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Namerlarger figure on 1 of 2
RBY Mk 1larger figure on 1 of 2
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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Namer | RBY Mk 1 |
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| Type | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] | Reconnaissance vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 2008–present[source] | 1975-present[source] |
| Used by | Israel Defense Forces[source] | See Operators[source] |
Operational; Operational range
Single source500 km (310 mi)[source]
turbocharged diesel engine
Single source1,200 hp (895 kW) turbocharged diesel engine[source]
Chrysler 225-2 6-cylinder petrol 6.8 litre V-8 diesel (Guatemalan RBY Mk 1 only) Deutz BT6L 912S inline-V6 diesel engine (Honduran local upgrade) or
Single sourcedepending on variant
Single sourceChrysler 225-2 6-cylinder petrol 6.8 litre V-8 diesel (Guatemalan RBY Mk 1 only) Deutz BT6L 912S inline-V6 diesel engine (Honduran local upgrade) 120 hp or 145 hp depending on variant[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[source] | Guatemalan Civil War FMLN-Honduran skirmish South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000)[source] |
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| Designer | Israel Military Industries[source] | IAI RAMTA[source] |
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| Manufacturer | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | $5 million[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2008–present[source] | 1975[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] | Up to 5 machine guns ( pintle mounts)[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] | Depends on Variant[source] |
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| Payload capacity | 9 infantrymen[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Helical spring[source] | — |
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| Designed | — | 1975[source] |
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| Armour | — | 8 mm (0.31 in) steel (hull sides) 10 mm (0.39 in) steel (floor)[source] |
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| Former operator · Israel | — | Israel[source] |
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