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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | IDF Caterpillar D9 | Keiler (mine flail) |
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| Type | armored bulldozer[source] | Mine flail[source] |
| Base supplier | Caterpillar Inc.[source] | — |
| Armour modifiers | Israel Defense Forces, Israeli Military Industries and Israel Aerospace Industries[source] | — |
| Role | combat engineering operations[source] | — |
| Used by | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Combat Engineering Corps[source] | — |
Width
Single source6.35 m (20 ft 10 in)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source50 km/h (31 mph)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source600 km (370 mi)[source]
D9L in IDF service · Power
Single sourceD9N in IDF service · Power
Single sourceD9R in IDF service · Power
DisputedD9T in IDF service · Power
Single source405–410 horsepower (302–306 kW)[source]
460 hp (340 kW)[source]
375–401 hp (280–299 kW)[source]
405 hp (302 kW)[source]
410–436 hp (306–325 kW)[source]
MTU MB 871 Ka
Single sourceMTU MB 871 Ka 501 986 hp[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| In service | Older generations, such as D9L and D9N are still in service, mainly in the reserve forces.[source] | — |
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| Place of origin | — | Germany[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1997-1998[source] |
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| Suspension | — | torsion-bar[source] |
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| Designed | — | 2024[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Rheinmetall[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | Rheinmetall Natter 12.7 RCWS[source] |
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| Main armament | — | keine[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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