AMX-10P
Also known as AMX-10, AMX 10 P, AMX10P
The AMX-10P is a French amphibious infantry fighting vehicle. It was developed from 1965 onwards to replace the AMX-VCI in the French Army. It served with the French Army from its introduction in 1973 until its retirement in 2015, when it was fully replaced by the VBCI.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- AMX-10P
- Weapon.image
- AMX-10P in the Musée des Blindés, France, pic-2.JPG
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- An AMX-10P at the Musée des Blindés, Saumur.
- Weapon.origin
- France
- Weapon.type
- Infantry fighting vehicle
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.used_by
- See Operators
- Weapon.wars
- Iran–Iraq WarGulf WarBosnian WarWar in Iraq (2013–2017)
- Weapon.design_date
- 1968
- Weapon.manufacturer
- GIAT Industries
- Weapon.production_date
- 1973–1994
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Development history
- Description
- External
- Variants
- Operators
- Former operators
- In the popular culture
- See also
- AMX series
- Vehicles of comparable role, performance, and era
- References
- External links
The AMX-10P is a French amphibious infantry fighting vehicle. It was developed from 1965 onwards to replace the AMX-VCI in the French Army. It served with the French Army from its introduction in 1973 until its retirement in 2015, when it was fully replaced by the VBCI.
The AMX-10P was also successfully exported, and continues to serve with several nations' militaries. It was selected by a number of Arab armies and has been operated by Iraq, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Special marine variants were developed for Singapore and Indonesia, including the AMX-10 PAC 90 fire support version with a 90 mm gun.