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FV107 Scimitarlarger figure on 0 of 3
Namerlarger figure on 3 of 3
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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | FV107 Scimitar | Namer |
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| Type | Reconnaissance vehicle[source] | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | Israel[source] |
| Wars | Falklands War Gulf War Bosnian War Kosovo War Iraq War War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[source] |
| Manufacturer | Alvis / BAE Systems Land & Armaments[source] | IDF Ordnance (assembler) |
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| No. built | over 600 (for UK)[source] | Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027[source] |
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| Armour | aluminium armour[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 30 mm L21 RARDEN cannon A.P.D.S. (Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot). H.E. (High Explosive). D.S.R.R. (Discarding Sabot Reduced Range) (training) Prac. (H.E. Practice) (training)[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 | Coaxial 7.62 mm L37A1 MG[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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| Drive | tracked, with 14 lbf/in 2 (0.98 kg/cm 2 ) ground pressure[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Torsion bar[source] | Helical spring[source] |
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| In service | — | 2008–present[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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| Produced | — | 2008–present[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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| Power/weight | — | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 9 infantrymen[source] |
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