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| Specification | BMD-2 | Namer |
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| Type | Airborne infantry fighting vehicle[source] | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1985–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Israel Defense Forces[source] |
5.91 m (Gun forward) 5.40 m (Hull)[source]
8.2 מטרים[source]
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| Wars | See Service history[source] | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[source] |
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| Designed | 1981–1985[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Volgograd Tractor Plant[source] | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] |
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| Produced | 1985–1991? (out of production)[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Armor | Welded aluminium alloy 7 mm turret 15 mm hull front 10 mm rest of the hull[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 2A42 autocannon (300 rounds (180 AP and 120 HE)) 9M111 / 9M113 ATGMs[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 | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial tank machine gun 7.62 mm PKT hull tank machine gun 2,940 rounds[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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| Power/weight | 21 hp/tonne (15.7 kW/tonne)[source] | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Suspension | torsion-bar[source] | Helical spring[source] |
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| Ground clearance | Adjustable 100 mm to 450 mm[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 300 l[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Israel Military Industries[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $5 million[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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| Payload capacity | — | 9 infantrymen[source] |
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