FORCETALLY
Loading the evidence…
Preparing your view.
Preparing your view.
At a glance
BRDM-2larger figure on 1 of 2
Namerlarger figure on 1 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | BRDM-2 | Namer |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Amphibious armoured scout car[source] | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1962–present[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.
| Wars | See § Service history[source] | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[source] |
|---|
| Designer | Vsevolod Konstantinovich Rubtsov[source] | Israel Military Industries[source] |
|---|
| Manufacturer | Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (GAZ) in Nizhny Novgorod[source] | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] |
|---|
| Produced | 1962–1989 (in USSR)[source] | 2008–present[source] |
|---|
| No. built | 7,200[source] | Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027[source] |
|---|
| Variants | See § Variants[source] | — |
|---|
| Armor | Welded steel 10 mm turret front 7 mm turret sides, rear and top 14 mm hull nose plate 5 mm hull, upper front 7 mm hull lower front, sides, rear and top 2 mm hull front floor 3 mm hull rear floor[source] | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[source] |
|---|
| Main armament | 14.5 mm KPVT heavy machine gun (500 rounds)[source] | Samson RCWS equipped with either 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher[source] |
|---|
| Secondary armament | 7.62×54mmR PKT coaxial general-purpose machine gun (2,000 rounds)[source] | 1 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) FN MAG MG 1 × 60 mm (2.4 in) external mortar 12 × smoke grenades[source] |
|---|
| Power/weight | 18.2 hp/tonne (13.5 kW/tonne)[source] | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] |
|---|
| Suspension | Wheeled 4x4 (+ 4 auxiliary wheels), leaf springs with hydraulic shock absorbers[source] | Helical spring[source] |
|---|
| Ground clearance | 430 mm (17 in)[source] | — |
|---|
| Fuel capacity | 290 L (64 imp gal ; 77 US gal )[source] | — |
|---|
| Unit cost | — | $5 million[source] |
|---|
| Payload capacity | — | 9 infantrymen[source] |
|---|
| Reported operators |
|
|
|---|