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Lenco BearCatlarger figure on 1 of 2
Namerlarger figure on 1 of 2
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Configuration
| Specification | Lenco BearCat | Namer |
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| Type | Non-military armored vehicle[source] | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 2001–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| Used by | See § Operators[source] | Israel Defense Forces[source] |
Operational; Operational range
Single source500 km (310 mi)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed | 2001[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Lenco Industries[source] | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$188,793–300,000[source] | $5 million[source] |
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| Produced | 2001–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| Variants | See § Variants[source] | — |
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| Armor | 0.5–1.5 in (13–38 mm) steel plate ( NIJ Type IV+ )[source] | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[source] |
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| Main armament | Weapon mountable rotating roof hatch[source] | 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 | Multiple side gun 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 | Ford 6R140 6-speed automatic[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Live axle[source] | Helical spring[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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| No. built | — | Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027[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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| Reported operators | — |
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