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ASCOD
Single sourcePizarro/Ulan
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | ASCOD | Namer |
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| Type | Armoured fighting vehicle (ASCOD Ulan/Pizarro)[source] | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | Austria and Spain[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 2002–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Israel Defense Forces[source] |
6.83 m (22 ft) (Pizarro/Ulan), 9.5 m (31.16 ft) (ASCOD)[source]
8.2 מטרים[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source500 km (310 mi)[source]
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| Developed into | ASCOD 2 (ASCOD SV) Sabrah light tank GD Ajax GD Griffin M10 Booker Vehículo de Apoyo de Cadenas[source] | — |
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| Armor | rolled steel armor options for explosive reactive armor and composite armor[source] | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[source] |
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| Main armament | 30 mm Mauser MK 30/2 (ASCOD Ulan/Pizarro)[source] | Samson RCWS equipped with either 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher[source] |
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| Secondary armament | MG3 7.62×51mm NATO (Pizarro) FN MAG 7.62×51mm NATO (Ulan/ASCOD 2)[source] | 1 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) FN MAG MG 1 × 60 mm (2.4 in) external mortar 12 × smoke grenades[source] |
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| Suspension | torsion bar and Piedrafita rotary dampers models AR01 and AR02.[source] | Helical spring[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Santa Bárbara Sistemas[source] | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] |
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| Wars | — | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[source] |
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| Designer | — | Israel Military Industries[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $5 million[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2008–present[source] |
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| No. built | — | Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 9 infantrymen[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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