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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | IDF Caterpillar D9 | M1150 assault breacher vehicle |
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| Type | armored bulldozer[source] | Military engineering vehicle[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] |
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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
United States Army United States Marine Corps (2009– c. 2023) Australian Army (2025-present) Armed Forces of Ukraine[source] |
| In service | Older generations, such as D9L and D9N are still in service, mainly in the reserve forces.[source] | 2009–present[source] |
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| Place of origin | — | United States[source] |
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| Wars | — | War in Afghanistan Russo-Ukrainian war Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $14 million (FY 2009)[source] |
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| No. built | — | 239[source] |
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| Main armament | — | M58 MICLIC[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 1 .50 BMG M2 machine gun mount on top of the vehicle.[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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