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Configuration
| Specification | Namer | Novator (light armoured vehicle) |
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| Type | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] | Infantry mobility vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | Ukraine[source] |
| In service | 2008–present[source] | — |
| Used by | Israel Defense Forces[source] | Ukrainian Armed Forces[source] |
6400 mm[source]
turbocharged diesel engine
Single source1,200 hp (895 kW) turbocharged diesel engine[source]
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| Wars |
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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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| Manufacturer | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] | Ukrainian Armor[source] |
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| Unit cost | $5 million[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2008–present[source] | 2019–present[source] |
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| No. built | Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027[source] | 1000+[source] |
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| Armor | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[source] | B6+ standard[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] | Remote weapon station (optional)[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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| Designed | — | 2017[source] |
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| Engine | — | 6,7L 4V OHV Ford Power Stroke V8 Turbo Diesel B20[source] |
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| Transmission | — | Ford Torqshift six-speed automatic (five-speed in some early models)[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 300 mm[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 160 litres[source] |
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| Engine type | — | Diesel, Ford V8 Super[source] |
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