Armored Vehicles

Infantry fighting vehicles and armored transport platforms in modern armies.

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Ajax AFV Specs, Variants and the Noise and Vibration Crisis

The Ajax armored fighting vehicle is the British Army's 589-vehicle family of tracked reconnaissance and support vehicles, a program that began in 2014 and ran...

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Iveco Defence Vehicles, the Italian Maker of the LMV and Freccia

Iveco Defence Vehicles is the Italian maker of the LMV light multirole vehicle, the Freccia 8x8 and a wide range of military trucks, and in...

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BMP-3 Infantry Fighting Vehicle Specs, Armament and Operators

The BMP-3 is a Russian infantry fighting vehicle of about 18.7 tonnes that packs a 100 mm gun, a 30 mm cannon and a coaxial...

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Arquus, the French Maker of the Griffon Armored Vehicle

Arquus is the French land-vehicle maker created in 2018 by merging Renault Trucks Defense and Panhard, and its Griffon armored carrier is the backbone of...

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Patria AMV XP 8×8 Armored Vehicle Specs, Variants and Operators

The Patria AMV XP is an 8x8 armored vehicle in the 30-tonne class that keeps the proven hull of the AMV family while adding payload,...

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John Cockerill Defense, the Belgian Turret Specialist Explained

John Cockerill Defense is the turret-and-weapon-systems arm of a Belgian industrial group founded in 1817, and its 105 mm and 120 mm gun turrets put...

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Boxer AFV Specs, Variants, Cost and Operators

The Boxer is Europe’s modular 8x8 armored vehicle, a German-Dutch design whose swappable mission modules have carried it past 1,500 orders across at least seven...

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AMPV Specs, Variants, Cost and Operators

The AMPV is the US Army’s replacement for the Vietnam-era M113, a turretless Bradley-based hull that BAE Systems builds in five variants against an approved...