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Namer
Sign in to saveNamer (, ; meaning "leopard," and also a syllabic abbreviation of "Nagmash" (APC) and "Merkava") is an Israeli armoured personnel carrier based on a Merkava Mark IV tank chassis. Namer was developed by and is being assembled by the Israeli Ordnance Corps. It has entered service in limited numbers with the Israel Defense Forces since the end of 2008. Due to budgetary constraints, the introduction of the Namer into the IDF has been slow, leaving the ground forces dependent on the M113 until 2027.
Key facts
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.origin
- Israel
- Weapon.service
- 2008–present
- Weapon.used_by
- Israel Defense Forces
- Weapon.designer
- Israel Military Industries
- Weapon.manufacturer
- IDF Ordnance (assembler)
- Weapon.unit_cost
- $5 million
- Weapon.production_date
- 2008–present
- Weapon.name
- Namer
- Weapon.image
- 305px|Namer IFV/APC305px|Namer with TROPHY active protection system
- Weapon.caption
- Top: Namer HAPC in a drill, armed with a M2 Browning on RCWS.Bottom: Namer with Trophy (Windbreaker) APS and M2 Browning.
- Weapon.weight
- 60+ tonnes
- Weapon.suspension
- Helical spring
- Weapon.primary_armament
- Samson RCWS equipped with either M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher
- Weapon.payload_capacity
- 9 infantrymen
- Weapon.armour
- Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic–steel–nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour. Sloped modular design.
- Weapon.crew
- 3 (commander, driver, RCWS operator) + 9 troops
- Weapon.engine
- turbocharged diesel engine
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- History
- 1990s–2004
- 2005–present
- Design
- Survivability
- Armament
- Capabilities
- Namer CEV
- Combat history
- Users
- Export proposals
- See also
- References
- External links
Namer (, ; meaning "leopard," and also a syllabic abbreviation of "Nagmash" (APC) and "Merkava") is an Israeli armoured personnel carrier based on a Merkava Mark IV tank chassis. Namer was developed by and is being assembled by the Israeli Ordnance Corps. It has entered service in limited numbers with the Israel Defense Forces since the end of 2008. Due to budgetary constraints, the introduction of the Namer into the IDF has been slow, leaving the ground forces dependent on the M113 until 2027.
==History==