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Armoured personnel carrier
ACMAT Bastion is a armoured personnel carrier originating in France. It was built by ACMAT (Former, France) Renault Truck Defense (Former, France) Arquus (Current, France) MACK Defense (Former, USA) AM General (Current, USA). Reported operators include Armenia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Chad, Chile, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Kosovo, Mali, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sweden, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, France.
FranceArmoured personnel carrier
France
2012–present
Insurgency in the Sahel Somali Civil War 2015 offensive against Boko Haram Yemeni Civil War 2019 Gabon Coup D'etat
ACMAT
ACMAT (Former, France) Renault Truck Defense (Former, France) Arquus (Current, France) MACK Defense (Former, USA) AM General (Current, USA)
Bastion PATSAS Fortress
12,000 kilograms (26,000 lb)
6 m (19 ft 8 in)
2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
2
8–10
STANAG 4569 level 1 to level 3
7.62 mm or 12.7 mm ring or remote control turret
180 hp (130 kW; 180 PS) 450 pound-feet (610 N⋅m)
wheeled
1,400 km (870 mi)
110 km/h (68 mph)
Armenia – 50 Bastion APCs (24 delivered in November 2023 with 26 in production).
Burkina Faso – 10 Bastions received in 2012. At least 8 Bastion PATSAS and some Bastion APCs in service. More than 100 in service according to Jane's .
Cameroon – 23 Bastion APCs received in 2015–2016, supplied via U.S. DoD . 15 Bastions received in late 2017.
Congo-Brazzaville – Two Bastions acquired for the National Police.
Chad – 22 Bastion PATSAS received in 2013.
Chile – 7 Bastion 4x4 in 2024 for police use (Carabineros de Chile)
Ethiopia – 12 Bastion APCs received in 2016, supplied via U.S. DoD. In 2018, an industry source explained to Jane's that none have actually been supplied.
Gabon – 5 Bastion APCs.
Ivory Coast – at least 9 Bastions in 2018.
Kenya – 12 Bastion APCs received in 2018, supplied via U.S. DoD.
Kosovo – 3 Bastion APCs have been seen used by Kosovo Police , provided by AM General.
Mali – 5 Bastion APCs received in 2016 for the Malian military.
Saudi Arabia – 71 Bastion PATSAS received in 2016. Used by Saudi special forces units.
Senegal – 36 Bastion APCs and 2 PATSAS, 7 were bought in December 2017 by the Senegalese Gendarmerie for riot control . An additional 29 were procured in 2019 for the Army with financial aid from Saudi Arabia .
Somalia – 13 Bastion APCs received in 2016, supplied via U.S. DoD. In 2018, an industry source explained to Jane's that none have actually been supplied.
Sweden – some Bastion HMs supplied from 2016, used by the Särskilda operationsgruppen . Also used by Swedish police after their Plasan Sandcat vehicles were replaced.
Tanzania – several dozens of Bastion APCS leased from the UN for peacekeeping missions.
Togo – 30 Bastion PATSAS received in 2014 for the Togolese military.
Tunisia – 4 Bastion APCs received in 2016, supplied via U.S. DoD.
Uganda – 19 Bastion APCs received in 2017, supplied via U.S. DoD. A total of 31 have been reportedly supplied.
Ukraine − 11 delivered and 50 on order as of August 2025.
France – Bastion PATSAS evaluated by the French special forces .
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True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
ACMAT Bastion equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ArmeniaArmy exact named equipment holdings: Bastion APC. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (W). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
BeninReported count for ACMAT Bastion. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 2. Origin: France. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Burkina FasoLower-bound count for ACMAT Bastion / ACMAT Bastion Patsas. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 11 / quantity: 8+. Origin: France. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. 2024 cited reference period. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
CameroonArmy exact named equipment holdings: Bastion APC. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (W). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
ChadReported count for Bastion PATSAS. Service scope: Chadian Ground Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 22. Origin: France. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Chile
EthiopiaReported count for ACMAT Bastion. Service scope: Ethiopian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 12. Origin: France. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
France
GabonArmy exact named equipment holdings: Bastion APC. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (W). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Ivory CoastArmy exact named equipment holdings: Bastion APC. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (W). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
KenyaArmy exact named equipment holdings: Bastion APC. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (W). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Kosovo
MaliArmy exact named equipment holdings: Bastion APC. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (W). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
MauritaniaArmy exact named equipment holdings: Bastion APC. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (W). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
NigerArmy exact named equipment holdings: Bastion APC. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (W). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Saudi Arabia
SenegalArmy exact named equipment holdings: Bastion APC. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (W). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
SomaliaArmy exact named equipment holdings: Bastion APC. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (W). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Sweden
Tanzania
TogoArmy exact named equipment holdings: Bastion Patsas. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / AUV. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
TunisiaReported count for ACMAT Bastion. Service scope: Tunisian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): number: 8. Origin: France. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
UgandaUgandan People’s Defence Force exact named equipment holdings: Bastion APC. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (W). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
UkraineArmenia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Chad, Chile, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Kosovo, Mali, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sweden, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, France
Equipment reference ↗Reported count for ACMAT Bastion. Service scope: Ivorian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 9. Origin: France. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2021), not the article revision. 2021 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.