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Configuration
| Specification | Namer | Pandur II (8×8) |
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| Type | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] | Armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | Austria[source] |
| In service | 2008–present[source] | 2001–present[source] |
| Used by | Israel Defense Forces[source] | See Operators[source] |
60+ tonnes[source]
amphibious limit
Single source(with additional protection) *turret not included
Single source(with minimal protection) or
Single source17.3 t (38,000 lb) (with minimal protection) or 22 t (49,000 lb) (with additional protection) *turret not included 20.1 t (44,000 lb) (amphibious limit)[source]
turbocharged diesel engine
Single source1,200 hp (895 kW) turbocharged diesel engine[source]
Cummins ISLe 450 HPCR, 8.9l in-line 6 turbo-diesel engine 1,628 N⋅m (1,201 ft⋅lb)
Single sourceCummins ISLe 450 HPCR, 8.9l in-line 6 turbo-diesel engine 335 kW (449 hp) 1,628 N⋅m (1,201 ft⋅lb)[source]
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Portugal[source]Current operator entry; any stated variant or condition remains in the excerpt
| Wars | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Designer | Israel Military Industries[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] | Steyr-Daimler-Puch and Czechoslovak Group (licensed production for Central and Eastern Europe + Asia)[source] |
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| Unit cost | $5 million[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2008–present[source] | 2001–present[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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| Armor | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[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] | 30 mm Mk44 Bushmaster II gun or TOW anti-tank guided missile or 105 mm Cockerill high-pressure gun or 7.62 mm FN MAG machine gun or 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning heavy machine gun[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] | 7.62 mm FN MAG machine gun or 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning heavy machine gun or Spike LR anti-tank guided missile[source] |
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| Power/weight | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] | — |
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| Payload capacity | 9 infantrymen[source] | 8.5 t (19,000 lb)[source] |
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| Suspension | Helical spring[source] | — |
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| Developed from | — | Pandur I (6×6)[source] |
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| Passengers | — | 11 (APC version)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | ZF 6HP602 S PLUS (6 forward, 1 reverse gears) Steyr VG 1400 transfer case[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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