Warrior Section Vehicles carry driver, commander, gunner and 7 fully equipped soldiers together with supplies and weapons for a 48 hour battlefield day in NBC conditions. The Warrior adapts to a range of roles with weapon fits ranging from machine pistols to 90 mm guns, mortars and missile systems. Over 300 Warriors were in service with the British Army in the Gulf conflict of 1991 as Infantry Section Vehicles, Infantry Command, Repair Vehicles, Recovery Vehicles, Observation Post Vehicles, Artillery Command and Anti-Tank Guided Weapon Carriers.

Smoke grenade launchers are mounted on either side of the turret. In United Nations operations in Bosnia the high level of protection of the crew against small arms, missiles and anti-tank mines was proven. The aluminium armour construction provides protection against 14.5 mm armour piercing rounds, 155 mm air burst shell fragments and 9kg anti-tank mines. Enhanced protection against other threats can be provided with applique armour.

The Warrior has four speed fully automatic transmission and hydrostatic drive steering. The Perkins Rolls-Royce V8 Condor engine produces 550 bhp giving road speeds of 75 km/hour. The suspension provides high speed crossing across rough terrain at speeds faster than most main battle tanks. The vehicle is fitted with TR30 single pin tracks from William Cook Defence. All major systems including the power pack can be removed and replaced in less than one hour by two men.

The Reconnaissance Vehicle is fitted with additional armoured protection against conventional and chemical attack. Armour shielding covers the front, sides and the suspension of the vehicle. The Warrior Reconnaissance vehicle is normally operated by a crew of three, the driver, commander and the gunner. The vehicle has capacity to accommodate a reconnaissance officer and additional surveillance equipment.

The vehicle is equipped with an electrically operated turret designed by Delco which can traverse through a full 360 degrees. The turret is fitted with a Boeing M242 chain gun on a stabilised mount which allows the gun to be used while the vehicle is in motion. The turret also has an M240 7.62 mm machine gun. TOW missile launchers are mounted on each side of the turret. The TOW wire guided anti-tank missile from Raytheon Missile Systems travels at 200 m/sec to a range of 3750 m. The vehicle has the capacity to carry four TOW missiles in the vehicle and two in the launchers.

The gunner's station has an optical sight and an electro-optical day/night thermal sight.

The commander has seven optical periscopes which provide 360 degree observation and a dedicated sight for weapon aiming.

The driver's station is equipped with three optical periscopes, the central periscope is replaceable with an electro-optical periscope which gives passive night vision capability. A mast mounted sensor with a driver's thermal viewing system can be installed.

Warrior 2000 is a new version of the Warrior which has been developed for the Swiss Army requirement. Improvements include increased armour protection, more powerful engine and a Delco electric turret with Boeing Bushmaster II 30 mm cannon.