Israel Defense Forces receive first new Namer 1500 APC

Israel Defense Forces receive first new Namer 1500 APC

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Category : International Published on: June 28 2023

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  • The Israel Defense Forces has taken delivery of the first of the new Namer 1500 armoured personnel carriers, the vehicles being upgraded variants of the existing Namer APC which was first utilised by the IDF in 2008.
  • Developed by Israel’s Ministry of Defense’s (MoD) Merkava and Armoured Vehicle Directorate, the Namer 1500 bears its name due to a new 1500hp engine, offering an increased power-to-weight ratio and speed compared to earlier models. 
  • In addition, the vehicle incorporates touchscreen technologies to improve user efficiency.
  • The original Namer was derived from the combination of Nagmash, the Israeli variant of M113 APC and Merkava. 
  • In 2005, the first prototype of the heavy IFV, called Nemera (Tigress) was revealed. It was developed based on the chassis of the Merkava Mk1 main battle tank (MBT).
  • Namer was revealed to public in early 2008 and went into production in April 2008 with the approval from the IDF chief of staff and IDF funding for the pilot production of 15 tracked vehicles.
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