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Armoured vehicles2001–present
Armoured personnel carrier / scout car
Puma (Italian armoured fighting vehicle) is a armoured personnel carrier / scout car originating in Italy. It was built by Iveco - Oto Melara. Reported operators include Operators.
ItalyArmoured personnel carrier / scout car
Italy
2001–present
Operators
1988
Iveco - Oto Melara
2001–2004
250 6×6 and 330 4×4
8.2/7 t
5.07/4.76 m
2.09 m
1.67 m
2+4/2+2 passengers
7.62mm , 12.7mm MG or Remote Weapon System
Smoke-grenade launchers
IVECO 4-cylinder turbo-charged diesel 160 hp (118 kW )
22.8 (4×4) hp/tonne
5-speed automatic 6×6/4×4
700 km (435 mi)
110 km/h
Argentina : Argentine Army , 2 units to train peacekeepers at Campo de Mayo
Djibouti : 14 Puma 4x4 donated by Italy
Libya : 20 Puma 4×4 vehicles donated from the Italian Army to Libyan National Army .
Pakistan : Pakistani Army – 79 Puma 6x6 sold from Italian stocks
Ukraine : Armed Forces of Ukraine Unknown number in service, at least one destroyed
Italy : Italian Army : 610 ordered, 360 6x6 and 250 4x4, all decommissioned by 2025
The 4x4 variant carries 3 troop members plus the driver, the 6×6 variant carries 6 troops plus driver.
The 4×4 variant carries two soldiers in addition to the driver and gunner, and is used in pairs for battlefield reconnaissance. The 6X6 version carries four soldiers plus driver and gunner, and together with another Puma 6×6 can carry an Italian infantry squad of eight men. In 2007 the Italian Army ordered 19 Hitrole 12.7mm machine gun remote controlled turrets from Oto Melara and is planning to add extra armor to the vehicle.
Puma Italy APC 200 (6x6) Purchased 180 4×4s and 360 6×6s, gradually retired
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| 28 Sept 2026 | 5.07 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 5.07 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 5.07 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Puma (Italian armoured fighting vehicle) equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Argentina
DjiboutiArmy exact named equipment holdings: Puma. 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.
Reported count for OTO-Melara Puma. Service scope: Djiboutian 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): quantity: 14. Origin: Italy. 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.
ItalyItaly Army holdings only. Puma 6×6 APCs.
Libya
Pakistan
Ukraine