M2 Bradley vs Namer: Specs Compared

M2 Bradley — licensed reference photograph

AArmoured vehicles

M2 Bradley

Infantry fighting vehicle

Credit

SGT. Brian Cumper · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

BArmoured vehicles

Namer

Heavy armoured personnel carrier

Credit

https://www.flickr.com/people/45644610@N03 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

M2 Bradleylarger figure on 0 of 3

None

Namerlarger figure on 3 of 3

Width+9%
Speed+33%
Range+4%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

21 of 32 rows sourced on both sides

6.55m

8.2 מטרים

Length

All recorded figures & sources

6.55 m

Length

Single source

21.49 ft (6.55 m)^[source]

8.2 מטרים^[source]

3.6m

3.92m

Width+9%

All recorded figures & sources

3.6 m

Width

Single source

11.82 ft (3.60 m)^[source]

3.92 m

Width

Single source

3.92 metre^[source]

2.98m

כ-2.25 מטרים (לא כולל עמדת המקלע)

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.98 m

Height

Single source

9.78 ft (2.98 m)^[source]

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

25t

60+ tonnes

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

25,000 kg

Mass

Single source

27.6 short tons (25.0 t )^[source]

60+ tonnes^[source]

3commander, gunner, driver

CrewScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3 people

commander, gunner, driver

Single source

3 (commander, gunner, driver)^[source]

3 people

(commander, driver, RCWS operator) + 9 troops

Single source

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

64km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

85km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

Speed+33%

All recorded figures & sources

64 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

7.2 km/h

Maximum; in water

Single source

40 km/h

Maximum; Off-road

Single source

40 mph (64 km/h); 40 km/h off-road; 7.2 km/h in water^[source]

85.2 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

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

480kmOperational; Operational range

500kmOperational; Operational range

Range+4%

All recorded figures & sources

480 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

300 mi (480 km)^[source]

500 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

500 km (310 mi)^[source]

450kWCummins VTA-903T 8-cylinder diesel

895kWturbocharged diesel engine

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

450 kW

Cummins VTA-903T 8-cylinder diesel

Single source

Cummins VTA-903T 8-cylinder diesel 600 hp (450 kW)^[source]

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

M2 Bradley and Namer configuration
Specification	M2 Bradley	Namer
Type	Infantry fighting vehicle^[source]	Heavy armoured personnel carrier^[source]
Place of origin	United States^[source]	Israel^[source]
In service	1981–present^[source]	2008–present^[source]
Used by	See Operators^[source]	Israel Defense Forces^[source]
Wars	Gulf War Iraq War Yemeni Civil War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]	Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War^[source]
Manufacturer	United Defense (1981–1995) BAE Systems Platforms & Services (since 2004)^[source]	IDF Ordnance (assembler)^[source]
Unit cost	$3,166,000 in 1998.^[source]	$5 million^[source]
Produced	1981–1995 ( United Defense ) 2004–present ( BAE Systems Platforms & Services )^[source]	2008–present^[source]
Passengers	6 (7 in M2A2 ODS/M2A3/M2A4)^[source]	—
Armor	Spaced laminate armor offering 14.5 mm all around protection. Hull base is 7017 aluminum^[source]	Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.^[source]
Main armament	25 mm M242 chain gun (900 rounds) 2 × TOW anti-tank missile launchers (7 missiles)^[source]	Samson RCWS equipped with either 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher^[source]
Secondary armament	7.62 mm coaxial M240C machine gun (2,200 rounds)^[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	16.18 kW/tonne (21.7 hp/tonne)^[source]	20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)^[source]
Suspension	Torsion bar^[source]	Helical spring^[source]
Designer	—	Israel Military Industries^[source]
No. built	—	Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027^[source]
Payload capacity	—	9 infantrymen^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Croatia Reported operator · Lebanon Reported operator · Russia Reported operator · Saudi Arabia Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · 1033 Program	Reported operator · Israel

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M2 Bradley

Namer

Type

Infantry fighting vehicle^[source]

Heavy armoured personnel carrier^[source]

Place of origin

United States^[source]

Israel^[source]

In service

1981–present^[source]

2008–present^[source]

Used by

See Operators^[source]

Israel Defense Forces^[source]

Wars

Gulf War Iraq War Yemeni Civil War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]

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

Manufacturer

United Defense (1981–1995) BAE Systems Platforms & Services (since 2004)^[source]

IDF Ordnance (assembler)^[source]

Unit cost

$3,166,000 in 1998.^[source]

$5 million^[source]

Produced

1981–1995 ( United Defense ) 2004–present ( BAE Systems Platforms & Services )^[source]

2008–present^[source]

Passengers

6 (7 in M2A2 ODS/M2A3/M2A4)^[source]

—

Armor

Spaced laminate armor offering 14.5 mm all around protection. Hull base is 7017 aluminum^[source]

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

Main armament

25 mm M242 chain gun (900 rounds) 2 × TOW anti-tank missile launchers (7 missiles)^[source]

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

Secondary armament

7.62 mm coaxial M240C machine gun (2,200 rounds)^[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

16.18 kW/tonne (21.7 hp/tonne)^[source]

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

Suspension

Torsion bar^[source]

Helical spring^[source]

Designer

—

Israel Military Industries^[source]

No. built

—

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

Payload capacity

—

9 infantrymen^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Croatia
Reported operator · Lebanon
Reported operator · Russia
Reported operator · Saudi Arabia
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · 1033 Program

Reported operator · Israel