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Configuration
| Specification | Heron (armored personnel carrier) | Iveco MTV |
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| Type | Wheeled armored personnel carrier[source] | Infantry mobility vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Poland / Czech Republic[source] | Italy[source] |
| Designer | Tatra Defence Vehicle / Huta Stalowa Wola[source] | Iveco Defence Vehicles[source] |
| Role | wheeled armoured personnel carrier[source] |
without mirrors
Single source2,430 mm (96 in) (without mirrors)[source]
hard top
Single source2,760 mm (109 in) (hard top)[source]
± kerb
Single source± 12.8 t (28,000 lb) (kerb)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source90 km/h (56 mph)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source600 km (370 mi)[source]
FPT NEF N67 280 (6.7 litres, inline-six , turbo-diesel engine , Euro III) Power Torque: 1,000 N⋅m (740 ft⋅lb)
Single sourceFPT NEF N67 280 (6.7 litres, inline-six , turbo-diesel engine , Euro III) Power: 276 hp (206 kW) Torque: 1,000 N⋅m (740 ft⋅lb))[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Source manufacturer statement | Ultimately, it is to be partially produced by Huta Stalowa Wola S.A. – Autosan Branch in Sanok.[source]Only the subject, component or variant named in this passage; unresolved names do not create a manufacturer identity | — |
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| Source measurement | It carries a crew of 2 and 11 landing troops. It accelerates on paved roads to about 110 - 120 km/h. The vehicle's empty weight is about 22 tons (depending on equipment and armor). The permissible gross weight is 30 tons, and the maximum payload is 10 tons. The driving range is about 700 km. It overcomes a slope of 70%, the angle of approach exceeds 38%, and the angle of departure 50%. It overcomes water obstacles 1.2 meters deep, vertical obstacles 0.4 meters high and ditches 1.6 meters wide. The armour provides ballistic protection level 3a/4a according to the STANAG 4569 standard, and mine protection level 4a/4b (explosion under the vehicle of 10 kg of TNT)[source]Heron (armored personnel carrier) · Technical information; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The drive is provided by an 8-cylinder Tatra T3-928-RE diesel engine , eighth generation with power from 300 to 370 kW, or optionally Caterpillar C9.3B engines with power of 395 or 447 kW and Cummins ISL with power of 300 kW. The engines are coupled with an automatic gearbox with six gears. A similar choice also applies to the transmission. The options include Allison 4500SP automatic, ZF Ecolife II automatic, or Traxxon automated.[source]Heron (armored personnel carrier) · Propulsion; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
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| Origin reported by inventory | Poland Czech Republic[source]Inventory Origin column; table 34, row 3, cell 3; revision 1377190815; retrieved 2026-10-02 | — |
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| In service | — | 2024–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | Netherlands Armed Forces[source] |
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| No. built | — | 200 (as of October 2024, with a total of 1,185 on order)[source] |
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| Variants | — | See variants[source] |
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| Main armament | — | Hardtop: FN deFNder RCWS equipped with an FN MAG ( 7.62×51mm NATO ) Softtop variant, manned ring mount with optionally: M2 Browning ( 12.7×99mm NATO HMG ) H&K GMG ( 40×53 mm HV , AGL ) Spike LR / LR2 ( ATGM )[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | Softtop variant: lateral swing mount for the softtop variant, with a FN MAG ( 7.62×51mm NATO , GPMG )[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 23 hp/t (17 kW/t)[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | Payload: > 2.0 t (4,400 lb) Towing capacity: 3.5 t (7,700 lb)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | Automatic High-low transfer case Permanent 4×4 wheel-drive 3 fully lockable differentials[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 350 mm (14 in) (vertical obstacle)[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Iveco Defence Vehicles[source] |
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