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Configuration
| Specification | Namer | RG-31 Nyala |
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| Type | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] | Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | South Africa[source] |
| In service | 2008–present[source] | — |
| Used by | Israel Defense Forces[source] | — |
| Wars | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[source] |
turbocharged diesel engine
Single source1,200 hp (895 kW) turbocharged diesel engine[source]
Option 1: Daimler-Benz OM 352A, 6-cylinder diesel Option 2: Iveco Tector F4AE0681D diesel Option 3: Detroit Diesel Option 4: Cummins 6.7L QSB, 6-cylinder diesel
Single sourceOption 5: Weichai WD615
Single sourceOption 1: Daimler-Benz OM 352A, 6-cylinder diesel, 123 hp Option 2: Iveco Tector F4AE0681D diesel Option 3: Detroit Diesel Option 4: Cummins 6.7L QSB, 6-cylinder diesel, 275 hp Option 5: Weichai WD615[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designer | Israel Military Industries[source] | BAE Systems Land Systems OMC[source] |
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| Manufacturer | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] | BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa[source] |
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| Unit cost | $5 million[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2008–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] | Varies weapons such as optional 12.7mm M2 Browning machine gun by weapons mount[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] | — |
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| Payload capacity | 9 infantrymen[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Helical spring[source] | 4×4-wheeled[source] |
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