Namer vs Véhicule Blindé Léger: Specs Compared

AArmoured vehicles

Namer

Heavy armoured personnel carrier

Credit

https://www.flickr.com/people/45644610@N03 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

Véhicule Blindé Léger — licensed reference photograph

BArmoured vehicles

Véhicule Blindé Léger

Scout car

Credit

Selvejp · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Namerlarger figure on 1 of 3

Width+94%

Véhicule Blindé Légerlarger figure on 2 of 3

Speed+12%
Range+40%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

17 of 44 rows sourced on both sides

8.2 מטרים

4.02mVBL · Length

Length

All recorded figures & sources

8.2 מטרים^[source]

3.8 m

Length

Single source

4 m

long version

Single source

4.02 m

VBL · Length

Single source

3.80 m (4.00 m long version)^[source]

4.02 m^[source]VBL

3.92m

2.02m

Width+94%

All recorded figures & sources

3.92 m

Width

Single source

3.92 metre^[source]

2.02 m

Width

Single source

2.02 m

VBL · Width

Single source

2.02 m^[source]

2.02 m^[source]VBL

כ-2.25 מטרים (לא כולל עמדת המקלע)

2.14mVBL · avec arme (7.62mm) en place

Height

All recorded figures & sources

כ-2.25 מטרים (לא כולל עמדת המקלע)^[source]

1.7 m

Height

Single source

2.14 m

VBL · avec arme (7.62mm) en place

Single source

1.70 m^[source]

2,14 m avec arme (7.62mm) en place^[source]VBL

60+ tonnes

4tVBL · Mass · Poids en ordre de combat

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

60+ tonnes^[source]

3,256 kg

Empty; VBL · Empty weight

Single source

3,500–4,000 kg

Mass

Single source

4,002 kg

VBL · Mass · Poids en ordre de combat

Single source

3.5 to 4 tonnes^[source]

3256 kg^[source]VBL

4002 kg^[source]VBL · Poids en ordre de combat

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

3 people

(commander, driver, RCWS operator) + 9 troops

Single source

3 (commander, driver, RCWS operator) + 9 troops^[source]

3 people

Crew

Single source

3^[source]

85km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

95km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

Speed+12%

All recorded figures & sources

85.2 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

85.2 km/h (50 mph)^[source]

95 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

90 km/h

Maximum; VBL · Maximum speed

Single source

95 km/h^[source]

90 km/h^[source]VBL

500kmOperational; Operational range

600–800kmOperational; Operational range

Range

All recorded figures & sources

500 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

500 km (310 mi)^[source]

600–800 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

1,000 km

VBL · Range

Single source

600 to 800 km^[source]

1000km^[source]VBL

895kWturbocharged diesel engine

97kWwith DW10FC

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

895 kW

turbocharged diesel engine

Single source

1,200 hp (895 kW) turbocharged diesel engine^[source]

70 kW

Peugeot XD3T turbo-diesel From July 2018: DW10FC

Single source

97 kW

with DW10FC

Single source

Peugeot XD3T turbo-diesel From July 2018: DW10FC 70 kW (94 hp); 97 kW (130 hp) with DW10FC^[source]

95cv^[source]VBL

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Namer and Véhicule Blindé Léger configuration
Specification	Namer	Véhicule Blindé Léger
Type	Heavy armoured personnel carrier^[source]	Scout car^[source]
Place of origin	Israel^[source]	France^[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]	Bosnian War Rwandan Civil War Djiboutian Civil War Chiapas conflict Kosovo War First Congo War Second Congo War War in Afghanistan First Ivorian Civil War Second Ivorian Civil War Boko Haram insurgency Northern Mali conflict Central African Republic Civil War^[source]
Designer	Israel Military Industries^[source]	—
Manufacturer	IDF Ordnance (assembler)^[source]	Panhard^[source]
Unit cost	$5 million^[source]	—
Produced	2008–present^[source]	1985–2010^[source]
No. built	Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027^[source]	—
Armor	Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.^[source]	—
Main armament	Samson RCWS equipped with either 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher^[source]	depends on the version^[source]
Secondary armament	1 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) FN MAG MG 1 × 60 mm (2.4 in) external mortar 12 × smoke grenades^[source]	none^[source]
Power/weight	20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)^[source]	22.0 kW/t (29.5 hp/t)^[source]
Payload capacity	9 infantrymen^[source]	—
Suspension	Helical spring^[source]	0.35 m ground clearance^[source]
Armour	—	STANAG level 1 (protection against 7.62×51 NATO rounds and shrapnel)^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Israel	Reported operator · Benin Reported operator · Botswana Reported operator · Cameroon Reported operator · Djibouti Reported operator · France Reported operator · Gabon Reported operator · Greece Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Kuwait Reported operator · Mexico Reported operator · Niger Reported operator · Nigeria Reported operator · Oman Reported operator · Portugal Reported operator · Qatar Reported operator · Rwanda Reported operator · Togo Reported operator · United Arab Emirates

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Namer

Véhicule Blindé Léger

Type

Heavy armoured personnel carrier^[source]

Scout car^[source]

Place of origin

Israel^[source]

France^[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]

Bosnian War Rwandan Civil War Djiboutian Civil War Chiapas conflict Kosovo War First Congo War Second Congo War War in Afghanistan First Ivorian Civil War Second Ivorian Civil War Boko Haram insurgency Northern Mali conflict Central African Republic Civil War^[source]

Designer

Israel Military Industries^[source]

—

Manufacturer

IDF Ordnance (assembler)^[source]

Panhard^[source]

Unit cost

$5 million^[source]

—

Produced

2008–present^[source]

1985–2010^[source]

No. built

Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027^[source]

—

Armor

Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.^[source]

—

Main armament

Samson RCWS equipped with either 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher^[source]

depends on the version^[source]

Secondary armament

1 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) FN MAG MG 1 × 60 mm (2.4 in) external mortar 12 × smoke grenades^[source]

none^[source]

Power/weight

20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)^[source]

22.0 kW/t (29.5 hp/t)^[source]

Payload capacity

9 infantrymen^[source]

—

Suspension

Helical spring^[source]

0.35 m ground clearance^[source]

Armour

—

STANAG level 1 (protection against 7.62×51 NATO rounds and shrapnel)^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Israel

Reported operator · Benin
Reported operator · Botswana
Reported operator · Cameroon
Reported operator · Djibouti
Reported operator · France
Reported operator · Gabon
Reported operator · Greece
Reported operator · Indonesia
Reported operator · Kuwait
Reported operator · Mexico
Reported operator · Niger
Reported operator · Nigeria
Reported operator · Oman
Reported operator · Portugal
Reported operator · Qatar
Reported operator · Rwanda
Reported operator · Togo
Reported operator · United Arab Emirates