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Measured figures
Width
Single source3.92 metre[source]
turbocharged diesel engine
Single source1,200 hp (895 kW) turbocharged diesel engine[source]
MTU Fried. MT 892 Ka-501 v10 11.1-litre (at 3,800 rpm), 2,200 N⋅m (1,623 ft⋅lb)
Single sourceOfficial specification · puma; 800 kW
Manufacturer claimMTU Fried. MT 892 Ka-501 v10 11.1-litre 1,088 PS (800 kW) (at 3,800 rpm), 2,200 N⋅m (1,623 ft⋅lb)[source]
800 kW[source]
1.088 PS[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · MotorleistungSource text · numeric interpretation needs review
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Configuration
| Specification | Namer | Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | Germany[source] |
| In service | 2008–present[source] | 2015–present[source] |
| Used by | Israel Defense Forces[source] | Bundeswehr[source] |
| Wars | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[source] | — |
| Designer | Israel Military Industries[source] | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme[source] |
| Manufacturer | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] | Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland[source] |
| Unit cost | $5 million[source] | — |
| Produced | 2008–present[source] | 2009–present[source] |
| No. built | Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027[source] | 350 as of December 2022[source] |
| Armor | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[source] | AMAP modular composite armor composite armour[source] |
| Main armament | Samson RCWS equipped with either 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher[source] | Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)[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] | Base variant: HK MG4 ( 5.56×45mm NATO ) S1 variant: Spike LR (MELLS) ATGM Multishot grenade launcher for close-in defense[source] |
| Power/weight | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] | 18.6 kW/t[source] |
| Payload capacity | 9 infantrymen[source] | — |
| Suspension | Helical spring[source] | Horstman hydrostruts[source] |
| Designed | — | 1995–2009[source] |
| Passengers | — | |
| Transmission | — | Renk HSWL 256[source] |
| Fuel capacity | — | 900 L (240 U.S. gal; 200 imp gal)[source] |
| Reported occupants | — | 3+6[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · BesatzungSource text · numeric interpretation needs review |
| Reported operators |
| — |