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| Specification | Namer | URO VAMTAC |
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| Mass | 60+ tonnes[source] | 5.300 -11.000 Kg[source] |
| Type | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] | Multi-purpose armored vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | Spain[source] |
| In service | 2008–present[source] | 1998–present[source] |
4.845 metres (15.90 ft) / 5.55 metres (18.2 ft)[source]
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| Used by | Israel Defense Forces[source] | See operators[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] | UROVESA[source] |
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| Manufacturer | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] | UROVESA[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] | at least 4,500[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] | — |
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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] | 1500–2000 kg[source] |
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| Suspension | Helical spring[source] | 4-wheel independent (double wishbones with coil-springs)[source] |
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| Variants | — | VAMTAC I3, S3, and ST5[source] |
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| Transmission | — | 6 speed automatic[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 110 litres (24 imp gal; 29 US gal)[source] |
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