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Configuration
| Specification | BRDM-1 | Namer |
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| Type | Amphibious armored scout car[source] | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1957–1970s (USSR)[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Israel Defense Forces[source] |
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | V. K. Rubtsov[source] | Israel Military Industries[source] |
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| Designed | late 1954 – 1957[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1957–1966[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| No. built | 11,500[source] | Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Armor | Welded steel 10 mm maximum[source] | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[source] |
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| Main armament | none (BRDM-1 obr. 1957 and BRDM-1 obr. 1958) 7.62 mm SGMB medium machine gun on the front pintel mount (BRDM-1 obr. 1959 and BRDM-1 obr. 1960) 12.7 mm DShK 1938/46 heavy machine gun or 14.5 mm KPV heavy machine gun (Late BRDM-1)[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 | none (BRDM-1 obr. 1957, BRDM-1 obr. 1958 and BRDM-1 obr. 1959) 2 × 7.62 mm SGMB medium machine guns on the side pintel mounts (optional) (BRDM-1 obr. 1960) 3 × 7.62 mm SGMB medium machine guns on pintel mounts (two optional) (Late BRDM-1)[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 | 16 hp/tonne (12.4 kW/tonne)[source] | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Suspension | Leaf springs with hydraulic shock absorbers[source] | Helical spring[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 340 mm[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 150 litres[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Afghanistan | Afghanistan[source] | — |
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| Former operator · People's Socialist Republic of Albania | People's Socialist Republic of Albania[source] | — |
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| Former operator · People's Republic of Angola | People's Republic of Angola[source] | — |
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| Former operator · People's Republic of Bulgaria | People's Republic of Bulgaria[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · East Germany | East Germany[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Egypt | Egypt[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Indonesia | Indonesia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Israel | Israel[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Libya | Libya[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Oman | Oman[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Peru | Peru[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Polish People's Republic | Polish People's Republic[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Socialist Republic of Romania | Socialist Republic of Romania[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Soviet Union | Soviet Union[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Ba'athist Syria | Ba'athist Syria[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Tanzania | Tanzania[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Uganda | Uganda[source] | — |
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| Wars | — | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $5 million[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 9 infantrymen[source] |
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