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Iraqi Light Armored Vehiclelarger figure on 2 of 2
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| Specification | Iraqi Light Armored Vehicle | Namer |
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| Type | MRAP[source] | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| In service | 2007–Present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| Used by | Iraq, United States[source] | Israel Defense Forces[source] |
| Wars | Iraq War[source] | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War |
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| Manufacturer | BAE Systems , General Dynamics[source] | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] |
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| No. built | 300+[source] | Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027[source] |
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| Armor | Classified[source] | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[source] |
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| Secondary armament | Optional firing ports[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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| Transmission | Allison 3500 SP series[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 8, row 16, cell 3; revision 1377603307; retrieved 2026-09-30 | — |
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| Place of origin | — | Israel[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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| Main armament | — | 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 | — | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 9 infantrymen[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Helical spring[source] |
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