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Unibuffel

Name: Unibuffel specifications
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Infantry mobility vehicle

Unibuffel is a infantry mobility vehicle originating in Sri Lanka. It was built by Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.

Origin: Sri Lanka
Manufacturer: Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

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Unibuffel

Chamal Pathirana · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

Length: 5.1m
Width: 2.05m
Mass: 6.1t
Speed: 96km/hOn road
Range: 1,000kmOperational
Crew: 2+ 10 passengers

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Technical data

Specifications

20 fields · 1 source · retrieved 28 Sept 2026

Dimensions & mass

Mass: 6.14 t

Length

5.1 m (16.73 ft)¹

Width

2.05 m (6.73 ft)¹

Height

2.95 m (9.68 ft)¹

Performance

Crew: 2 + 10 passengers¹
Operational range: 1000 km (621.37 mi)¹
Maximum speed: 96km/h (59.61 mph) on road 30km/h (18.64 mph) off-road¹

Systems & armament

Armor: Classified¹
Main armament: Twin 7.62mm MG (front)¹
Secondary armament: Twin 7.62mm MG (rear)¹
Engine: TATA Diesel Engine Hino V6 Turbo-charged Diesel Engine (MKII Improved Version) 180 hp (MKII Improved Version)¹
Suspension: 4×4 wheeled¹

Programme

Designer: Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers¹
Unit cost: 3 million rupee ($29,646)¹
Produced: 2000 - Present¹
Variants: Mark I to Mark II¹
Reported operator · Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka¹
Reported operator · Sri Lanka Army: Sri Lanka Army¹
Reported operator · Sri Lanka Navy: Sri Lanka Navy¹
Reported operator · Sri Lanka Air Force: Sri Lanka Air Force¹

Sources & original excerpts1 reference

Unibuffel · Wikipedia revision 1368189967 ↗
Type
Infobox · Type
Infantry mobility vehicle
Place of origin
Infobox · Place of origin
Sri Lanka
In service
Infobox · In service
2000 - Present
Used by
Infobox · Used by
See Operators
Designer
Infobox · Designer
Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Manufacturer
Infobox · Manufacturer
Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Unit cost
Infobox · Unit cost
3 million rupee ($29,646)
Produced
Infobox · Produced
2000 - Present
Variants
Infobox · Variants
Mark I to Mark II
Mass
Infobox · Mass
6.14 t
Length
Infobox · Length
5.1 m (16.73 ft)
Width
Infobox · Width
2.05 m (6.73 ft)
Height
Infobox · Height
2.95 m (9.68 ft)
Crew
Infobox · Crew
2 + 10 passengers
Armor
Infobox · Armor
Classified
Main armament
Infobox · Main armament
Twin 7.62mm MG (front)
Secondary armament
Infobox · Secondary armament
Twin 7.62mm MG (rear)
Engine
Infobox · Engine
TATA Diesel Engine Hino V6 Turbo-charged Diesel Engine (MKII Improved Version) 180 hp (MKII Improved Version)
Suspension
Infobox · Suspension
4×4 wheeled
Operational range
Infobox · Operational range
1000 km (621.37 mi)
Maximum speed
Infobox · Maximum speed
96km/h (59.61 mph) on road 30km/h (18.64 mph) off-road
Reported operator · Sri Lanka
Operators · Operators
Sri Lanka
Reported operator · Sri Lanka Army
Operators · Operators
Sri Lanka Army
Reported operator · Sri Lanka Navy
Operators · Operators
Sri Lanka Navy
Reported operator · Sri Lanka Air Force
Operators · Operators
Sri Lanka Air Force

Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

True scale

Size in context

Length: 5.1 m
Height: 2.95 m
Person: 1.75 m

Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.

Measurement history Earlier and superseded figures

Evidence over time

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	5.1 m	Wikipedia contributors	superseded

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Operator countries

1 countries documented

Unibuffel equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.

Sri Lanka
≥60Reported holdingsUnibuffel · reported variants · Sri Lanka ArmyEstimate · Period Source snapshot 2026-09-30 · inventory date unstated · Wikipedia list · original not yet checked
Count scope
Lower-bound count for Unibuffel. Service scope: Sri Lanka 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: 60+(exact produce vehicle numbers unknown). Origin: South Africa West Germany Sri Lanka. 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.

Additional operator references

Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy, Sri Lanka Air Force

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