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Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle
BMC Kirpi is a mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle originating in Turkey. It was built by BMC. Reported operators include Bosnia and Herzegovina, Djibouti, United Arab Emirates, Kosovo, Libya, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Somalia, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine.
TurkeyMine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle
Turkey
Active (in service)
See Operators
Kurdish–Turkish conflict Syrian Civil War 2012 Syrian-Turkish border clashes Turkey-ISIL conflict 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria Second Libyan Civil War Russian invasion of Ukraine
BMC
2009 (first prototype)
BMC
4×4 and 6×6
20,000 kg
6.0 m (short version; 4×4) and 7.075 m (long version; 4×4)
2.51 m (4×4)
3.2 m
13 passengers
STANAG 4569 Level 3 (MRAP) a
7.62 or 12.7 mm machine guns
BMC TUNA 400 hp 350 ps (257 kW) 2100 rpm turbo diesel
Allison 3000 type 3000SP
Leaf spring
345 mm
310 liter
1000 km at 60 km/h
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Djibouti
United Arab Emirates
Kosovo
Libya
Pakistan
Qatar
Russia
Somalia
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Azami hız 105 km/sa
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 6 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 6 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 6 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 6 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
BMC Kirpi equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaArmed Forces exact named equipment holdings: Kirpi. 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 / PPV. 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.
Reported count for BMC Kirpi II. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 4. Origin: Turkey. 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.
DjiboutiArmy exact named equipment holdings: Kirpi. 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 / PPV. 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
Libya
PakistanLower-bound count for BMC Kirpi. Service scope: Pakistan Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 100+. Origin: Turkey. 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.
QatarReported count for Kirpi-2. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 50. Origin: Turkey. 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.
Russia
SomaliaArmy exact named equipment holdings: Kirpi. 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 / PPV. 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.
TunisiaArmy exact named equipment holdings: Kirpi. 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 / PPV. 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.
TürkiyeTurkiye Army holdings only. Estimated combined Kirpi and Kirpi-II protected vehicles.
TurkmenistanFederal Border Guard Service exact named equipment holdings: Kirpi. 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 / PPV. 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.
UkraineLower-bound count for BMC Kirpi. 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): number: 170+. Origin: Turkey. 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.
United Arab EmiratesBosnia and Herzegovina, Djibouti, United Arab Emirates, Kosovo, Libya, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Somalia, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine
Equipment reference ↗Lower-bound count for BMC Kirpi. Service scope: Pakistan Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 100+. Origin: Turkey. 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.
Reported count for BMC Kirpi. 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: 270. Origin: Turkey. 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.
Army exact named equipment holdings: Kirpi. 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 / PPV. 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.
Lower-bound count for BMC Kirpi. Service scope: Turkmen 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): number: 28+. Origin: Turkey. 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 source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.