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| Specification | Namer | Puma (Italian armoured fighting vehicle) |
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| Type | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] | Armoured personnel carrier / scout car[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | Italy[source] |
| In service | 2008–present[source] | 2001–present[source] |
| Used by | Israel Defense Forces[source] | Operators |
5.07/4.76 m[source]
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| Wars | 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] | Iveco - Oto Melara[source] |
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| Unit cost | $5 million[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2008–present[source] | 2001–2004[source] |
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| No. built | Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027[source] | 250 6×6 and 330 4×4[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] | 7.62mm , 12.7mm MG or Remote Weapon System[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] | Smoke-grenade launchers[source] |
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| Power/weight | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] | 22.8 (4×4) hp/tonne[source] |
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| Payload capacity | 9 infantrymen[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Helical spring[source] | — |
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| Designed | — | 1988[source] |
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| Transmission | — | 5-speed automatic 6×6/4×4[source] |
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| Former operator · Italy | — | Italy[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | The 4x4 variant carries 3 troop members plus the driver, the 6×6 variant carries 6 troops plus driver.[source]Puma (Italian armoured fighting vehicle) · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The 4×4 variant carries two soldiers in addition to the driver and gunner, and is used in pairs for battlefield reconnaissance. The 6X6 version carries four soldiers plus driver and gunner, and together with another Puma 6×6 can carry an Italian infantry squad of eight men. In 2007 the Italian Army ordered 19 Hitrole 12.7mm machine gun remote controlled turrets from Oto Melara and is planning to add extra armor to the vehicle.[source]Puma (Italian armoured fighting vehicle) · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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| Country of origin | — | Italy[source]Inventory Origin column; table 10, row 4, cell 3; revision 1375013163; retrieved 2026-10-02 |
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