine"/> Six systems had arrived by 24 July 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://mil.in.ua/en/news/ukrainian-military-receives-stormer-hvm-air-defense-systems/ | title=Ukrainian military receives Stormer HVM air defense systems }}</ref> Ukrainian personnel were trained on the systems in the UK.<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/apr/21/uk-training-ukrainian-soldiers-weapons-equipment |title=Stormer anti aircraft vehicles to Ukraine|last1 = Stewart | first1 = Heather| last2 = Sabbagh | first2 = Dan|newspaper=The Guardian|date=21 April 2022}}</ref>

Two Russian [[Orlan-10]] drones were downed by Stormer HVMs in August 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Combat debut: British Stormer HVM in Ukraine downed two Orlan-10 UAVs |url=https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2022/08/14/combat-debut-british-stormer-hvm-in-ukraine-downed-two-orlan-10-uavs/ |access-date=8 May 2023 |work=Bulgarian Military |date=14 August 2022}}</ref> In February 2023, footage emerged of the system downing an Iranian-supplied [[List of Shahed drones|Shahed 13x-series drone]].<ref>{{YouTube |title=Suchomimus |handle=suchomimus9921}}: {{YouTube |id=zIvy6fjoEhs |title=Alvis Stormer Intercepts a Shahed Drone}} (uploaded and retrieved 25 February 2023)</ref> On 11 March 2023, the Russian Ministry of Defense released video footage showing a Stormer HVM being destroyed by a Russian [[ZALA Lancet]] loitering munition.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/ukraine_-_russia_conflict_war_2022/russian_army_destroys_first_ukrainian_stormer_hvm_starstreak_air_defense_vehicle_using_lancet_drone.html | title=Russian army destroys first Ukrainian Stormer HVM Starstreak air defense vehicle using Lancet drone &#124; Ukraine – Russia conflict war 2022 &#124; analysis focus army defence military industry army }}</ref> In May 2023, footage emerged of another Lancet destroying a Stormer HVM.<ref>{{cite news |title=Footage of the destruction of the British Stormer HVM by the Russian Lancet drone is shown |url=https://vpk.name/en/714204_footage-of-the-destruction-of-the-british-stormer-hvm-by-the-russian-lancet-drone-is-shown.html |access-date=8 May 2023 |work=VPK |date=8 May 2023}}</ref>

The six Stormer vehicles donated to Ukraine are expected to be replaced in UK service by 12 [[URO VAMTAC]] vehicles equipped with [[Lightweight Multirole Missile]]s.<ref name="VAMTAC">{{cite news |title=UK plans to procure VAMTAC air-defence vehicles to replace Stormers donated to Ukraine |url=https://www.janes.com/osint-insights/defence-news/land/uk-plans-to-procure-vamtac-air-defence-vehicles-to-replace-stormers-donated-to-ukraine |access-date=13 July 2024 |work=[[Janes Information Services]] |date=12 July 2024}}</ref>

==Operators==
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[[File:Stormer operators.png|thumb|400px|A map of Stormer operators in blue]]

===Current===
* {{flag|Indonesia}} – 40<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indomiliter.com/alvis-stormer-tank-apc-modern-tni-ad/ | title=Alvis Stormer : Tank APC Modern TNI-AD | date=11 August 2010 }}</ref>
* {{flag|Oman}} – 4 purchased in 1993<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/06/22/Oman-buys-18-British-tanks/6661740721600/ | title=Oman buys 18 British tanks – UPI Archives }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/oman-buys-alvis-armoured-vehicles-1.434532 | title=Oman buys Alvis armoured vehicles | date=25 July 2019 }}</ref>
* {{flag|Ukraine}} – An unspecified number (at least 6), including Stormer HVMs, were sent from the UK to Ukraine during the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref name="ukraine">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/britain-sends-stormer-anti-aircraft-vehicles-to-ukraine-86hcsj7mh |url-access=subscription|title= Ukrainian soldiers training in UK to use British armoured vehicles|first=Charlie|last=Parker |newspaper=[[The Times]]|date=19 April 2022}}</ref>
* {{flag|United Kingdom}} – 64

===Former===
* {{flag|Malaysia}} – 25 (retired)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.malaysiandefence.com/scorpions-to-be-retired/|title=Scorpions to be Retired – Malaysian Defence}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Wiesel 2]]
==Notes==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Alvis Stormer}}
* [http://www.janes.com/defence/land_forces/supplement/lav/lav_stormer.shtml Stormer – Light Armoured Vehicles – Jane's Land Forces]

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