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Amphibious wheeled Armored personnel carrier
EE-11 Urutu is a amphibious wheeled Armored personnel carrier originating in Brazil. It was built by Engesa.
Technical data
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| 28 Sept 2026 | 6.1 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 6.1 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Amphibious wheeled Armored personnel carrier
Brazil
See Operators
Chadian–Libyan conflict Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Colombian conflict Brazilian drug war Libyan Civil War (2011) Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) 2024 Ecuadorian conflict
José Luiz Whitaker Ribeiro
1970
Engesa
USD $149,100 (new)
1974–1990
1,719
See Variants
14 tonnes (15 short tons ; 14 long tons )
6.1 m (20 ft 0 in)
2.85 m (9 ft 4 in)
2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) (hull)
2 (driver, gunner) + 11 passengers
12.7mm M2 Browning machine gun (1,000 stowed rounds)
Detroit Diesel 6V-53T 6-cylinder water-cooled diesel 212 hp (158 kW)
18.6hp /tonne (13.8 kW/tonne)
Allison MT-643 Automatic; 4 forward and 1 reverse gears
Independent suspension with double-action telescopic shock dampers (front) Double axle boomerang with walking beams (rear)
0.38 m (1 ft 3 in)
380 litres
850 km
90 km/h (55 mph), 8 km/h (water)
Angola
Bolivia
Brazil
Colombia
Cyprus
Dubai
Ecuador
Gabon
Guyana
Iraq
Kurdistan Region
Iran
Jordan
Libya
Nigeria
Paraguay
Senegal
Suriname
Tunisia
Uruguay
Venezuela
Zimbabwe
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
EE-11 Urutu equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Angola
BoliviaArmy exact named equipment holdings: EE-11 Urutu. 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.
BrazilArmy exact named equipment holdings: EE-11 Urutu. 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.
ColombiaArmy exact named equipment holdings: EE-11 Urutu. 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.
CyprusReported count for EE-11 Urutu · Unknown. Service scope: Land Forces; 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): quantity: 10. Origin: Brazil. 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.
EcuadorNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Armoured personnel carriers". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
GabonArmy exact named equipment holdings: EE-11 Urutu (with 20mm gun). 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 / IFV. 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.
GuyanaReported count for EE-11 Urutu. 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: 24. Origin: Brazil. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2023), not the article revision. Cited source 2023-12-15. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Iran
Iraq
JordanGendarmerie exact named equipment holdings: EE-11 Urutu. 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.
Libya
Nigeria
ParaguayArmy exact named equipment holdings: EE-11 Urutu. 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.
SenegalGendarmerie exact named equipment holdings: EE-11 Urutu. 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.
SurinameArmy exact named equipment holdings: EE-11 Urutu. 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.
TunisiaNational Guard exact named equipment holdings: EE-11 Urutu (anti-riot). 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.
United Arab EmiratesArmy exact named equipment holdings: EE-11 Urutu. 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.
UruguayArmy exact named equipment holdings: EE-11 Urutu. 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.
VenezuelaMarines exact named equipment holdings: EE-11 Urutu. 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.
ZimbabweReported count for EE-11 Urutu. Service scope: Zimbabwe National 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: 7 in service. Origin: Brazil. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2016), not the article revision. 2016 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Angola, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cyprus, Dubai, Ecuador, Gabon, Guyana, Iraq, Kurdistan Region, Iran, Jordan, Libya, Nigeria, Paraguay, Senegal, Suriname, Tunisia, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zimbabwe
Equipment reference ↗Army holdings of the exact named EE-11 Urutu component: active, reserve operational and training units, excluding equipment in store. This is a service-scoped observation, not a national total or combat-readiness count. No parent-design, sibling-variant, heading aggregate or mounted-weapon total is inherited.
Reported count for EE-11 Urutu. Service scope: Brazilian Marine Corps; 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): number: 5. Origin: Brazil. 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 holdings of the exact named EE-11 Urutu component: active, reserve operational and training units, excluding equipment in store. This is a service-scoped observation, not a national total or combat-readiness count. No parent-design, sibling-variant, heading aggregate or mounted-weapon total is inherited.
Army holdings of the exact named EE-11 Urutu component: active, reserve operational and training units, excluding equipment in store. This is a service-scoped observation, not a national total or combat-readiness count. No parent-design, sibling-variant, heading aggregate or mounted-weapon total is inherited.
Army holdings of the exact named EE-11 Urutu component: active, reserve operational and training units, excluding equipment in store. This is a service-scoped observation, not a national total or combat-readiness count. No parent-design, sibling-variant, heading aggregate or mounted-weapon total is inherited.
Army holdings of the exact named EE-11 Urutu component: active, reserve operational and training units, excluding equipment in store. This is a service-scoped observation, not a national total or combat-readiness count. No parent-design, sibling-variant, heading aggregate or mounted-weapon total is inherited.