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Mine-Resistant Vehicle
Gila APC is a mine-Resistant Vehicle originating in South Africa. Reported operators include United Nations, Burkina Faso.
South AfricaTrue 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | 6.39 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 6.39 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Mine-Resistant Vehicle
South Africa
12-13.6 tonnes
6.39 metres (21.0 ft)
2.5 metres (8.2 ft)
2.75 metres (9.0 ft)
2+9
light turret which can accommodate 7.62-mm, 12.7-mm machine guns, or 20-mm cannon.
rear roof-mounted gun ring for 7.62-mm machine gun or 40-mm automatic grenade launcher
Daimler-Chrysler diesel 215 hp (160 kW)
4×4-wheeled
850 km
105 kilometres per hour (65 mph) on road
United Nations : UN Forces in Darfur
Burkina Faso : Six supplied by Canada for Military Police of Burkina Faso
The Gila APC is a mine protected vehicle from South Africa developed by private investors and manufactured by IVEMA and similar to the more popular Casspir .
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gila APC equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Burkina FasoArmy holdings of the exact named Gila component, counted as equipment units: active, operational reserve and training equipment, excluding equipment in store. Service-scoped IISS observation, not a national total or combat-readiness figure. No parent, sibling, mounted-weapon or heading aggregate quantity inherited.