AArmoured vehicles
Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)
Reconnaissance Anti–tank Armoured personnel carrier Ambulance Command and control Recovery vehicle
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AArmoured vehicles
Reconnaissance Anti–tank Armoured personnel carrier Ambulance Command and control Recovery vehicle
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| Specification | Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) | Namer |
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| Type | Reconnaissance Anti–tank Armoured personnel carrier Ambulance Command and control Recovery vehicle[source] | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | Israel[source] |
| Designer | Alvis[source] | Israel Military Industries[source] |
| Designed | 1967 |
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source85.2 km/h (50 mph)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source500 km (310 mi)[source]
turbocharged diesel engine
Single source1,200 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.
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| Produced | 1970[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| Variants | FV101 Scorpion c. 3000 built FV102 Striker 350 FV103 Spartan 967 FV104 Samaritan 101 FV105 Sultan FV106 Samson 136 FV107 Scimitar over 600 Sabre 325 + several hundred Alvis Stormer over 220[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 2008–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | Israel Defense Forces[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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| No. built | — | Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027[source] |
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| Armor | — | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 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 | — | 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 | — | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 9 infantrymen[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Helical spring[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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