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Bison and Coyote armoured vehicleslarger figure on 1 of 2
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| Specification | Bison and Coyote armoured vehicles | Namer |
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| Type | Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | Canada[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1990–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| Used by | See: 'Operators'[source] | Israel Defense Forces |
8.2 מטרים[source]
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| Wars | War on terror War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Yugoslav Wars (1991-2001) United Nations Operation in Somalia II (1993-1995) Gulf War (1990-1991) Oka Crisis (1990)[source] | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[source] |
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| Designer | General Motors Diesel[source] | Israel Military Industries[source] |
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| Designed | 1988[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Diesel Division General Motors Canada[source] | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] |
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| Produced | 1988 (prototype) 1989 (regular production)[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| No. built | 199[source] | Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027[source] |
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| Variants | Personnel Carrier, Field Ambulance, 81mm Mortar Carrier, Command Post, Maintenance and Recovery Vehicle, Electronic Warfare Vehicle, Mobile Repair Team Vehicle, Air Space Coordination Centre Vehicle, Reconnaissance Vehicle[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 1 × C6 7.62mm machine gun ( pintle )[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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| Transmission | Allison 5-speed MT653[source] | — |
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| Suspension | 8x8[source] | Helical spring[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 1 × C6 7.62mm machine gun ( coaxial ) 1 × C6 7.62mm machine gun ( pintle ) 8 × grenade launchers (2 × cluster of 4)[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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| Alternative designation | Bison[source] Coyote[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | — | $5 million[source] |
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| Armor | — | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[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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