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The Marauder was developed for reconnaissance and peacekeeping missions. It carries a crew of up to ten including the driver and commander. Designed to operate in urban, built-up, and confined areas, it is smaller in size and weight than the Matador, a similarly armored vehicle. Vehicle configuration is either 4x4 or a 6x6. The Marauder has a ...
United States made Cougar HE MRAPV being tested in January 2007 with landmines Russian Ural-63095 Typhoon MRAPV. Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle (MRAPV), also known as MRAP Vehicle, is a type of armoured personnel carrier that are designed specifically to withstand land mines, improvised explosive device (IED) attacks and ambushes to save troops' lives.
Ferret Scout Car wheeled (4×4) armoured car; FV721 Fox CVR wheeled (4×4) armoured car; Jackal family of vehicles including Jackal 2 and Coyote 6x6; Sabre tracked armoured reconnaissance vehicle; Saladin wheeled (6×6) armoured car; Scorpion tracked armoured reconnaissance vehicle; Scimitar tracked armoured reconnaissance vehicle
A simplified version of the Marder is also employed as an infantry fighting vehicle, mortar carrier and command vehicle by the Argentine Army, realising most of the versions originally planned for the Bundeswehr and later abandoned due to costs and/or the availability of cheap alternatives like the M106 mortar carrier.
The Cadillac Gage Ranger began production in 1979 to meet a USAF Security Forces requirement for armored vehicles to use in base protection and patrols. [3] The first Rangers were delivered to the USAF in April 1980, with 571 vehicles under a contract of $30,532 each.
The United Kingdom ordered 100 vehicles initially, followed by a further 72 in 2008 and 140 in 2010. [35] In February 2023, the UK placed an order with Supacat for 70 Extenda Mk2 vehicles to be known as the Jackal 3 and has the option of acquiring a total of 240 of the vehicles. [36] [37] [38] British Army - 431 Jackals and 72 Coyotes in ...
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -The U.S. military said on Friday that it would deliver 24 additional armored vehicles to Kenyan personnel deployed in Haiti who are heading a long-delayed security ...
The Marmon–Herrington armoured car was a series of armoured vehicles that were produced in South Africa and adopted by the British Army during World War II. They were also issued to RAF armoured car companies , which seem never to have used them in action, making greater use of Rolls-Royce armoured cars and other types.