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Configuration
| Specification | Fahd (armored personnel carrier) | Namer |
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| Mass | 10.9 - 12.5 tons (depending on the variant)[source] | 60+ tonnes[source] |
| Type | Armored personnel carrier[source] | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | Egypt / West Germany[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1986–present[source] | 2008–present |
Mercedes-Benz Diesel OM 366 LA 4-Stroke turbo-charged water-cooled diesel engine at 2,300 rpm
Single sourceMercedes-Benz Diesel OM 366 LA 4-Stroke turbo-charged water-cooled diesel engine 275 hp at 2,300 rpm[source]
turbocharged diesel engine
Single source1,200 hp (895 kW) turbocharged diesel engine[source]
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| Used by | See below[source] | Israel Defense Forces[source] |
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| Wars | Gulf War Somali Civil War Algerian Civil War[source] | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[source] |
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| Designer | Thyssen Henschel (today Rheinmetall Landsysteme and part of Rheinmetall Defence )[source] | Israel Military Industries[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Kader Factory for Developed Industries[source] | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] |
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| Produced | 1985[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| No. built | Over 1,907 (all variants, most users)[source] | Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027[source] |
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| Variants | Mainly Fahd 240, and Fahd 280-30. See text for extended list.[source] | — |
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| Armor | Welded steel[source] | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[source] |
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| Main armament | 30 mm automatic cannon 2A42 AT-5 Spandrel or AT-4 Spigot ATGM (Fahd-280-30)[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 | 1-3 7.62 mm machine guns[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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| Suspension | 4 x 4[source] | Helical spring[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 37 cm[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 280 liters[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | — | $5 million[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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