ACMAT Bastion vs Namer: Specs Compared

ACMAT Bastion — licensed reference photograph

AArmoured vehicles

ACMAT Bastion

Armoured personnel carrier

Credit

MINUSMA · CC BY 3.0 · Resized · CC BY 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BArmoured vehicles

Namer

Heavy armoured personnel carrier

Credit

https://www.flickr.com/people/45644610@N03 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

ACMAT Bastionlarger figure on 2 of 3

Speed+29%
Range+180%

Namerlarger figure on 1 of 3

Width+78%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

16 of 50 rows sourced on both sides

8.2 מטרים

Length

All recorded figures & sources

6 m

Length

Single source

6 m (19 ft 8 in)^[source]

8.2 מטרים^[source]

2.2m

3.92m

Width+78%

All recorded figures & sources

2.2 m

Width

Single source

2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)^[source]

3.92 m

Width

Single source

3.92 metre^[source]

2.4m

כ-2.25 מטרים (לא כולל עמדת המקלע)

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.4 m

Height

Single source

2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)^[source]

כ-2.25 מטרים (לא כולל עמדת המקלע)^[source]

12t

60+ tonnes

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

12,000 kg

Mass

Single source

12,000 kilograms (26,000 lb)^[source]

60+ tonnes^[source]

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

2 people

Crew

Single source

2^[source]

3 people

(commander, driver, RCWS operator) + 9 troops

Single source

3 (commander, driver, RCWS operator) + 9 troops^[source]

110km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

85km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

Speed+29%

All recorded figures & sources

110 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

110 km/h (68 mph)^[source]

85.2 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

85.2 km/h (50 mph)^[source]

1,400kmOperational; Operational range

500kmOperational; Operational range

Range+180%

All recorded figures & sources

1,400 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

1,400 km (870 mi)^[source]

500 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

500 km (310 mi)^[source]

130kW450 pound-feet (610 N⋅m)

895kWturbocharged diesel engine

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

130 kW

450 pound-feet (610 N⋅m)

Single source

180 hp (130 kW; 180 PS) 450 pound-feet (610 N⋅m)^[source]

895 kW

turbocharged diesel engine

Single source

1,200 hp (895 kW) turbocharged diesel engine^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

ACMAT Bastion and Namer configuration
Specification	ACMAT Bastion	Namer
Type	Armoured personnel carrier^[source]	Heavy armoured personnel carrier^[source]
Place of origin	France^[source]	Israel^[source]
In service	2012–present^[source]	2008–present^[source]
Wars	Insurgency in the Sahel Somali Civil War 2015 offensive against Boko Haram Yemeni Civil War 2019 Gabon Coup D'etat^[source]	Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War^[source]
Designer	ACMAT^[source]	Israel Military Industries^[source]
Manufacturer	ACMAT (Former, France) Renault Truck Defense (Former, France) Arquus (Current, France) MACK Defense (Former, USA) AM General (Current, USA)^[source]	IDF Ordnance (assembler)^[source]
Variants	Bastion PATSAS Fortress^[source]	—
Passengers	8–10^[source]	—
Armour	STANAG 4569 level 1 to level 3^[source]	—
Main armament	7.62 mm or 12.7 mm ring or remote control turret^[source]	Samson RCWS equipped with either 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher^[source]
Suspension	wheeled^[source]	Helical spring^[source]
Used by	—	Israel Defense Forces^[source]
Unit cost	—	$5 million^[source]
Produced	—	2008–present^[source]
No. built	—	Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027^[source]
Armor	—	Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.^[source]
Secondary armament	—	1 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) FN MAG MG 1 × 60 mm (2.4 in) external mortar 12 × smoke grenades^[source]
Power/weight	—	20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)^[source]
Payload capacity	—	9 infantrymen^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Armenia Reported operator · Burkina Faso Reported operator · Cameroon Reported operator · Congo-Brazzaville Reported operator · Chad Reported operator · Chile Reported operator · Ethiopia Reported operator · Gabon Reported operator · Ivory Coast Reported operator · Kenya Reported operator · Kosovo Reported operator · Mali Reported operator · Saudi Arabia Reported operator · Senegal Reported operator · Somalia Reported operator · Sweden Reported operator · Tanzania Reported operator · Togo Reported operator · Tunisia Reported operator · Uganda Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · France	Reported operator · Israel

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ACMAT Bastion

Namer

Type

Armoured personnel carrier^[source]

Heavy armoured personnel carrier^[source]

Place of origin

France^[source]

Israel^[source]

In service

2012–present^[source]

2008–present^[source]

Wars

Insurgency in the Sahel Somali Civil War 2015 offensive against Boko Haram Yemeni Civil War 2019 Gabon Coup D'etat^[source]

Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War^[source]

Designer

ACMAT^[source]

Israel Military Industries^[source]

Manufacturer

ACMAT (Former, France) Renault Truck Defense (Former, France) Arquus (Current, France) MACK Defense (Former, USA) AM General (Current, USA)^[source]

IDF Ordnance (assembler)^[source]

Variants

Bastion PATSAS Fortress^[source]

—

Passengers

8–10^[source]

—

Armour

STANAG 4569 level 1 to level 3^[source]

—

Main armament

7.62 mm or 12.7 mm ring or remote control turret^[source]

Samson RCWS equipped with either 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher^[source]

Suspension

wheeled^[source]

Helical spring^[source]

Used by

—

Israel Defense Forces^[source]

Unit cost

—

$5 million^[source]

Produced

—

2008–present^[source]

No. built

—

Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027^[source]

Armor

—

Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.^[source]

Secondary armament

—

1 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) FN MAG MG 1 × 60 mm (2.4 in) external mortar 12 × smoke grenades^[source]

Power/weight

—

20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)^[source]

Payload capacity

—

9 infantrymen^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Armenia
Reported operator · Burkina Faso
Reported operator · Cameroon
Reported operator · Congo-Brazzaville
Reported operator · Chad
Reported operator · Chile
Reported operator · Ethiopia
Reported operator · Gabon
Reported operator · Ivory Coast
Reported operator · Kenya
Reported operator · Kosovo
Reported operator · Mali
Reported operator · Saudi Arabia
Reported operator · Senegal
Reported operator · Somalia
Reported operator · Sweden
Reported operator · Tanzania
Reported operator · Togo
Reported operator · Tunisia
Reported operator · Uganda
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · France

Reported operator · Israel