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Textron tactical armoured patrol vehiclelarger figure on 2 of 3
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Configuration
| Specification | Namer | Textron tactical armoured patrol vehicle |
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| Type | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] | Armoured car[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | Canada United States (design and manufacture)[source] |
| In service | 2008–present[source] | 2016–present[source] |
| Used by | Israel Defense Forces[source] | Canada |
60+ tonnes[source]
curb, no armour
Single sourcecurb, with armour
Single sourceGVW, no armour
Single sourceGVW, with armour
Single source14,743 kg (32,503 lb) (curb, no armour), 17,743 kg (39,117 lb) (GVW, no armour), 16,435 kg (36,233 lb) (curb, with armour), 18,482 kg (40,746 lb) (GVW, with armour)[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] | — |
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| Designer | Israel Military Industries[source] | Textron Systems[source] |
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| Manufacturer | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] | Textron Marine & Land Systems[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] | 40 mm HK GMG[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] | C6 general purpose machine gun[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, fully independent[source] |
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| Armour | — | Composite armour[source] |
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| Transmission | — | Allison MD3560 automatic (six forward, one reverse)[source] |
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