Namer vs Otokar Cobra: Specs Compared

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AArmoured 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

Otokar Cobra — licensed reference photograph

BArmoured vehicles

Otokar Cobra

Infantry mobility vehicle with MRAP capabilities

Credit

Shadman Samee from Dhaka, Bangladesh · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Namerlarger figure on 1 of 3

Width+77%

Otokar Cobralarger figure on 2 of 3

Speed+35%
Range+50%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

16 of 54 rows sourced on both sides

8.2 מטרים

5.23m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

8.2 מטרים^[source]

5.23 m

Length

Single source

5.23 m (17.2 ft)^[source]

3.92m

Configuration

Details

Namer and Otokar Cobra configuration
Specification	Namer	Otokar Cobra
Type	Heavy armoured personnel carrier^[source]	Infantry mobility vehicle with MRAP capabilities^[source]
Place of origin	Israel^[source]	Turkey^[source]
In service	2008–present^[source]	1997–present^[source]
Used by	Israel Defense Forces^[source]	Operators^[source]

Wars	Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War^[source]	War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Russo-Georgian War Kurdish–Turkish conflict Boko Haram insurgency Operation Euphrates Shield Operation Olive Branch Kosovo War^[source]

Designer	Israel Military Industries^[source]	Otokar^[source]

Manufacturer	IDF Ordnance (assembler)^[source]	Otokar^[source]

Unit cost	$5 million^[source]	—

Produced	2008–present^[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]	—

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

Secondary armament	1 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) FN MAG MG 1 × 60 mm (2.4 in) external mortar 12 × smoke grenades^[source]	—

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

Payload capacity	9 infantrymen^[source]	—

Suspension	Helical spring^[source]	Helical coil suspension^[source]

Developed into	—	Cobra II^[source]

Variants	—	Configurable as Armoured Personnel Carrier, Anti-Tank Vehicle, Amphibious vehicle, Reconnaissance Vehicle, Ground Surveillance Radar Vehicle, Forward Observation Vehicle, Armoured Ambulance^[source]

Transmission	—	4-speed automatic^[source]

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