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Spc. Tyler Kingsbury · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Configuration
| Specification | M1150 assault breacher vehicle | Meerkat (vehicle) |
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| Type | Military engineering vehicle[source] | Interim Vehicle Mounted Mine Detector VMMD system[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | — |
| In service | 2009–present[source] | — |
| Used by | United States Army United States Marine Corps (2009– c. 2023) Australian Army (2025-present) Armed Forces of Ukraine[source] | — |
| Wars | War in Afghanistan Russo-Ukrainian war Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
Crew
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| Unit cost | $14 million (FY 2009)[source] | — |
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| No. built | 239[source] | — |
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| Main armament | M58 MICLIC[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 1 .50 BMG M2 machine gun mount on top of the vehicle.[source] | — |
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| Introduction | — | 1998[source] |
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| System manufacturer | — | Rolling Stock Division (RSD) of DCD-Dorbyl[source]ManufacturerofIVMMDsystem expresslynamed, not invented individualvehiclemaker |
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| Role | — | intended only to detect land mines[source] |
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| Detection equipment | — | pair of horizontally mounted rectangular panels, one each side[source] |
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| Protection | — | floor of the driver's cabin is armored[source] |
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| Maintenance | — | structural components are designed to be quickly replaced[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | South Africa[source]Inventory Origin column; table 14, row 9, cell 2; revision 1374575395; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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