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Configuration
| Specification | LAV 6 | Namer |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Infantry Fighting Vehicle[source] | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | Canada[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 2016–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Israel Defense Forces[source] |
| Designer | General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada[source] | Israel Military Industries[source] |
| Designed | 2009–2011[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada, General Dynamics Mission Systems - Canada[source] | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] |
| Developed from | LAV III[source] | — |
| Developed into | LAV 700 Desert Viper[source] | — |
| Produced | 2012–2019 (LAV 6), 2020–present (ACSV)[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
| Passengers | — | |
| Main armament | 1 x M242 Bushmaster 25 mm chain gun (210rnds) or 1 x RWS C6 GPMG 7.62 mm machine gun (2,200rnds)[source] | Samson RCWS equipped with either 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher[source] |
| Secondary armament | C6 GPMG[source] | 1 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) FN MAG MG 1 × 60 mm (2.4 in) external mortar 12 × smoke grenades[source] |
| Power/weight | 15.7 hp/t[source] | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] |
| Suspension | Independent Hydropneumatic[source] | Helical spring[source] |
| Fuel capacity | 414 litres (91 imperial gallons; 109 US gallons)[source] | — |
| Wars | — | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[source] |
| Unit cost | — | $5 million[source] |
| No. built | — | Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027[source] |
| Armor | — | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[source] |
| Payload capacity | — | 9 infantrymen[source] |
| Reported operators | — |
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