BTR-3 vs Namer: Specs Compared

AArmoured vehicles

BTR-3

Armored personnel carrier

Credit

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BArmoured vehicles

Namer

Heavy armoured personnel carrier

Credit

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

BTR-3larger figure on 1 of 3

Range+20%

Namerlarger figure on 2 of 3

Width+35%
Speed

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

19 of 39 rows sourced on both sides

7.65m

8.2 מטרים

Length

All recorded figures & sources

7.65 m

Length

Single source

7.65 m^[source]

8.2 מטרים^[source]

2.9m

3.92m

Width+35%

All recorded figures & sources

2.9 m

Width

Single source

2.9 m^[source]

3.92 m

Width

Single source

3.92 metre^[source]

2.8mincluding turret

כ-2.25 מטרים (לא כולל עמדת המקלע)

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.8 m

including turret

Single source

2.8 m (including turret)^[source]

כ-2.25 מטרים (לא כולל עמדת המקלע)^[source]

16.4t

60+ tonnes

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

16,400 kg

Mass

Single source

16.4 tonnes^[source]

60+ tonnes^[source]

3crew (+6 passengers)

CrewScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3 people

crew (+6 passengers)

Single source

3 crew (+6 passengers)^[source]

3 people

(commander, driver, RCWS operator) + 9 troops

Single source

3 (commander, driver, RCWS operator) + 9 troops^[source]

85km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

Speed

All recorded figures & sources

85 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

85 km/h^[source]

85.2 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

85.2 km/h (50 mph)^[source]

600kmOperational; Operational range

500kmOperational; Operational range

Range+20%

All recorded figures & sources

600 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

600 km^[source]

500 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

500 km (310 mi)^[source]

243kWDeutz AG

895kWturbocharged diesel engine

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

243.098158 kW

Deutz AG

Single source

Deutz AG 326 hp^[source]

895 kW

turbocharged diesel engine

Single source

1,200 hp (895 kW) turbocharged diesel engine^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

BTR-3 and Namer configuration
Specification	BTR-3	Namer
Type	Armored personnel carrier^[source]	Heavy armoured personnel carrier^[source]
Place of origin	Ukraine^[source]	Israel^[source]
In service	2000–present^[source]	2008–present^[source]
Used by	Ukrainian Ground Forces National Guard of Ukraine Nigeria Royal Thai Army Myanmar Army^[source]	Israel Defense Forces^[source]
Wars	War in Donbas Internal conflict in Myanmar 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Myanmar civil war (2021-present) Russian invasion of Ukraine 2025 Cambodia–Thailand conflict^[source]	Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War^[source]
Designed	2000^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau^[source]	IDF Ordnance (assembler)^[source]
Produced	2001^[source]	2008–present^[source]
Variants	See below^[source]	—
Armor	Welded steel^[source]	Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.^[source]
Main armament	BM-3 Shturm or KBA-105 Shkval with 30 mm caliber ZTM-1 autocannon or Stiletto turret with 30mm ZTM-2 or 90mm Cockerill CSE 90LP^[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 mm^[source]	1 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) FN MAG MG 1 × 60 mm (2.4 in) external mortar 12 × smoke grenades^[source]
Suspension	Wheeled 8×8^[source]	Helical spring^[source]
Designer	—	Israel Military Industries^[source]
Unit cost	—	$5 million^[source]
No. built	—	Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027^[source]
Power/weight	—	20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)^[source]
Payload capacity	—	9 infantrymen^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Azerbaijan Reported operator · Chad Reported operator · Ecuador Reported operator · Kazakhstan Reported operator · Myanmar Reported operator · Nigeria Reported operator · Saudi Arabia Reported operator · Russia Reported operator · Sudan Reported operator · Thailand Reported operator · United Arab Emirates Reported operator · Ukraine	Reported operator · Israel

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BTR-3

Namer

Type

Armored personnel carrier^[source]

Heavy armoured personnel carrier^[source]

Place of origin

Ukraine^[source]

Israel^[source]

In service

2000–present^[source]

2008–present^[source]

Used by

Ukrainian Ground Forces National Guard of Ukraine Nigeria Royal Thai Army Myanmar Army^[source]

Israel Defense Forces^[source]

Wars

War in Donbas Internal conflict in Myanmar 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Myanmar civil war (2021-present) Russian invasion of Ukraine 2025 Cambodia–Thailand conflict^[source]

Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War^[source]

Designed

2000^[source]

—

Manufacturer

Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau^[source]

IDF Ordnance (assembler)^[source]

Produced

2001^[source]

2008–present^[source]

Variants

See below^[source]

—

Armor

Welded steel^[source]

Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.^[source]

Main armament

BM-3 Shturm or KBA-105 Shkval with 30 mm caliber ZTM-1 autocannon or Stiletto turret with 30mm ZTM-2 or 90mm Cockerill CSE 90LP^[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 mm^[source]

1 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) FN MAG MG 1 × 60 mm (2.4 in) external mortar 12 × smoke grenades^[source]

Suspension

Wheeled 8×8^[source]

Helical spring^[source]

Designer

—

Israel Military Industries^[source]

Unit cost

—

$5 million^[source]

No. built

—

Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027^[source]

Power/weight

—

20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)^[source]

Payload capacity

—

9 infantrymen^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Azerbaijan
Reported operator · Chad
Reported operator · Ecuador
Reported operator · Kazakhstan
Reported operator · Myanmar
Reported operator · Nigeria
Reported operator · Saudi Arabia
Reported operator · Russia
Reported operator · Sudan
Reported operator · Thailand
Reported operator · United Arab Emirates
Reported operator · Ukraine

Reported operator · Israel