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U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Charles Howard · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Cougar (MRAP)larger figure on 2 of 3
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| Specification | Cougar (MRAP) | Namer |
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| Type | Infantry mobility vehicle with MRAP capabilities[source] | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Israel[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Israel Defense Forces[source] |
| Wars | War in Afghanistan Iraq War Syrian Civil War Second Libyan Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War |
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| Designer | Technical Solutions South Africa[source] | Israel Military Industries[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Force Protection, Inc.[source] | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] |
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| Unit cost | $475,000[source] | $5 million[source] |
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| Produced | 2002[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Armor | up to STANAG 4569 Level 3[source] | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[source] |
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| Main armament | Optional remote weapon station ( Common Remotely Operated Weapon System II)[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 | Optional firing ports[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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| Payload capacity | 6,000 lb (2.72 t)[source] | 9 infantrymen[source] |
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| Transmission | Allison 3500SP automatic[source] | — |
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| Suspension | 4×4 wheeled[source] | Helical spring[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 15 in (410 mm)[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 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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| Power/weight | — | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] |
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