ISBI Meteoro vs Namer: Specs Compared

AArmoured vehicles

ISBI Meteoro

Armoured Personnel Carrier

BArmoured vehicles

Namer

Heavy armoured personnel carrier

Credit

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

ISBI Meteorolarger figure on 1 of 2

Speed+29%

Namerlarger figure on 1 of 2

Width+57%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

16 of 29 rows sourced on both sides

6.1m

8.2 מטרים

Length

All recorded figures & sources

6.1 m

Length

Single source

6.1 m (20 ft)^[source]

8.2 מטרים^[source]

2.5m

3.92m

Width+57%

All recorded figures & sources

2.5 m

Width

Single source

2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)^[source]

3.92 m

Width

Single source

3.92 metre^[source]

2.65m

כ-2.25 מטרים (לא כולל עמדת המקלע)

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.65 m

Height

Single source

2.65 m (8 ft 8 in)^[source]

כ-2.25 מטרים (לא כולל עמדת המקלע)^[source]

12t

60+ tonnes

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

12,000 kg

Mass

Single source

12,000 kg (26,000 lb)^[source]

60+ tonnes^[source]

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

3 people

Crew

Single source

3^[source]

3 people

(commander, driver, RCWS operator) + 9 troops

Single source

3 (commander, driver, RCWS operator) + 9 troops^[source]

110km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

85km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

Speed+29%

All recorded figures & sources

110 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

110 km/h (68 mph)^[source]

85.2 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

85.2 km/h (50 mph)^[source]

500kmOperational; Operational range

Range

All recorded figures & sources

500 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

500 km (310 mi)^[source]

500 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

500 km (310 mi)^[source]

—

895kWturbocharged diesel engine

Power

All recorded figures & sources

895 kW

turbocharged diesel engine

Single source

1,200 hp (895 kW) turbocharged diesel engine^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

ISBI Meteoro and Namer configuration
Specification	ISBI Meteoro	Namer
Type	Armoured Personnel Carrier^[source]	Heavy armoured personnel carrier^[source]
Place of origin	Colombia^[source]	Israel^[source]
In service	2004-present^[source]	2008–present^[source]
Used by	See Operators^[source]	Israel Defense Forces^[source]
Manufacturer	ISBI^[source]	IDF Ordnance (assembler)^[source]
Passengers	9^[source]	—
Armor	Norma 10-UL-752^[source]	Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.^[source]
Main armament	M2 Browning^[source]	Samson RCWS equipped with either 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher^[source]
Secondary armament	M240 machine gun IMI Galil^[source]	1 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) FN MAG MG 1 × 60 mm (2.4 in) external mortar 12 × smoke grenades^[source]
Engine	7.2L I6 Caterpillar 3126 Diesel engine^[source]	—
Transmission	Allison Transmission-Fuller MT653^[source]	—
Suspension	4×4 wheeled^[source]	Helical spring^[source]
Wars	—	Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War^[source]
Designer	—	Israel Military Industries^[source]
Unit cost	—	$5 million^[source]
Produced	—	2008–present^[source]
No. built	—	Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027^[source]
Power/weight	—	20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)^[source]
Payload capacity	—	9 infantrymen^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Colombia	Reported operator · Israel

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ISBI Meteoro

Namer

Type

Armoured Personnel Carrier^[source]

Heavy armoured personnel carrier^[source]

Place of origin

Colombia^[source]

Israel^[source]

In service

2004-present^[source]

2008–present^[source]

Used by

See Operators^[source]

Israel Defense Forces^[source]

Manufacturer

ISBI^[source]

IDF Ordnance (assembler)^[source]

Passengers

9^[source]

—

Armor

Norma 10-UL-752^[source]

Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.^[source]

Main armament

M2 Browning^[source]

Samson RCWS equipped with either 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher^[source]

Secondary armament

M240 machine gun IMI Galil^[source]

1 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) FN MAG MG 1 × 60 mm (2.4 in) external mortar 12 × smoke grenades^[source]

Engine

7.2L I6 Caterpillar 3126 Diesel engine^[source]

—

Transmission

Allison Transmission-Fuller MT653^[source]

—

Suspension

4×4 wheeled^[source]

Helical spring^[source]

Wars

—

Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War^[source]

Designer

—

Israel Military Industries^[source]

Unit cost

—

$5 million^[source]

Produced

—

2008–present^[source]

No. built

—

Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027^[source]

Power/weight

—

20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)^[source]

Payload capacity

—

9 infantrymen^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Colombia

Reported operator · Israel