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FV103 Spartanlarger figure on 2 of 3
Namerlarger figure on 1 of 3
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Configuration
| Specification | FV103 Spartan | Namer |
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| Type | Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | Israel[source] |
| Produced | 1978[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| No. built | 967[source] | Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027[source] |
Jaguar J60 4.2 litre DOHC inline six-cylinder petrol engine 252 lbs/ft at 3,000 rpm replaced with Cummins 5.9 turbo diesel at 4,500 rpm
Single sourceJaguar J60 4.2 litre DOHC inline six-cylinder petrol engine 252 lbs/ft at 3,000 rpm replaced with Cummins 5.9 turbo diesel 190 hp (140 kW) at 4,500 rpm[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.
| Main armament | 1 x 7.62 mm General Purpose Machine Gun[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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| Power/weight | 17.9 hp/t[source] | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Suspension | Torsion bar[source] | Helical spring[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Alvis plc[source] | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[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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| Designer | — | Israel Military Industries[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $5 million[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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| 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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| Payload capacity | — | 9 infantrymen[source] |
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