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Dardo (infantry fighting vehicle)larger figure on 1 of 2
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| Specification | Dardo (infantry fighting vehicle) | Namer |
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| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | Italy[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1998–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| Wars | Iraq War , War in Afghanistan[source] | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War |
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| Designed | 1980s[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1998–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| No. built | 200[source] | Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027[source] |
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| Armor | modular Front armour against 25mm APDS[source] | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[source] |
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| Main armament | 25 mm Oerlikon KBA automatic cannon ; 2x TOW ATGM (optional)[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 | 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun ; Smoke-grenade launchers[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 | 24.5 hp/tonne[source] | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Suspension | hydropneumatic torsion bar[source] | Helical spring[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Iveco[source] | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] |
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| Used by | — | Israel Defense Forces[source] |
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| Designer | — | Israel Military Industries[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $5 million[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 9 infantrymen[source] |
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