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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Nimr (armored personnel carrier) | VEC-M1 |
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| Type | Infantry Mobility Vehicle[source] | Armoured fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | United Arab Emirates[source] | Spain[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Wars | Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Second Libyan Civil War[source] | Iraq War[source] |
Width
Single source2.5 metres (8.2 ft)[source]
Mass
Single source13.7 tonnes (13.5 long tons; 15.1 short tons)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source90 kilometres per hour (56 mph)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source800 kilometres (500 mi)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | NIMR Automotive LLC[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2005–present[source] | — |
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| No. built | >1,765 UAE Army[source] | — |
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| Passengers | 6 (Depends on variant)[source] | — |
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| Main armament | M2 Browning machine gun[source] | — |
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| Transmission | Allison MD 3060 - 6-speed Automatic Transmission[source] | Six-wheel drive[source] |
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| In service | — | 1990s - current[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | 483,000 EUR[source] |
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| Armor | — | Steel (turret) Aluminium alloy (hull)[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 19.5 horsepower per tonne (14.5 kW/t)[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 17 tonnes (17 long tons; 19 short tons)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 400 litres (110 US gal)[source] |
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