AArmoured vehicles
Land Rover Defender
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AArmoured vehicles
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Land Rover Defenderlarger figure on 0 of 1
Namerlarger figure on 1 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
110
Single source90
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Land Rover Defender | Namer |
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| Mass | — | 60+ tonnes[source] |
| Manufacturer | Land Rover (1983–2012) Jaguar Land Rover (2013–2016)[source] | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] |
| Also called | Land Rover 90, Ninety, 110, One Ten, One Two Seven (1983–1990)[source] | — |
| Production | 1983–2016 Over 2 million Series/Defenders built since 1948[source] | — |
| Assembly | United Kingdom: Solihull ( Solihull plant ) CKD (Completely Knocked Down) kits : Australia: Moorebank Brazil: São Paulo ( Karmann ) South Africa: Blackheath; Rosslyn ; Silverton Pakistan: Karachi ( Sigma Motors ) Turkey: Istanbul ; Arifiye ( Otokar ) Malaysia: Shah Alam , Kulim ( SMA ) Jordan: Ma'an ( Aqaba Assembly Plant ) Kenya: Nairobi Thailand: Rayong (Thai Swedish Assembly) Zimbabwe |
160.5 in (4,077 mm) (90) 181.1 in (4,600 mm) (110)[source]
8.2 מטרים[source]
(commander, driver, RCWS operator) + 9 troops
Single source3 (commander, driver, RCWS operator) + 9 troops[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source85.2 km/h (50 mph)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source500 km (310 mi)[source]
turbocharged diesel engine
Single source1,200 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.
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| Class | Small offroader (90) Medium sized offroader (110 & 130)[source] | — |
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| Layout | Front engine , four-wheel drive[source] | — |
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| Predecessor | Land Rover Series III[source] | — |
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| Successor | Land Rover Defender (L663)[source] | — |
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| Body style | 3-door 4x4 5-door 4x4 2-door pickup 3-door panel truck[source] | — |
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| Related | Land Rover Wolf Santana PS-10[source] | — |
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| Engine | petrol : 2.25 L 10H I4 (1983–1985) 2.5 L 17H I4 (1985–1993) 3.5 L Rover V8 V8 (1983–1993) diesel : 2.25 L 10J I4 (1983) 2.5 L 11J/12J I4 (1984–1993) 2.5 L 19J turbo I4 (1986–1990)[source] | — |
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| Transmission | 4-speed LT95 manual 5-speed LT77 manual 5-speed LT85 manual[source] | — |
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| Wheelbase | 92.9 in (2,360 mm) (90) 110 in (2,794 mm) (110) 127 in (3,226 mm) (127)[source] | — |
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| National origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| Type | — | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
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| Place of origin | — | Israel[source] |
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| In service | — | 2008–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | Israel Defense Forces[source] |
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| Wars | — | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[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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| No. built | — | Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027[source] |
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| Armor | — | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[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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| Secondary armament | — | 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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| 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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| Reported operators | — |
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