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BVP M-80larger figure on 0 of 1
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| Specification | BVP M-80 | Namer |
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| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | Yugoslavia[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1979–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| Wars | Yugoslav Wars Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[source] |
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| Designer | Military Technical Institute[source] | Israel Military Industries[source] |
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| Designed | 1971[source] | — |
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| Armor | Steel armour[source] | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[source] |
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| Main armament | 20 mm M-55 cannon 1 ATGM launcher, 2 missiles[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 | coaxial 7.62 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] |
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| Power/weight | 22.6 hp/ton[source] | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | Helical spring[source] |
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| Used by | — | Israel Defense Forces[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $5 million[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2008–present[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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