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Troop carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, and protected mobility.

This category groups infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers, and protected mobility platforms used to move troops under threat.

The catalog separates vehicles by individual record so mobility, protection, crew capacity, and battlefield role can be compared directly.

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GAZ-3937 Vodnik, 4x4 amphibious armored mobility and reconnaissance vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarGAZ-3937 Vodnik4x4 amphibious armored mobility and reconnaissance vehicleSide: RussiaUkraineBuilt: Military Industrial Company / Arzamas Machine-Building Plant / RussiaThe GAZ-3937 Vodnik is a Russian 4x4 amphibious armored vehicle family built around a modular front-and-rear body concept for troop transport, reconnaissance, convoy escort, ambulance, and utility roles. The GAZ-39371 production variant is associated with Military Industrial Company and Arzamas Machine-Building Plant sourcing, can carry mission modules or turreted armament, and appears in the Ukraine-war catalog as rare captured Russian armored mobility equipment.
Panhard M3 armored personnel carrier, 4x4 amphibious armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Yemen Civil WarPanhard M3 armored personnel carrier4x4 amphibious armored personnel carrierSide: Yemeni government and Saudi-led coalition forcesBuilt: Panhard / FranceThe Panhard M3 is a French 4x4 amphibious armored personnel carrier developed as an export troop carrier around the Panhard AML armored-car family. The design shared most AML automotive components but moved the powerpack behind the driver to free a rear troop compartment for two crew and up to ten infantry. In 2014 Yemen Civil War sourcing it appears as a legacy Yemeni Army M3 VTT inventory type rather than a newly supplied or incident-specific system, so the conflict row stays limited to protected troop-movement context where serviceable vehicles remained available.
Kozak-7, 4x4 armored combat vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarKozak-74x4 armored combat vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: Practika / UkraineThe Kozak-7 is a Ukrainian Practika 4x4 armored combat vehicle built on a heavily modified Ford F-550 base, with a protected troop capsule, V8 diesel powertrain, and a design emphasis on urban-combat mobility and lower-cost serial production. It was first promoted as an export-oriented private-defense-industry project, then appeared with Ukrainian Air Assault Forces and in Oryx's visually documented Ukrainian losses during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
Dzik, 4x4 armored patrol and infantry mobility vehicle, Armored Vehicles2003 Iraq War, 2013 War in Iraq +1 moreDzik4x4 armored patrol and infantry mobility vehicleSide: Iraqi government and security forcesIraqi government and coalition forcesIslamic StateUkraineBuilt: AMZ-Kutno / PolandThe Dzik is a Polish 4x4 armored patrol and infantry mobility vehicle family built by AMZ-Kutno for police, military-police, and light APC duties. Iraqi Dzik-3 vehicles, locally known as Ain Jaria-1, entered Iraqi security-force service during the 2003 Iraq War and were later documented among Islamic State-captured or destroyed Iraqi equipment in the 2013 War in Iraq. Polish Dzik-2 vehicles were supplied to Ukraine during the 2022 full-scale phase of the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, where open-source loss trackers later documented destroyed and captured examples.
Al-Dahna armored vehicle, 4x4 armored patrol and rapid-intervention vehicle, Armored VehiclesAl-Dahna armored vehicle4x4 armored patrol and rapid-intervention vehicleSide: UnknownBuilt: Armored Vehicles & Heavy Equipment Factory (AVF) / Saudi ArabiaAl-Dahna is a Saudi-made 4x4 armored patrol and rapid-intervention vehicle manufactured by Armored Vehicles & Heavy Equipment Factory (AVF) under a GAMI-backed local-production contract for the Saudi Border Guard. Public sources describe it as a small-to-medium modular APV for protected mobility, field missions, security operations, and border-service training, with selectable armor levels, a 9-ton gross vehicle weight, a 160 kW four-cylinder engine, Allison automatic transmission, central tire inflation, independent suspension, and communications or armament options.
BATT UMG, 4x4 armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBATT UMG4x4 armored personnel carrierSide: UkraineBuilt: The Armored Group / United StatesThe BATT UMG is a U.S.-origin 4x4 armored personnel carrier from The Armored Group, built around a Ford commercial chassis and configured for protected troop transport, command, medical, and security missions. Ukrainian forces were documented operating BATT UMG vehicles at Bakhmut in December 2022, while SIPRI transfer data, German government aid lists, and parliamentary records support later BATT/FFG-linked APC and MRAP delivery context for Ukraine.
Gaia Thunder, 4x4 armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarGaia Thunder4x4 armored personnel carrierSide: UkraineBuilt: Gaia Automotive Industries / IsraelGaia Thunder is an Israeli 4x4 armored personnel carrier from Gaia Automotive Industries, based on a Ford F-550-class commercial chassis and marketed for protected troop transport, logistics, police, peacekeeping, ambulance, and rapid-intervention missions. May 2026 Ukrainian-war reporting described a rare Thunder with GUR Kraken artillery personnel, with the supply route and number of vehicles not publicly confirmed.
INKAS Titan-S, 4x4 armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarINKAS Titan-S4x4 armored personnel carrierSide: UkraineBuilt: INKAS Armored Vehicles / United Arab EmiratesThe INKAS Titan-S is a 4x4 armored personnel carrier tied in open sources to INKAS Vehicles LLC in the United Arab Emirates and built around a Toyota Land Cruiser 79 chassis. The type sits in the wider Titan APC family and is configured for protected troop movement, border security, and convoy support; Ukrainian forces were documented operating Titan-S vehicles during the full-scale phase of the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
Phantom II infantry mobility vehicle, 4x4 armored personnel carrier / infantry mobility vehicle, Armored Vehicles2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2017 Cabo Delgado InsurgencyPhantom II infantry mobility vehicle4x4 armored personnel carrier / infantry mobility vehicleSide: Nigerian government and allied forcesMozambican and Rwandan forcesBuilt: Isotrex Manufacturing FZE / United Arab EmiratesThe Phantom II, also reported as the Isotrex Phantom 2, is a UAE-built 4x4 armored personnel carrier used for protected troop movement. Nigerian Army vehicles were documented during Operation Tura Takaibango in the 2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, while Rwandan police Phantom 2 APCs were reported with the 2021 deployment to Mozambique's Cabo Delgado theater.
Varta, 4x4 armored personnel carrier / infantry mobility vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarVarta4x4 armored personnel carrier / infantry mobility vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: Ukrainian Armor / UkraineVarta is a Ukrainian Armor 4x4 armored personnel carrier built for protected troop movement, command-post, evacuation, and armed-support configurations. The original Varta family uses a V-shaped protected capsule, central tire inflation, anti-mine seating, and machine-gun or heavier weapon options, while the later Varta-2 branch adds MRAP-class protection and turret or remote-weapon-station fits for Ukraine's Defence Forces.
Al-Jawad armored vehicle, 4x4 armored personnel carrier / internal security vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Yemen Civil WarAl-Jawad armored vehicle4x4 armored personnel carrier / internal security vehicleSide: Yemeni government and Saudi-led coalition forcesBuilt: Jordan Light Vehicle Manufacturing / King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau / JordanThe Al-Jawad is a Jordanian 4x4 armored personnel carrier and internal-security vehicle developed by KADDB/JLVM with Jankel input around commercial heavy-duty chassis. In the 2014 Yemen Civil War context, open-source evidence identifies it in the Yemeni Army's pre-war infantry mobility inventory rather than as a newly supplied coalition vehicle.
Al-Wahsh armored vehicle, 4x4 armored personnel carrier / protected patrol vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Second Libyan Civil WarAl-Wahsh armored vehicle4x4 armored personnel carrier / protected patrol vehicleSide: Libyan National ArmyBuilt: Jordan Light Vehicle Manufacturing / King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau / JordanAl-Wahsh is a Jordanian 4x4 armored vehicle family developed by KADDB/JODDB and manufactured by Jordan Light Vehicle Manufacturing on a Tatra chassis. The baseline vehicle serves as a protected troop carrier and patrol vehicle, while displayed configurations include a 105 mm gun carrier and the sensor-heavy Al-Kaser reconnaissance and convoy-protection variant. Open sources document Libyan National Army use during the 2014 Second Libyan Civil War.
Qutaish-2 armored vehicle, 4x4 armored protected vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Yemen Civil WarQutaish-2 armored vehicle4x4 armored protected vehicleSide: Houthi-aligned forcesYemeni government and Saudi-led coalition forcesBuilt: Yemeni Armed Forces Military Industrialization Authority / YemenThe Qutaish-2 is a Yemeni 4x4 armored protected vehicle from the country’s military-industries effort, built with South African-supported component production and assembly in Yemen. Al Bayan reported in 2010 that Yemen had moved from the Qutaish-1 line into Qutaish-2 production, while DefenceWeb later described a 250-vehicle Qutaish-2 (Leopard) contract delivered across 2009-2014, making it one of Yemen’s clearest locally assembled armored vehicle programs.
Daimler Ferret armoured car, 4x4 armored reconnaissance car, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 1983 Sri Lankan Civil WarDaimler Ferret armoured car4x4 armored reconnaissance carSide: UkraineSri Lankan government forcesBuilt: Daimler Company / United KingdomThe Daimler Ferret is a compact British 4x4 armored reconnaissance car built for liaison, scouting, patrol, and internal-security work. Daimler produced the type from the 1950s into the early 1970s, and its small hull, machine-gun armament, smoke dischargers, and high road speed made it a durable export vehicle after British service. Sri Lanka Army history places Ferret scout cars in its reconnaissance fleet before civil-war armor deployments, while Ukrainian Mk 1 vehicles have appeared as improvised light reconnaissance and force-protection platforms, including a modified example with anti-drone grilles and electronic-warfare equipment during the 2025 Nadiia operation.
BATT-X, 4x4 armored rescue and tactical personnel carrier, Armored VehiclesBATT-X4x4 armored rescue and tactical personnel carrierSide: UnknownBuilt: The Armored Group / United StatesThe BATT-X is a U.S. 4x4 armored rescue and tactical personnel carrier from The Armored Group. Official and police-fleet sources describe it as a Ford F-550-based Ballistic Armored Tactical Transport vehicle, lengthened from the BATT-APX concept for larger tactical teams that need protected transport, rescue access, and configurable breaching or observation equipment without a mounted weapon.
Daimler Dingo scout car, 4x4 armored scout car, Armored VehiclesSecond World WarDaimler Dingo scout car4x4 armored scout carSide: Allied PowersBuilt: Daimler Company / United KingdomThe Daimler Dingo was a compact British 4x4 armored scout car produced by Daimler during the Second World War. Sources describe it as a lightly armored reconnaissance vehicle with a two-person crew, a rear-mounted 2.5-litre Daimler engine, pre-selector transmission, independent suspension, and the ability to reverse at speed, features that suited liaison, scouting, and battlefield observation roles.
M1117, 4x4 armored security vehicle, Armored Vehicles2001 War in Afghanistan, 2003 Iraq War +1 moreM11174x4 armored security vehicleSide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUnited States and coalition forcesUkraineBuilt: Textron Systems / United StatesThe M1117 Guardian is a U.S. 4x4 armored security vehicle built by Textron Systems for military-police, convoy-security, patrol, and protected-mobility missions. It combines a wheeled armored hull, turret-mounted Mk 19 grenade launcher and .50-caliber machine gun, and mine/blast protection features that made it a protected alternative to lighter HMMWV patrol vehicles in Iraq and Afghanistan; U.S. security-assistance packages later supplied refurbished M1117s and ordered related MSFV/Commando Select vehicles for Ukraine.
GAZ Tigr, 4x4 armored utility and infantry mobility vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil WarGAZ Tigr4x4 armored utility and infantry mobility vehicleSide: RussiaUkraineSyrian government and alliesBuilt: Military Industrial Company / RussiaThe GAZ Tigr is a Russian 4x4 protected mobility vehicle family built around patrol, troop transport, escort, command, and special-purpose mission fits. The catalog entry treats Tigr, Tigr-M, and Tigr-M SpN vehicles as a family because Ukraine-war evidence includes ordinary troop carriers, captured Tigr-Ms, and Tigr-based mission systems rather than one standardized armament package.
International MXT-MV, 4x4 infantry mobility and protected support vehicle family, Armored Vehicles2001 War in Afghanistan, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarInternational MXT-MV4x4 infantry mobility and protected support vehicle familySide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUkraineBuilt: Navistar Defense / United StatesThe International MXT-MV is Navistar Defense's military 4x4 MXT family, spanning unarmored utility, armored MXT-MVA, cargo, recovery, armored personnel carrier, and U.K. Husky TSV configurations. Its strongest documented combat record comes through the Husky variant: British forces used Huskies in Afghanistan, and the United Kingdom later donated Husky vehicles to Ukraine for protected mobility during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
Spartan Mk III infantry mobility vehicle, 4x4 infantry mobility vehicle / light armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2014 Second Libyan Civil War +1 moreSpartan Mk III infantry mobility vehicle4x4 infantry mobility vehicle / light armored personnel carrierSide: Nigerian government and allied forcesBoko Haram and ISWAPLibyan National ArmyGovernment of National AccordUkraineBuilt: STREIT Group / AvtoKrAZ / Canada / United Arab Emirates / UkraineThe Spartan Mk III is a STREIT Group 4x4 infantry mobility vehicle built around a Ford F-550-based armored hull for protected troop movement, convoy security, and counter-terrorism work. The family includes the Ukrainian AvtoKrAZ-built KrAZ Spartan licensed derivative, with documented conflict evidence spanning Nigerian Army use and insurgent possession caveats, Libyan battlefield capture context, and Ukrainian KrAZ-Spartan service.
AVF Armored Patrol Vehicle 1, 4x4 light armored patrol vehicle, Armored VehiclesAVF Armored Patrol Vehicle 14x4 light armored patrol vehicleSide: UnknownBuilt: Armored Vehicles & Heavy Equipment Factory (AVF) / Saudi ArabiaAVF Armored Patrol Vehicle 1 is a Saudi light 4x4 protected patrol and reconnaissance vehicle from Armored Vehicles & Heavy Equipment Factory. AVF describes APV-1 as the low-gross-weight member of its armored patrol line, combining a 4.2-ton vehicle weight, run-flat military tires, a 230 hp V6 engine, modular FB7/FB6 ballistic protection, and configurable equipment for border-security or reconnaissance tasks.
Al-Shibl 2 armored vehicle, 4x4 light armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Yemen Civil WarAl-Shibl 2 armored vehicle4x4 light armored personnel carrierSide: Yemeni government and Saudi-led coalition forcesBuilt: Armored Vehicles & Heavy Equipment Factory (AVF) / Saudi ArabiaThe Al-Shibl 2 is a Saudi-built 4x4 light armored personnel carrier developed by Armored Vehicles & Heavy Equipment Factory on a Toyota Land Cruiser chassis. Its longer wheelbase distinguishes it from the Al-Shibl 1 by adding a two-person crew and troop compartment, while steel armor, run-flat tires, firing ports, and roof weapon-mount options make it a compact protected-mobility vehicle for personnel transport, scouting, border patrol, and convoy support roles.
Dozor-B, 4x4 light armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarDozor-B4x4 light armored personnel carrierSide: UkraineBuilt: Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau / UkraineThe Dozor-B is a Ukrainian 4x4 light armored personnel carrier developed by Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau for protected patrol, reconnaissance, command, medical, and troop-transport roles. Its public record now divides between a small Ukrainian Dozor-B run and the Polish-built Oncilla derivative family, including Ukrainian wartime Oncilla deliveries, battlefield use, specialist Oncilla variants, and the Oncilla-Shturm configuration approved by Ukraine's Ministry of Defence in 2024.
KrAZ Cougar, 4x4 light armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarKrAZ Cougar4x4 light armored personnel carrierSide: UkraineBuilt: STREIT Group / Ukraine / United Arab EmiratesThe KrAZ Cougar is a Ukrainian-assembled version of STREIT Group's Toyota-based Cougar light armored personnel carrier, used for protected patrol, checkpoint, border-security, and troop-transport missions. Ukrainian sources and monitoring reports document the type in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, including National Guard and Border Guard service, OSCE sightings near Donbas contact-line areas, and continued Defence Forces fleet context after the 2022 full-scale invasion.
Panthera T6, 4x4 light armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 Second Libyan Civil WarPanthera T64x4 light armored personnel carrierSide: UkraineLibyan National ArmyBuilt: Minerva Special Purpose Vehicles / United Arab EmiratesThe Panthera T6 is a UAE-designed 4x4 light armored personnel carrier from Minerva Special Purpose Vehicles, built around a Toyota Land Cruiser 79-series chassis for patrol, border-security, internal-security, and troop-carrier roles. Open reporting documents the vehicle in Libyan National Army service during the 2014 Second Libyan Civil War and in Ukrainian service during the full-scale phase of the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
UAT-T Cobra, 4x4 light armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarUAT-T Cobra4x4 light armored personnel carrierSide: UkraineBuilt: UKR ARMO TECH / UkraineUAT-T Cobra is a Ukrainian light armored vehicle from UKR ARMO TECH, built around a Toyota Land Cruiser 79-based 4x4 chassis for protected troop movement. Ukrainian reporting documented at least one vehicle entering service with Kyiv's 204th Territorial Defence Battalion in April 2023, while later MAC HUB material presents the MAC TI name with a higher-protection 7+1-seat configuration in the same Land Cruiser 79-derived line.
KrAZ Cobra, 4x4 light armored personnel carrier / infantry mobility vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarKrAZ Cobra4x4 light armored personnel carrier / infantry mobility vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: STREIT Group / United Arab Emirates / UkraineThe KrAZ Cobra is a Ukrainian KrAZ-associated version of STREIT Group's Cobra LAMV/APC. STREIT describes the Cobra LAMV as a compact protected troop-transport vehicle for hostile environments with CEN 1522 FB6 protection, while specialist references identify the Cobra APC as a Toyota Land Cruiser 200-based 4x4 design with roof weapon options; Ukrainian and Oryx reporting document its use and losses in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
Panhard VBL M11 light armored vehicle, 4x4 light armored reconnaissance and liaison vehicle, Armored Vehicles2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2012 Mali WarPanhard VBL M11 light armored vehicle4x4 light armored reconnaissance and liaison vehicleSide: Boko Haram and ISWAPMalian government and international forcesBuilt: Panhard / FranceThe Panhard VBL M11 is a French 4x4 light armored vehicle family developed for reconnaissance, liaison, infiltration, and protected movement with a compact amphibious baseline hull. The catalog record distinguishes normal French operational use, including Operation Serval in Mali, from Lake Chad basin evidence where sources document VBL M11/Panhard VBL materiel captured by, in service with, or recovered from Boko Haram and ISWAP rather than proving sustained insurgent operation.
Puma 4x4, 4x4 light armored reconnaissance vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarPuma 4x44x4 light armored reconnaissance vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: IVECO / OTO Melara / ItalyThe Puma 4x4 is the shorter four-wheel branch of Italy's Puma light armored vehicle family, developed by the Iveco-Fiat and OTO Melara team for reconnaissance, patrol, and protected troop movement alongside Centauro-equipped units. Public reporting on the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War identifies Ukrainian operation of Italian Puma APCs in both 4x4 and 6x6 configurations, while leaving the transfer quantity and route publicly unresolved.
KLTV infantry mobility vehicle, 4x4 light tactical / infantry mobility vehicle, Armored Vehicles2009 Boko Haram InsurgencyKLTV infantry mobility vehicle4x4 light tactical / infantry mobility vehicleSide: Nigerian government and allied forcesBuilt: Kia Corporation / South KoreaThe Kia KLTV is a South Korean 4x4 light tactical vehicle family built around a modular chassis for protected mobility, command, reconnaissance, cargo, ambulance, and weapon-carrier roles. Nigeria received KLTV/K152 armored personnel carrier variants during its post-2015 re-equipment drive, with direct reporting placing a KLTV-181 in the 2009 Boko Haram Insurgency after an ISWAP ambush in northeast Nigeria.
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), 4x4 light tactical vehicle family, Armored VehiclesJoint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)4x4 light tactical vehicle familySide: UnknownBuilt: Oshkosh Defense / AM General / United StatesThe Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is Oshkosh Defense's U.S. 4x4 light tactical vehicle family, built around protected mobility, modular mission packages, and 2-door and 4-door variants. Oshkosh says the platform has been delivered since 2015, while U.S. Army reporting describes general-purpose, heavy guns carrier, close combat weapons carrier, and utility configurations.
Oshkosh M-ATV, 4x4 mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle, Armored Vehicles2001 War in Afghanistan, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +2 moreOshkosh M-ATV4x4 mine-resistant ambush protected vehicleSide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesAnti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesUkraineYemeni government and Saudi-led coalition forcesHouthi-aligned forcesBuilt: Oshkosh Defense / United StatesThe Oshkosh M-ATV is a U.S.-built 4x4 MRAP developed to give troops mine and ambush protection with better off-road mobility than heavier first-generation MRAPs. Oshkosh paired a V-hull protected capsule, blast-attenuating seats, and TAK-4 independent suspension with mission modules ranging from command and utility bodies to armed assault configurations. The vehicle's documented conflict record spans early U.S. fielding in Afghanistan, coalition use in Iraq and Syria under Operation Inherent Resolve, Ukrainian wartime service, and Saudi-led coalition employment in Yemen.
Cougar 4x4 MRAP, 4x4 mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle, Armored Vehicles2003 Iraq War, 2001 War in Afghanistan +2 moreCougar 4x4 MRAP4x4 mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicleSide: United States and coalition forcesUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesYemeni government and Saudi-led coalition forcesUkraineBuilt: Force Protection Industries / General Dynamics / United StatesThe Cougar 4x4 MRAP is a U.S.-built protected mobility vehicle developed by Force Protection for patrol, convoy, command, route-security, and troop-transport missions against mine and improvised-explosive-device threats. The record distinguishes direct U.S. use in Iraq and Afghanistan from later transfer or inventory evidence in Yemen and Ukraine, where public sources support presence or supply more clearly than detailed tactical employment.
Mamba Mk2, 4x4 mine-resistant armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarMamba Mk24x4 mine-resistant armored personnel carrierSide: UkraineBuilt: Reumech OMC / Alvis / South Africa / United KingdomThe Mamba Mk2 is a South African 4x4 mine-resistant armored personnel carrier built around a V-shaped welded steel hull and Unimog-derived driveline. The entry also covers the closely related Alvis 4 license-built strand because Ukraine's documented examples came from former Estonian Alvis 4/Mamba stocks transferred after Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion.
AMN-590951 VPK-Ural, 4x4 mine-resistant armored utility vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarAMN-590951 VPK-Ural4x4 mine-resistant armored utility vehicleSide: RussiaUkraineBuilt: Military Industrial Company / RussiaThe AMN-590951 VPK-Ural is a Russian 4x4 protected mobility vehicle from Military Industrial Company, also known under Spartak naming. It combines an armored crew compartment, mine-resistant underbody, and truck-based mobility for troop transport, patrol, liaison, and command-vehicle work; Ukraine-war evidence documents Russian deployment, visually confirmed losses and captures, and captured vehicles reused by Ukrainian forces for command or liaison work.
Gaia Amir, 4x4 mine-resistant armored vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarGaia Amir4x4 mine-resistant armored vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: Gaia Automotive Industries / IsraelGaia Amir is an Israeli mine-resistant armored vehicle family from Gaia Automotive Industries, marketed in 4x4 and 6x6 configurations for protected mobility, reconnaissance, casualty evacuation, and logistics. Ukrainian and Israeli defense reporting documented Amir MRAPs with Ukrainian forces in Kherson Oblast in November 2022, while noting that the transfer route and official confirmation were not publicly established.
KrAZ Shrek, 4x4 MRAP / mine-protected armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarKrAZ Shrek4x4 MRAP / mine-protected armored personnel carrierSide: UkraineBuilt: AvtoKrAZ / STREIT Group / Ukraine / United Arab EmiratesThe KrAZ Shrek is a Ukrainian KrAZ-5233NE-based 4x4 MRAP developed by AvtoKrAZ with STREIT Group for protected troop movement, patrol, route-clearance, ambulance, and mine-interrogation roles. Open sources document Ukrainian National Guard delivery, Mariupol route-clearance deployment, later Ukrainian military testing, and visually recorded 2022 losses during the Russia-Ukraine War, while official export data and reusable media show the baseline Shrek One and Shrek-M family configurations.
UAT.GYURZA-02, 4x4 MRAP-class armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarUAT.GYURZA-024x4 MRAP-class armored personnel carrierSide: UkraineBuilt: UKR ARMO TECH / UkraineUAT.GYURZA-02 is a Ukrainian 4x4 MRAP-class armored vehicle developed by UKR ARMO TECH for protected troop transport, reconnaissance, patrol, and fire-support tasks. Ukraine's Ministry of Defence authorized the vehicle for operational use in 2025 and codified an upgraded version in 2026 with stronger suspension, higher payload, 360-degree crew protection, mine protection, and optional AI-assisted external monitoring.
Kozak-2, 4x4 MRAP-class armored vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarKozak-24x4 MRAP-class armored vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: Practika / UkraineThe Kozak-2 is a Ukrainian Practika 4x4 protected mobility vehicle built around an MRAP-style armored hull, troop transport capacity, and modular mission fits. Ukrainian forces adopted the vehicle during the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War, OSCE monitors documented Kozak-2 vehicles in the Donbas security zone before 2022, and Ukrainian reporting later recorded Kozak-2M1 deliveries to assault troops during the full-scale invasion phase.
BMC Vuran, 4x4 multi-purpose armored vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Second Libyan Civil War, 2011 Syrian Civil WarBMC Vuran4x4 multi-purpose armored vehicleSide: Government of National AccordTurkeyBuilt: BMC / TurkeyThe BMC Vuran is a Turkish 4x4 protected vehicle family built by BMC for troop transport, patrol, convoy security, and modular weapon-carrier roles. Official BMC data describes Vuran variants with a V-shaped monocoque hull, mine and ballistic protection, remote-weapon-station integration, 120 mm mortar and 107 mm multiple-rocket-launcher configurations, and modern Turkish service with export deliveries to Kosovo and Georgia. Conflict reporting documents Turkish-supplied Vuran vehicles with Government of National Accord forces in Libya and Turkish Vuran fielding in Syrian Civil War operations.
Iveco LMV, 4x4 protected light multirole vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarIveco LMV4x4 protected light multirole vehicleSide: UkraineRussiaBuilt: IVECO / ItalyThe Iveco LMV is an Italian 4x4 protected multirole vehicle built around patrol, liaison, command, and troop-mobility tasks where mine and small-arms protection matter more than heavy-vehicle firepower. The family is known as VTLM Lince in Italian service, Panther in British service, and Rys in Russian service; in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War it appears both as donor-supplied vehicles for Ukraine and as Russian LMV Rys vehicles documented among battlefield losses.
NIMR AJBAN, 4x4 protected light tactical vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Second Libyan Civil War, 2014 Yemen Civil War +1 moreNIMR AJBAN4x4 protected light tactical vehicleSide: Libyan National ArmyYemeni government and Saudi-led coalition forcesRapid Support ForcesBuilt: NIMR Automotive / United Arab EmiratesThe NIMR AJBAN is a UAE-built 4x4 protected tactical vehicle family used for patrol, escort, reconnaissance, logistics, and armoured personnel-carrier roles. Open-source evidence ties the family to LNA equipment captured during the 2020 Tarhuna collapse in Libya, UAE-backed ground operations in Yemen, and RSF-operated vehicles documented in Sudan with French-designed Galix defensive systems.
Bushmaster PMV, 4x4 protected mobility vehicle, Armored Vehicles2001 War in Afghanistan, 2003 Iraq War +2 moreBushmaster PMV4x4 protected mobility vehicleSide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUnited States and coalition forcesUkraineMalian government and international forcesBuilt: Thales Australia / AustraliaThe Bushmaster PMV is an Australian 4x4 protected mobility vehicle built by Thales Australia to move troops under mine, IED, small-arms, and artillery-fragment threats. It has documented Australian service in Iraq and Afghanistan, Dutch MINUSMA service in Mali, and a prominent Ukraine aid role after Canberra committed repeated batches including ambulance variants.
MLS SHIELD, 4x4 protected mobility vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarMLS SHIELD4x4 protected mobility vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: Tekne / ItalyMLS SHIELD is an Italian 4x4 protected mobility vehicle built by Tekne for troop transport, command, medical evacuation, internal security, reconnaissance, electronic-warfare, and other modular roles. Ukrainian Air Assault Forces received privately purchased vehicles in 2022, placing the type in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War as a protected transport and force-protection platform rather than a primary fighting vehicle.
Sisu GTP, 4x4 protected mobility vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarSisu GTP4x4 protected mobility vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: Sisu Auto / FinlandSisu GTP is a Finnish 4x4 protected mobility vehicle built by Sisu Auto around a modular crew cab and interchangeable mission bodies. Official Sisu material emphasizes off-road mobility, STANAG 4569-class protection options, a 16.5-tonne gross weight, and seating layouts from utility to 2+8 troop-transport configuration; Finnish and Swedish procurement has since expanded the family into TGB24 troop-transport, command, medical, CBRN, and air-defense roles, while 2026 defense reporting placed at least one GTP with Ukrainian Special Operations Forces without a public transfer route.
Husky TSV, 4x4 protected tactical support vehicle, Armored Vehicles2001 War in Afghanistan, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarHusky TSV4x4 protected tactical support vehicleSide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUkraineBuilt: Navistar Defense / United States / United KingdomHusky TSV is the British Army's Navistar-built 4x4 Tactical Support Vehicle, a protected mobility and load-carrying platform derived from the International MXT family for Afghanistan-era patrol, command, ambulance, heavy-weapon, recovery, and support tasks. The record links its original British use in Afghanistan with later Ukrainian service, where supplied Huskies have been documented in frontline mobility and evacuation roles.
Staghound Mk I, 4x4 reconnaissance armored car, Armored VehiclesStaghound Mk I4x4 reconnaissance armored carSide: UnknownBuilt: Chevrolet / United StatesThe Staghound Mk I was the British service designation for Chevrolet's T17E1 armored car, a large 4x4 reconnaissance vehicle supplied to British and Commonwealth forces rather than standardized for U.S. Army use. The Mk I combined a 37 mm M6 gun, multiple .30-caliber M1919A4 machine guns, twin GMC engines, and long road range, making it a heavy armored-car platform for headquarters, reconnaissance, and command-vehicle roles.
AML-90 armored car, 4x4 reconnaissance armored car with 90 mm gun, Armored Vehicles1990 Gulf War, 1975 Western Sahara War +1 moreAML-90 armored car4x4 reconnaissance armored car with 90 mm gunSide: IraqMoroccoYemeni government and Saudi-led coalition forcesBuilt: Panhard / FranceThe AML-90 is a French Panhard 4x4 reconnaissance armored car armed with a 90 mm low-pressure gun. Documented cases include Iraqi AML-90s captured during the 1990 Gulf War, Moroccan use of the South African Mk-6/Eland derivative in the 1975 Western Sahara War, and Yemeni Army AML-90 stocks during the 2014 Yemen Civil War.
Terradyne Gurkha, 4x4 tactical armored vehicle family, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarTerradyne Gurkha4x4 tactical armored vehicle familySide: UkraineBuilt: Terradyne Armored Vehicles / CanadaThe Terradyne Gurkha is a Canadian 4x4 tactical armored vehicle family built on Ford Super Duty commercial-truck architecture for protected patrol, troop transport, medical evacuation, command, counter-UAS, and security missions. Ukraine procured Gurkha MPV armored medical evacuation vehicles through UNITED24 for frontline casualty movement during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
Waran 4x4, 4x4 tactical multipurpose armored vehicle, Armored VehiclesWaran 4x44x4 tactical multipurpose armored vehicleSide: UnknownBuilt: Huta Stalowa Wola / Poland / Czech RepublicWaran 4x4 is Huta Stalowa Wola's Polish tactical multipurpose armored vehicle based on a Czech Tatra-derived 4x4 chassis architecture. Open sources document it as a Polish Armed Forces platform for Gladius drone-system vehicles, artillery command and communications roles, and future support vehicles for WR-40 Langusta rocket artillery, but direct evidence of Waran use in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War was not verified.
IVM G12 gun truck, 4x4 tactical utility vehicle, Armored Vehicles2009 Boko Haram InsurgencyIVM G12 gun truck4x4 tactical utility vehicleSide: Nigerian government and allied forcesBuilt: Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Co. Ltd. / NigeriaThe IVM G12 is a Nigerian-built 4x4 special-purpose utility vehicle from Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing. Public reporting places it with Nigerian Army forces during Operation Lafiya Dole in the 2009 Boko Haram Insurgency and links the family to the BAIC BJ2022 Brave Warrior, while describing the baseline vehicle as a rough-terrain patrol and transport platform without mine protection.
VAB, 4x4 wheeled armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarVAB4x4 wheeled armored personnel carrierSide: UkraineBuilt: Arquus / FranceThe VAB is a French armored personnel carrier family selected in the 1970s for protected troop movement, with the VAB-VTT/Véhicule Transport de Troupe as the baseline infantry transport configuration. Thousands were produced across command, ambulance, mortar, anti-tank, and remote-weapon variants; Arquus also markets VAB MK3 as a newer 6x6 medium armored-vehicle branch, while Ukraine-conflict sourcing for this record documents transferred legacy VAB armored personnel carriers and separate Mk3 delivery/testing evidence.
Walid armored personnel carrier, 4x4 wheeled armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles1967 Six-Day WarWalid armored personnel carrier4x4 wheeled armored personnel carrierSide: Egypt / Jordan / SyriaBuilt: Kader Factory for Developed Industries / EgyptThe Walid, also rendered Al Walid or Waleed, is an Egyptian 4x4 armored personnel carrier produced by Kader Factory for Developed Industries. Open sources describe it as a BTR-40-like open-topped APC using a German Magirus-Deutz/UNIMOG-derived truck chassis made under licence in Egypt with a locally produced armored body, two crew, space for about ten troops, a pintle 7.62 mm machine gun, central tire-pressure regulation, and no amphibious, NBC, or night-vision equipment. It first saw combat in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, later appeared in captured Israeli service, and was followed in Egyptian production by the Fahd APC family.
Sisu XA-180, 6x6 amphibious armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarSisu XA-1806x6 amphibious armored personnel carrierSide: UkraineBuilt: Sisu Auto / Patria / FinlandSisu XA-180 is the original Finnish Pasi 6x6 armored personnel carrier, designed by Sisu Auto for the Finnish Defence Forces as an amphibious troop carrier with simple maintenance, a two-person crew, and space for an infantry squad. The type later became part of Patria's XA-series support and modernization work, and Ukrainian and defense-media reporting documented XA-180/XA-185-family Pasi vehicles with Ukrainian troops and marines during the full-scale phase of the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
Pandur, 6x6 and 8x8 wheeled armored vehicle family, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarPandur6x6 and 8x8 wheeled armored vehicle familySide: UkraineBuilt: GDELS-Steyr / Austria; licensed and partner production also associated with Slovenia, Portugal, and CzechiaPandur is an Austrian-origin wheeled armored vehicle family from the Steyr-Daimler-Puch/GDELS-Steyr lineage, spanning compact 6x6 personnel carriers, 8x8 infantry fighting vehicles, command, ambulance, anti-tank, air-defense, mortar, and electronic-warfare configurations. The cataloged Russia-Ukraine War connection is the Slovenian Valuk branch: 24ur reported in April 2023 that Slovenia had delivered 20 Valuk/Pandur armored vehicles to Ukraine.
Alvis Saracen, 6x6 armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 1983 Sri Lankan Civil WarAlvis Saracen6x6 armored personnel carrierSide: UkraineSri Lankan government forcesBuilt: Alvis / United KingdomThe Alvis Saracen is the FV603 6x6 armored personnel carrier of Britain's FV600 wheeled-vehicle family, developed by Alvis for protected troop movement and internal-security work before the Saladin armored car reached production. It carried a small crew and an infantry section in a welded steel hull, used a Rolls-Royce B80 petrol engine and machine-gun turret, and was adapted into command, ambulance, and up-armored Northern Ireland marks. Sri Lanka Army sources document Saracen service with the Sri Lanka Armoured Corps during the civil-war period, while UN arms-transfer reporting records five Alvis Saracens among 2023 United Kingdom armored-combat-vehicle exports to Ukraine.
ERC 90 Sagaie, 6x6 armored reconnaissance and fire-support vehicle, Armored Vehicles1990 Gulf War, 2012 Mali War +1 moreERC 90 Sagaie6x6 armored reconnaissance and fire-support vehicleSide: Coalition forcesMalian government and international forcesBoko Haram and ISWAPBuilt: Panhard / FranceThe ERC 90 Sagaie is a French Panhard 6x6 armored reconnaissance and fire-support vehicle built around a 90 mm gun. Arquus traces the design to 1975 and French Army adoption to 1981; later sources place the type with French forces in Desert Storm and Operation Serval, and in Boko Haram heavy-weapon reporting where evidence is strongest for captured possession.
Alvis Saladin, 6x6 armored reconnaissance car, Armored Vehicles2014 Yemen Civil War, 1983 Sri Lankan Civil WarAlvis Saladin6x6 armored reconnaissance carSide: Yemeni government and Saudi-led coalition forcesSri Lankan government forcesBuilt: Alvis / United KingdomThe Alvis Saladin is a British FV601 6x6 armored reconnaissance car developed from a postwar British Army requirement and produced at Coventry from 1958 to 1972. Its production Mk 2 form combined a three-person turreted layout, a 76 mm L5A1 low-pressure gun, welded steel protection, and road mobility suited to reconnaissance, convoy escort, internal-security, and light direct-fire roles. Yemen evidence remains inventory-level: Oryx lists the Saladin in pre-war Yemeni Army armored-fighting-vehicle stocks available to parties after the 2014-2015 takeover, so this entry does not claim a specific Saladin engagement in that war.
Inguar-4, 6x6 armored recovery and repair vehicle platform, Armored VehiclesInguar-46x6 armored recovery and repair vehicle platformSide: UnknownBuilt: Inguar Defence / UkraineInguar-4 is a Ukrainian 6x6 armored recovery and repair vehicle platform from Inguar Defence, developed as a three-axle continuation of the Inguar-3 family. Public reporting describes its first configuration as an armored recovery vehicle with hydraulic equipment for towing or extracting damaged armored vehicles up to roughly 30 tons, a roof-mounted electronic-warfare system, and mounting hardware for several Ukrainian and Western armored vehicles. The manufacturer presents the broader 6x6 line as a repair, evacuation, engineering, cargo, launcher, and artillery-carrier platform.
KamAZ-63968 Typhoon-K, 6x6 mine-resistant armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarKamAZ-63968 Typhoon-K6x6 mine-resistant armored personnel carrierSide: RussiaBuilt: KAMAZ / RussiaThe KamAZ-63968 Typhoon-K is a Russian 6x6 MRAP and armored personnel carrier built by KAMAZ for protected troop movement, convoy security, and specialist support roles. Its modular Typhoon-K layout combines a protected crew cab and rear troop module with hydropneumatic suspension, central tire inflation, NBC protection, camera coverage, and mine/blast protection; Russian examples have been visually documented as destroyed, abandoned, and captured during the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Mastiff protected patrol vehicle, 6x6 mine-resistant protected patrol vehicle, Armored Vehicles2001 War in Afghanistan, 2003 Iraq War +1 moreMastiff protected patrol vehicle6x6 mine-resistant protected patrol vehicleSide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUnited States and coalition forcesUkraineBuilt: Force Protection Industries / General Dynamics Land Systems / NP Aerospace / United States / United KingdomMastiff is the British Army's heavily protected 6x6 patrol vehicle derived from the Force Protection Cougar 6x6 and integrated for UK service with additional armor, Bowman radios, electronic countermeasures, and mission equipment. British and museum sources place the type in Iraq and Afghanistan-era protected mobility, route-clearance, convoy, and force-protection roles, while 2022 reporting documents Mastiff among the UK protected mobility vehicles supplied to Ukraine.
KrAZ Fiona, 6x6 MRAP / armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarKrAZ Fiona6x6 MRAP / armored personnel carrierSide: UkraineBuilt: AvtoKrAZ / STREIT Group / Ukraine / United Arab EmiratesThe KrAZ Fiona is a 6x6 mine-resistant armored personnel carrier developed around the KrAZ-6322 truck chassis by Kremenchug Automobile Plant with STREIT Group involvement. Official export data presents it as a V-hull protected-mobility vehicle for patrol, convoy escort, troop transport, command-and-control, and medical-evacuation configurations; open reporting supports Ukrainian military test and evaluation during the Russia-Ukraine War, but not a standardized battlefield fleet.
Z-STS Akhmat, 6x6 protected special transport vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarZ-STS Akhmat6x6 protected special transport vehicleSide: RussiaBuilt: KAMAZ / RussiaThe Z-STS Akhmat is a Russian 6x6 protected transport vehicle assembled by Remdizel on a KamAZ-5350 truck base for rapid troop movement, convoy work, and protected utility roles. It was developed and put into production in 2022 after Chechen security forces sought a simpler armored vehicle than the Typhoon family, and open-source loss records document Russian Z-STS vehicles destroyed, damaged, and captured during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
Wolfhound, 6x6 protected tactical support vehicle, Armored Vehicles2001 War in Afghanistan, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarWolfhound6x6 protected tactical support vehicleSide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUkraineBuilt: Force Protection Industries / General Dynamics Land Systems / NP Aerospace / United States / United KingdomWolfhound is the British Army's six-wheeled protected tactical support vehicle derived from the Mastiff/Cougar family for high-threat logistics, patrol support, and artillery-support tasks. Official British sources describe it as a heavy armored load carrier for water, ammunition, construction stores, specialist pods, and the Royal Artillery's 105 mm light gun, while 2022 reporting documents Wolfhound among the UK protected mobility vehicles supplied to Ukraine.
BMR-600 Pegaso, 6x6 wheeled armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2001 War in Afghanistan, 2003 Iraq War +2 moreBMR-600 Pegaso6x6 wheeled armored personnel carrierSide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUnited States and coalition forcesUkraineYemeni government and Saudi-led coalition forcesHouthi-aligned forcesBuilt: General Dynamics Santa Barbara Sistemas / SpainThe BMR-600 Pegaso is a Spanish 6x6 armored personnel carrier family developed from the ENASA-Pegaso program and later supported through Santa Barbara and General Dynamics Santa Barbara Sistemas. It gives the catalog a Spanish wheeled-armor reference point: a troop carrier with amphibious capability, mortar, command, ambulance, recovery, anti-tank, and reconnaissance derivatives, and direct conflict evidence from Spanish deployments in Afghanistan and Iraq, Spanish-supplied variants in Ukraine, and Saudi-led coalition use and losses in Yemen.
BTR-152M armored personnel carrier, 6x6 wheeled armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Yemen Civil WarBTR-152M armored personnel carrier6x6 wheeled armored personnel carrierSide: Yemeni government and Saudi-led coalition forcesBuilt: Zavod imeni Stalina / Zavod imeni Likhacheva / BAZ / Soviet UnionThe BTR-152M armored personnel carrier is a Yemeni-service listing within the Soviet BTR-152 6x6 APC family, retained from older Yemeni Army stocks and documented during the 2014 Yemen Civil War. Public evidence supports a conservative role: legacy protected mobility where serviceable vehicles remained available, plus broader BTR-152-family use as a base for improvised AK-630 or GSh-6-30K naval-gun installations by Yemeni government forces.
Puma 6x6, 6x6 wheeled armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarPuma 6x66x6 wheeled armored personnel carrierSide: UkraineBuilt: IVECO / OTO Melara / ItalyThe Puma 6x6 is the larger six-wheel member of Italy's Puma light armored vehicle family, built by the Iveco-Fiat and OTO Melara industrial team as a compact troop carrier and reconnaissance-support vehicle alongside heavier Centauro units. Public Ukraine reporting documents Puma APCs in Ukrainian hands through battlefield imagery and subsequent sightings, but Italy has not publicly confirmed a transfer package or vehicle count.
Valuk, 6x6 wheeled armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarValuk6x6 wheeled armored personnel carrierSide: UkraineBuilt: ST Ravne / SloveniaThe Valuk is Slovenia's 6x6 wheeled armored personnel carrier derived from the Pandur family and associated with ST Ravne/Sistemska tehnika production and support. Slovenian Army material documents a ST Ravne LKOSV ambulance configuration with a 3+6 crew layout, 211 kW engine, 13.8-ton maximum mass, and 100 km/h road speed, while 2023 reporting documented Slovenia transferring 20 Valuk vehicles to Ukraine for the Russia-Ukraine War.
Patria 6x6, 6x6 wheeled armored personnel carrier and combat-support vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarPatria 6x66x6 wheeled armored personnel carrier and combat-support vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: Patria / Finland / LatviaPatria 6x6 is a Finnish six-wheel armored personnel carrier and combat-support platform selected for the multinational Common Armoured Vehicle System programme. The vehicle combines protected troop transport, modular mission kits, optional amphibious capability, and configurations for command, medical evacuation, heavy APC, remote-weapon-station, and 120 mm NEMO mortar roles. By 2026 CAVS had seven NATO participants and nearly 2,000 ordered vehicles including options, while Latvia-produced Patria 6x6 APCs had been transferred to Ukrainian service during the full-scale phase of the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
BTR-60, 8x8 amphibious armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles1979 Soviet-Afghan War, 2011 Syrian Civil War +3 moreBTR-608x8 amphibious armored personnel carrierSide: Soviet Union and Afghan government forcesSyrian Democratic Forces and coalition partnersLibyan National ArmyUkraineRussiaHouthi-aligned forcesYemeni government and Saudi-led coalition forcesBuilt: Gorky Automobile Plant / Soviet UnionThe BTR-60 is a Soviet eight-wheeled amphibious armored personnel carrier that introduced the long-running BTR 8x8 layout later followed by the BTR-70 and BTR-80. Its BTR-60PB turreted model gave motorized troops a 14.5 mm KPVT/7.62 mm PKT armament fit, but retained thin armor and top-hatch dismounting that drove later redesigns and modernization programs.
BTR-80, 8x8 amphibious armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles1994 First Chechen War, 1999 Second Chechen War +7 moreBTR-808x8 amphibious armored personnel carrierSide: RussiaChechen separatist forcesChechen separatist and insurgent forcesIraqi government and security forcesRussia and South Ossetian forcesAzerbaijanUkraineSyrian government and alliesOpposition and anti-government forcesSudanese Armed ForcesHouthi-aligned forcesBuilt: Arzamas Machine-Building Plant / RussiaThe BTR-80 is a Soviet-designed 8x8 amphibious armored personnel carrier built to move motor rifle troops under armor while giving them heavy machine-gun fire support. Rosoboronexport describes it as a combat wheeled vehicle for transporting motor rifle units, and the type remains widespread across former Soviet and export operators more than four decades after introduction.
BTR-82/BTR-82A, 8x8 amphibious armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil War +2 moreBTR-82/BTR-82A8x8 amphibious armored personnel carrierSide: RussiaUkraineSyrian government and alliesAzerbaijanMalian government and international forcesBuilt: Arzamas Machine-Building Plant / Military Industrial Company / RussiaThe BTR-82/BTR-82A is a Russian 8x8 amphibious armored personnel carrier developed from the BTR-80 family. The BTR-82A adds a stabilized 30 mm 2A72 cannon, improved sights, a 300 hp KAMAZ diesel, spall liners, and other mobility and survivability upgrades, making it one of the more heavily armed wheeled APCs widely documented with Russian units in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
Stryker, 8x8 armored fighting vehicle family, Armored Vehicles2003 Iraq War, 2001 War in Afghanistan +1 moreStryker8x8 armored fighting vehicle familySide: United States and coalition forcesUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUkraineBuilt: General Dynamics Land Systems / United States / CanadaThe Stryker is a U.S.-designed eight-wheeled armored fighting vehicle family built around a common chassis, modular mission kits, and rapid road movement. Army reporting says the first production vehicle rolled off the line in April 2002, and the family later logged combat rotations in Iraq and Afghanistan before Double-V Hull upgrades improved blast protection. Modern branches include 30 mm Dragoon infantry carriers, SGT STOUT air-defense vehicles, and U.S.-supplied APCs for Ukraine.
LAV 6.0 ACSV, 8x8 armoured combat support vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarLAV 6.0 ACSV8x8 armoured combat support vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: General Dynamics Land Systems / CanadaThe LAV 6.0 ACSV is Canada's turretless 8x8 Armoured Combat Support Vehicle family, built by General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada on the LAV 6.0 chassis to replace older Bison and M113 support vehicles. Canadian procurement records describe eight variants across Type 2, Type 2+, and Type 3 groups: troop/cargo, ambulance, command post, electronic warfare, engineer, fitter/cargo, maintenance and recovery, and mobile repair team vehicles. Canada has transferred ACSV vehicles to Ukraine, where the type is documented as a Canadian-built protected mobility and support platform for Ukrainian forces.
LAV 6.0, 8x8 infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarLAV 6.08x8 infantry fighting vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: General Dynamics Land Systems / CanadaThe LAV 6.0 is Canada's upgraded 8x8 Light Armoured Vehicle family, built by General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada from the LAV III upgrade program. The infantry section carrier keeps a 25 mm M242 turret but adds a 450 hp powerpack, stronger mobility package, add-on armour, and improved protection. Canada describes it as the Canadian Army's primary infantry fighting vehicle, while 2026 government reporting tied 66 former LRSS reconnaissance LAV 6.0 vehicles to planned military aid for Ukraine during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
LAV III, 8x8 infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles2001 War in Afghanistan, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarLAV III8x8 infantry fighting vehicleSide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUkraineBuilt: General Motors Canada / General Dynamics Land Systems / CanadaThe LAV III is Canada's third-generation 8x8 Light Armoured Vehicle, developed from the MOWAG Piranha III into an infantry fighting vehicle with a two-man 25 mm turret and protected mobility for mechanized infantry. It became a central Canadian Army platform in Afghanistan, generated New Zealand's NZLAV branch, and Canada later announced LAV-III vehicles for Ukraine during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
Patria AMV, 8x8 modular wheeled armored personnel carrier / infantry fighting vehicle family, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 Yemen Civil WarPatria AMV8x8 modular wheeled armored personnel carrier / infantry fighting vehicle familySide: UkraineYemeni government and Saudi-led coalition forcesBuilt: Patria / FinlandPatria AMV is Finland's modular 8x8 armored wheeled vehicle family, developed by Patria for troop transport, infantry fighting, command, ambulance, reconnaissance, fire-support, anti-tank, repair, and mortar-carrier roles. The family includes the current AMV XP branch, AMOS mortar-carrier integration, licensed derivatives such as Poland's KTO Rosomak supplied to Ukraine, and UAE variants documented in Yemen with remote weapon stations and BMP-3-derived turret fits.
BTR-3, 8x8 wheeled armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict +3 moreBTR-38x8 wheeled armored personnel carrierSide: UkraineAzerbaijanThailandState Administration Council and allied forcesSudanese Armed ForcesBuilt: Kyiv Armored Plant / UkrespectExport / UkraineThe BTR-3 is a Ukrainian 8x8 armored personnel carrier family derived from the Soviet-style wheeled APC layout but built around Ukrainian production and combat modules. Documented conflict use ranges from Ukrainian, Azerbaijani, Thai, Myanmar, and Sudanese inventories, with variants providing protected infantry mobility and turret fire support from 30 mm cannon, machine-gun, grenade-launcher, and anti-tank missile fits.
BTR-4, 8x8 wheeled armored personnel carrier / infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +1 moreBTR-48x8 wheeled armored personnel carrier / infantry fighting vehicleSide: UkraineAnti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesIslamic StateNigerian government and allied forcesBoko Haram and ISWAPBuilt: Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau / Malyshev Plant / UkraineThe BTR-4 Bucephalus is a Ukrainian 8x8 armored personnel carrier and infantry fighting vehicle built around a rear troop compartment, amphibious mobility, and remote weapon stations such as the BM-7 Parus. It provides protected movement and direct fire support with a 30 mm cannon, machine gun, grenade launcher, and anti-tank missile capability, and export BTR-4EN vehicles have been documented in Nigerian counter-insurgency service.
KTO Rosomak, 8x8 wheeled armored personnel carrier / infantry fighting vehicle family, Armored Vehicles2001 War in Afghanistan, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarKTO Rosomak8x8 wheeled armored personnel carrier / infantry fighting vehicle familySide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUkraineBuilt: Rosomak S.A. / PolandThe KTO Rosomak is Poland's licensed Patria AMV-based 8x8 armored vehicle family, built by Rosomak S.A. in Siemianowice Slaskie for infantry transport, fire support, medical evacuation, command, and specialist support roles. Patria traces the program to a 2003 technology-transfer start, Polish combat use in Afghanistan, and a fleet that grew toward 900 vehicles; Ukraine's Ministry of Defence later described Rosomak APCs, Hitfist-30P combat variants, and Rak mortar carriers in Ukrainian service.
Centauro B1, 8x8 wheeled tank destroyer, Armored Vehicles1991 Somali Civil War, 2003 Iraq War +1 moreCentauro B18x8 wheeled tank destroyerSide: United States and UNOSOM forcesUnited States and coalition forcesUkraineBuilt: IVECO / OTO Melara / ItalyThe Centauro B1 is an Italian 8x8 wheeled tank destroyer built for cavalry reconnaissance, rapid road movement, and direct-fire support rather than main-battle-tank protection. Developed by the IVECO-Fiat and OTO Melara consortium, it combines an OTO Melara 105 mm/52 rifled gun, a four-person crew, long road range, and a comparatively light wheeled chassis; documented conflict use includes Italian UNOSOM II fighting in Somalia, coalition employment in Iraq, and Ukrainian service where crews have added anti-drone protection and used the gun from closed firing positions.
M242 Bushmaster, 25 mm chain gun autocannon, Armored Vehicles1990 Gulf War, 2003 Iraq War +1 moreM242 Bushmaster25 mm chain gun autocannonSide: Coalition forcesUnited States and coalition forcesUkraineBuilt: Northrop Grumman / United StatesThe M242 Bushmaster is a U.S. 25x137 mm chain-driven autocannon used as the main gun on Bradley and LAV armored vehicles and as the gun element in Mk 38 naval weapon systems. Its externally powered dual-feed design lets crews select ammunition types for direct fire against personnel, light armor, vehicles, and small surface threats; Bradley crews have used the weapon in the Gulf War, Iraq War, and Russia-Ukraine War.
BMD-1, Airborne amphibious infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles1979 Soviet-Afghan War, 1994 First Chechen War +3 moreBMD-1Airborne amphibious infantry fighting vehicleSide: Soviet Union and Afghan government forcesRussiaIraqi government and security forcesRussia and South Ossetian forcesUkraineBuilt: Volgograd Tractor Plant / Soviet UnionThe BMD-1 is a Soviet airborne infantry fighting vehicle built for paratroop units, combining a very light amphibious tracked chassis with the BMP-1-style 73 mm 2A28 Grom gun and anti-tank missile armament. Its hydropneumatic suspension and low combat weight supported airborne deployment, while the same design priorities left the aluminum hull protected mainly against small-arms fire and fragments. Cataloged conflict evidence spans Soviet use in Afghanistan, Russian and Iraqi wartime fielding, Russian airborne use in Georgia and Ukraine, and Ukrainian 25th Airborne Brigade service in Donbas.
BMD-4/BMD-4M, Airborne amphibious infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBMD-4/BMD-4MAirborne amphibious infantry fighting vehicleSide: RussiaUkraineBuilt: Volgograd Tractor Plant / KBP Instrument Design Bureau / Kurganmashzavod / RussiaThe BMD-4/BMD-4M is a Russian airborne amphibious infantry fighting vehicle built for VDV units, combining a light parachutable tracked chassis with the Bakhcha-U turret's 100 mm 2A70 gun-launcher, 30 mm 2A72 autocannon, and coaxial machine gun. In the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War it appears as a Russian airborne assault vehicle, with visually documented losses at Hostomel and later BMD-4M deliveries showing factory add-on armor, slat armor, and Nakidka signature-reduction kits shaped by the Ukraine battlefield.
BTR-D, Airborne amphibious tracked armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles1979 Soviet-Afghan War, 1994 First Chechen War +2 moreBTR-DAirborne amphibious tracked armored personnel carrierSide: Soviet Union and Afghan government forcesRussiaUkraineBuilt: Volgograd Tractor Plant / Soviet Union / RussiaThe BTR-D is a Soviet airborne tracked armored personnel carrier derived from the BMD-1 chassis for VDV units, trading the BMD turret for a longer troop compartment while retaining amphibious, air-droppable mobility and a family role as the base for airborne anti-tank, air-defense, recovery, command, and mortar-support vehicles.
BTR-MDM Rakushka, Airborne amphibious tracked armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBTR-MDM RakushkaAirborne amphibious tracked armored personnel carrierSide: RussiaUkraineBuilt: Volgograd Tractor Plant / Kurganmashzavod / RussiaThe BTR-MDM Rakushka is the Russian Rakushka-M airborne amphibious tracked armored personnel carrier, with this entry also covering the earlier BTR-MD Rakushka designation because public sources treat it as the direct predecessor in the same family. It carries a small crew plus an airborne assault party, ammunition, fuel, spares, or casualties, and has been visually documented among Russian equipment destroyed, damaged, abandoned, and captured during the full-scale phase of the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
BMD-2, Airborne infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles1979 Soviet-Afghan War, 2008 Russo-Georgian War +1 moreBMD-2Airborne infantry fighting vehicleSide: Soviet Union and Afghan government forcesRussia and South Ossetian forcesRussiaUkraineBuilt: Volgograd Tractor Plant / Soviet UnionThe BMD-2 is a Soviet airborne infantry fighting vehicle built for paratrooper units, combining a very light amphibious tracked chassis with a 30 mm 2A42 cannon and an anti-tank missile launcher. Soviet airborne and air-assault forces used the family in Afghanistan, Russia lost at least one BMD-2 in the 2008 Russo-Georgian War, and both Russian and Ukrainian forces have operated BMD-2s during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
D-442 FUG, Amphibious armored reconnaissance vehicle, Armored VehiclesD-442 FUGAmphibious armored reconnaissance vehicleSide: UnknownBuilt: HM Haditechnikai Intézet / HungaryThe D-442 FUG was a Hungarian amphibious armored reconnaissance vehicle developed after a 1960 requirement to restore domestic armored-vehicle development. HTI ties the program to Haditechnikai Intézet preliminary plans, a May 1961 design team drawn mainly from Járműfejlesztési Intézet and Csepel Autógyár constructors, and Győr industrial production before 1963 introduction. Hungarian defense reporting and reference sources describe a 2,300-vehicle 4x4 scout-car line with water-jet propulsion, auxiliary belly wheels, and command, NBC-reconnaissance, engineering, and Czechoslovak OT-65 derivatives.
BRDM-2, Amphibious armored scout car, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict +1 moreBRDM-2Amphibious armored scout carSide: RussiaUkraineArmenia / ArtsakhHouthi-aligned forcesYemeni government and Saudi-led coalition forcesSouthern Transitional CouncilBuilt: Gorky Automobile Plant / Arzamas Machine-Building Plant / Soviet UnionThe BRDM-2 is a Soviet amphibious armored scout car built for reconnaissance, patrol, liaison, and specialist battlefield-support tasks. Its family includes radiological and chemical reconnaissance versions such as BRDM-2RKh and BRDM-2RKhb, which add contamination-detection and marking equipment to the scout-car chassis. Oryx loss records keep both base and chemical reconnaissance variants visible in the Russia-Ukraine War, while older export fleets appear in Nagorno-Karabakh, Yemen, and other post-Soviet or Soviet-supplied conflicts despite the vehicle's light armor.
MT-LBu, Amphibious tracked armored carrier and specialist chassis, Armored Vehicles1990 Gulf War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine War +1 moreMT-LBuAmphibious tracked armored carrier and specialist chassisSide: IraqRussiaUkraineArmenia / ArtsakhBuilt: Kharkiv Tractor Plant / Soviet Union / UkraineThe MT-LBu is a Soviet amphibious tracked armored carrier and specialist chassis derived from the MT-LB family. Its higher hull, longer seven-road-wheel chassis, and 300 hp YaMZ diesel engine gave armies more internal volume and payload margin for command posts, artillery fire-control vehicles, radar carriers, electronic-warfare systems, and later battlefield conversions in conflicts such as the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
MT-LB, Amphibious tracked armored personnel carrier and artillery tractor, Armored Vehicles1990 Gulf War, 2003 Iraq War +4 moreMT-LBAmphibious tracked armored personnel carrier and artillery tractorSide: IraqIraqi government and security forcesRussiaUkraineAzerbaijanArmenia / ArtsakhSyrian government and alliesBoko Haram and ISWAPBuilt: Kharkov Tractor Plant / Soviet UnionThe MT-LB is a Soviet tracked, amphibious armored carrier developed as a light multipurpose tractor and troop/cargo vehicle. Its low silhouette, large production run, and adaptable chassis made it a common base for command, air-defense, ambulance, anti-tank, and improvised fire-support variants, including widespread use by both sides in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer, Armored bulldozer, Armored Vehicles2008 Gaza War, 2014 Gaza War +1 moreCaterpillar D9 armored bulldozerArmored bulldozerSide: IsraelBuilt: Caterpillar / United StatesThe Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer is an IDF combat-engineering vehicle adapted from Caterpillar's large D9 dozer platform. Public reporting and NGO investigations document D9 use in Gaza conflicts from Operation Cast Lead through the 2023 Israel-Hamas War, where crewed and unmanned Panda conversions have supported route opening, obstacle removal, threat neutralization, and terrain shaping under fire.
M113, Armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles1955 Vietnam War, 1990 Gulf War +6 moreM113Armored personnel carrierSide: United States and South VietnamCoalition forcesUkraineIsraelYemeni government and Saudi-led coalition forcesEgyptian governmentIslamic StateBuilt: FMC / BAE Systems / United StatesA lightweight tracked armored personnel carrier that became a long-lived family of troop, command, mortar, medical, missile, and field-conversion vehicles. Its use spans Vietnam-era ACAV combat adaptations, Desert Storm coalition service, U.S. and partner-supplied Ukrainian evacuation and mobility vehicles, Israeli remote explosive conversions in Gaza, Egyptian M113s under IED threat in Sinai, Yemen service, and captured Iraqi Army vehicles used by Islamic State.
Fennek Reconnaissance Vehicle, Armored reconnaissance vehicle, Armored Vehicles2001 War in Afghanistan, 2012 Mali War +1 moreFennek Reconnaissance VehicleArmored reconnaissance vehicleSide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesMalian government and international forcesUkraineBuilt: Krauss-Maffei Wegmann / Dutch Defence Vehicle Systems / Germany / NetherlandsThe Fennek is a German-Dutch 4x4 armored reconnaissance vehicle built around a low silhouette, mast-mounted observation equipment, protected mobility, and small three-person scout teams. Germany, the Netherlands, and Qatar field reconnaissance-family variants, while official and UN reporting documents Fennek vehicles in Afghanistan, MINUSMA operations in Mali, and Dutch military support to Ukraine.
BvS 10, Articulated armored all-terrain vehicle, Armored Vehicles2001 War in Afghanistan, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBvS 10Articulated armored all-terrain vehicleSide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUkraineBuilt: BAE Systems Hagglunds / SwedenThe BvS 10 is a Swedish-built, twin-body armored all-terrain vehicle developed by Hagglunds for the UK Royal Marines and now marketed by BAE Systems Hagglunds. Known in British service as Viking, it combines amphibious articulated mobility with protected troop, command, ambulance, recovery, mortar, and fire-support configurations, with documented service in Afghanistan and later UK and Dutch vehicles supplied to Ukraine.
Bandvagn 206, Articulated tracked all-terrain carrier, Armored Vehicles2001 War in Afghanistan, 2003 Iraq War +1 moreBandvagn 206Articulated tracked all-terrain carrierSide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUnited States and coalition forcesUkraineBuilt: BAE Systems Hagglunds / SwedenThe Bandvagn 206 is a Swedish articulated tracked all-terrain carrier designed by Hagglunds in the 1970s. Its two-unit, four-track layout and amphibious mobility made it useful for snow, soft ground, and support roles, with documented Canadian combat use in Afghanistan, Royal Marines footage from Iraq, and later German-supplied vehicles for Ukraine.
1Zh3 PRP-3 Val, Artillery reconnaissance vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine War1Zh3 PRP-3 ValArtillery reconnaissance vehicleSide: RussiaBuilt: Rubtsovsk Machine-Building Plant / Soviet UnionThe 1Zh3 PRP-3 Val is a Soviet BMP-1-based artillery reconnaissance vehicle built to find targets, determine coordinates, and support artillery or anti-tank guided missile fire from an amphibious tracked platform. It replaced the BMP-1 infantry turret with observation, navigation, communications, laser-ranging, and 1RL126 radar equipment, while retaining only light self-defense armament and a 90 mm illumination-rocket launcher.
PRP-4 Nard / PRP-4M Deyteriy, Artillery reconnaissance vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarPRP-4 Nard / PRP-4M DeyteriyArtillery reconnaissance vehicleSide: RussiaUkraineBuilt: Rubtsovsk Machine-Building Plant / Soviet Union / RussiaThe PRP-4 Nard and PRP-4M Deyteriy are BMP-1-derived Soviet artillery reconnaissance vehicles built to find targets, determine coordinates, and support artillery fire direction from a protected tracked platform. The family trades the BMP-1 infantry role for radar, optical, night-vision, navigation, data-link, and laser ranging equipment, with later PRP-4A Argus vehicles continuing the same artillery-observation line in Russian service.
AAV Survivability Upgrade, Assault Amphibious Vehicle modernization package, Armored VehiclesAAV Survivability UpgradeAssault Amphibious Vehicle modernization packageSide: UnknownBuilt: SAIC / United StatesThe AAV Survivability Upgrade was a U.S. Marine Corps program to keep legacy Assault Amphibious Vehicles relevant by adding buoyant armor, blast protection, automotive improvements, and mobility changes to existing hulls. SAIC was the major contractor for the upgrade effort, which moved from prototype work into low-rate production before testing and acquisition concerns were overtaken by the Corps' decision to focus resources on the Amphibious Combat Vehicle.
Weaponized civilian bulldozer or front loader, Combat engineering bulldozer/front loader, Armored Vehicles2008 Gaza War, 2014 Gaza War +2 moreWeaponized civilian bulldozer or front loaderCombat engineering bulldozer/front loaderSide: IsraelHamas and Gaza-based armed groupsBuilt: Caterpillar (base machines) / Israeli military and defense integrators / United States / IsraelWeaponized civilian bulldozers and front loaders are heavy construction machines adapted for combat engineering, barrier breaching, demolition, and protected route work. The Israeli Caterpillar D9 family is the best-documented armored example, appearing in Gaza operations in 2008, 2014, and 2023 and in the July 2023 Jenin operation, while Hamas-led attackers also used construction equipment for barrier breaching on October 7. Remote-control and autonomous conversions such as Panda and RobDozer reduce crew exposure during IED, obstacle, berm, and demolition tasks.
Badger ILAV, Cougar-derived 4x4 mine-resistant armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Yemen Civil WarBadger ILAVCougar-derived 4x4 mine-resistant armored personnel carrierSide: Houthi-aligned forcesBuilt: BAE Systems Land and Armaments L.P. / Force Protection Industries / Spartan Chassis / United StatesThe Badger ILAV is the Iraqi/International Light Armored Vehicle, a Cougar-derived 4x4 MRAP built through the BAE Systems, Force Protection, and Spartan Chassis production team for protected troop movement, route clearance, and EOD support. Open-source evidence places at least one Badger in Houthi-controlled Sanaa during the 2014 Yemen Civil War, while U.S. and industry sources document the larger Iraq and Yemen ILAV procurement background.
M5 half-track, Half-track armored personnel carrier, Armored VehiclesSecond World WarM5 half-trackHalf-track armored personnel carrierSide: Allied PowersBuilt: International Harvester / United StatesThe M5 half-track was an International Harvester-built U.S. armored personnel carrier family developed as a production counterpart to the M3 half-track for Allied wartime supply. War Department Lend-Lease shipment tables list M5-series personnel half-tracks furnished to Allied recipients during the Second World War, while U.S. armored-vehicle development records and production summaries identify International Harvester as the maker of the M5 and M5A1 personnel carriers.
Ofek, Heavy armored command and support vehicle, Armored Vehicles2023 Israel-Hamas WarOfekHeavy armored command and support vehicleSide: IsraelBuilt: Merkava and Armored Vehicles Directorate (MANTAK) / IsraelOfek is an Israeli Merkava-derived heavy armored command and support vehicle, converted from older Merkava tank hulls to give command, medical, logistical, rescue, and other support teams tank-level protected mobility. Open defense reporting places Ofek vehicles with Israeli forces in the 2023 Israel-Hamas War and describes the type as a protected command-and-control node rather than a frontline infantry carrier like Namer.
Namer, Heavy armored personnel carrier / infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Gaza War, 2023 Israel-Hamas WarNamerHeavy armored personnel carrier / infantry fighting vehicleSide: IsraelBuilt: Israel Military Industries / IDF Ordnance / IsraelThe Namer is Israel's Merkava Mk 4-based heavy APC/IFV, built to move infantry under tank-level protection with a front-engine layout and rear troop exit. IDF, defense-reference, and conflict-study sources describe a three-person crew, Trophy active protection, turreted IFV development, and documented Gaza deployment in the 2014 Gaza War and the 2023 Israel-Hamas War.
BMO-T, Heavy flamethrower-squad armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBMO-THeavy flamethrower-squad armored personnel carrierSide: RussiaUkraineBuilt: Omsktransmash / RussiaThe BMO-T is a rare Russian T-72-based heavy armored carrier built for flamethrower squads armed with RPO-series disposable thermobaric launchers. Omsktransmash is listed as the manufacturer, and reference sources describe a two-person crew, seven carried troops, tank-level frontal protection, a 12.7 mm machine gun, and internal stowage for roughly 30 to 32 RPO launchers. In Ukraine, public evidence mainly documents Russian losses and one captured vehicle used by Ukrainian troops for recovery work rather than confirmed Russian flamethrower-squad employment.
BTR-60 with AML-90 turret, Improvised 8x8 armored fighting vehicle / fire-support conversion, Armored Vehicles2014 Yemen Civil WarBTR-60 with AML-90 turretImprovised 8x8 armored fighting vehicle / fire-support conversionSide: Yemeni government and Saudi-led coalition forcesBuilt: Unknown / Gorky Automobile Plant / Panhard / Yemen / Soviet Union / FranceThe BTR-60 with AML-90 turret is a Yemeni field conversion that combines a Soviet BTR-60PB armored personnel carrier hull with the 90 mm gun turret from a French Panhard AML-90 armored car. The hybrid traded the base APC's machine-gun turret for a much heavier direct-fire weapon, reflecting Yemen's improvised use of aging armored stocks during the civil war.
BTR-80 with UB-32 rocket pods, Improvised 8x8 rocket-armed armored vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBTR-80 with UB-32 rocket podsImprovised 8x8 rocket-armed armored vehicleSide: RussiaBuilt: Arzamas Machine-Building Plant / Soviet defense industry / Russia / Soviet UnionThis BTR-80 field modification combined a Soviet/Russian 8x8 armored personnel carrier with aircraft-derived UB-32 rocket pods for 57 mm S-5-family unguided rockets. Open-source loss tracking and Ukrainian reporting documented one Russian example damaged near Vuhledar in June 2023, making it a rare improvised fire-support configuration rather than a standard production BTR variant.
Technical, Improvised armed pickup truck, Armored Vehicles1978 Chadian-Libyan Conflict, 1991 Somali Civil War +6 moreTechnicalImprovised armed pickup truckSide: ChadOpposition and insurgent forcesNational Transitional Council and rebel forcesOpposition and anti-government forcesHouthi-aligned forcesYemeni government and Saudi-led coalition forcesHamas and Gaza-based armed groupsBoko Haram and ISWAPRapid Support ForcesBuilt: Various manufacturers / GlobalA technical is an improvised armed pickup truck or gun truck built from a civilian 4x4 and fitted with a weapon mount. Osprey traces the idea to armed desert trucks in World War II, then to insurgent technicals in late-1970s Algeria and the Toyota War, with later adoption by special forces and irregular armies.
Improvised armored vehicle, Improvised armored fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles2009 Boko Haram InsurgencyImprovised armored vehicleImprovised armored fighting vehicleSide: Boko Haram and ISWAPBuilt: Insurgent field workshops / NigeriaImprovised armored vehicles in ISWAP and Boko Haram use are field-fabricated platforms built from commercial or captured vehicles and fitted with added armor, armored glass, or salvaged armored-vehicle sections. The best-documented examples in the Boko Haram insurgency include up-armored SVBIEDs used against Nigerian military positions and improvised armored carriers built on pickup-type chassis for assault support in northeast Nigeria.
MT-LB with 14.5 mm BPU-1 turret, Improvised tracked armored fire-support vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarMT-LB with 14.5 mm BPU-1 turretImprovised tracked armored fire-support vehicleSide: RussiaUkraineBuilt: Kharkiv Tractor Plant / Soviet Union / UkraineThe MT-LB with 14.5 mm BPU-1 turret is an improvised armored fighting vehicle that places a conical BPU-1 machine-gun turret, normally associated with BRDM-2 and BTR-family vehicles, onto the Soviet MT-LB tracked carrier. Open-source loss records document both Russian and Ukrainian examples in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, making the vehicle a narrow but useful example of how both sides converted available armored chassis into heavier direct-fire platforms.
BMP-1LB, Improvised tracked infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBMP-1LBImprovised tracked infantry fighting vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: Kharkiv Tractor Plant / Unknown local fabricators / Soviet Union / UkraineThe BMP-1LB is a Ukrainian wartime conversion that turns stored Soviet MT-LBu tracked chassis into improvised infantry fighting vehicles with add-on armor and a remotely operated weapon station. Early vehicles are documented with a 14.5 mm KPVT remote station for mechanized brigades short of standard IFVs, while later or related MT-LBu conversions have appeared with BM-7 Parus 30 mm weapon modules.
BMP-1, Infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles1973 Yom Kippur War, 1990 Gulf War +5 moreBMP-1Infantry fighting vehicleSide: EgyptSyriaIraqIraqi government and security forcesUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesRussiaUkraineArmenia / ArtsakhSyrian government and alliesBuilt: Kurganmashzavod / Soviet Union / Czechoslovakia / India / Poland / ChinaThe BMP-1 was the Soviet Union's first mass-produced infantry fighting vehicle: a tracked, amphibious troop carrier built around a 73 mm 2A28 Grom gun, a coaxial PKT, and the original 9M14 Malyutka missile rail. Its export scale and simple upgrade path have kept BMP-1 hulls in service from the 1973 Yom Kippur War to Ukraine, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Caucasus.
BMP-23, Infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles2003 Iraq WarBMP-23Infantry fighting vehicleSide: United States and coalition forcesBuilt: TEREM Joint Stock Company / BulgariaThe BMP-23 is a Bulgarian tracked infantry fighting vehicle built around a 2S1 Gvozdika and MT-LB-derived chassis, a domestic two-person turret, and a 23 mm 2A14 cannon. Public specialist sources place BMP-23-family vehicles with Bulgarian coalition security forces in Iraq, while stronger technical sources document the vehicle's Bulgarian service, variants, production totals, and carried missile fit.
Marder 1A3, Infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 1999 Kosovo War / Operation Allied Force +1 moreMarder 1A3Infantry fighting vehicleSide: UkraineNATOUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesBuilt: Thyssen-Henschel / Maschinenbau Kiel / Rheinmetall Landsysteme / GermanyThe Marder 1A3 is a German tracked infantry fighting vehicle with a forward powerpack, rear troop compartment, 20 mm cannon, machine gun, smoke launchers, and anti-tank missile fit. First transferred to the German Army in 1971, the family was upgraded through the 1A3 armor retrofit and later service-life extensions, then documented in KFOR Kosovo service, German Afghanistan deployments, and German-supported Ukrainian service.
BMP-1U Shkval, Infantry fighting vehicle modernization, Armored Vehicles2008 Russo-Georgian War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBMP-1U ShkvalInfantry fighting vehicle modernizationSide: GeorgiaUkraineRussiaBuilt: Ukroboronprom / UkraineThe BMP-1U Shkval is a Ukrainian modernization of the Soviet BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle that replaced the original 73 mm turret with the KBA-105 Shkval weapon station. The upgrade centers on 30 mm cannon fire, a coaxial machine gun, a 30 mm automatic grenade launcher, and Konkurs anti-tank missile launchers, trading some troop capacity for a heavier remote combat module. Its most clearly documented wartime trail runs through Georgian vehicles captured by Russia in the 2008 Russo-Georgian War and later seen or lost in Russian service during the full-scale phase of the Russia-Ukraine War.
Jalal 3 armored vehicle, Light 4x4 armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Yemen Civil WarJalal 3 armored vehicleLight 4x4 armored personnel carrierSide: Houthi-aligned forcesYemeni government and Saudi-led coalition forcesBuilt: Yemeni defense industry / YemenThe Jalal 3 is a Yemeni-built 4x4 armored personnel carrier associated with Hassan Farhan bin Jalal al-Obaidi and Yemen's military-industrial workshops. Public sources describe a commercial-vehicle-derived troop carrier for urban and rural mobility with light turret options and 7.62 mm small-arms protection; conflict-period evidence is limited to Yemeni deployment reporting and later open-source imagery captions.
LC79 APC-SH Fighter-2, Light armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarLC79 APC-SH Fighter-2Light armored personnel carrierSide: UkraineBuilt: Shield Armored Vehicles / Jordan / United StatesThe LC79 APC-SH Fighter-2 is a light armored personnel carrier built around the Toyota Land Cruiser 79 chassis for protected troop movement, convoy work, and small-unit transport. Ukrainian charity Come Back Alive purchased 11 vehicles for the 36th Marine Brigade in 2022, and later Ukrainian reporting described one brigade driver's Fighter-2 across several active sectors.
Novator, Light armored personnel carrier / infantry mobility vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarNovatorLight armored personnel carrier / infantry mobility vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: Ukrainian Armor / UkraineNovator is a Ukrainian Armor light armored vehicle family built around a modified Ford F-550 4x4 chassis. The baseline vehicle provides protected mobility for reconnaissance or personnel transport, while the Novator-2 branch adds greater troop capacity and front-line adaptations such as electronic-warfare integration for Ukraine's forces in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
UAT-TISA, light armored tactical pickup, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarUAT-TISAlight armored tactical pickupSide: UkraineBuilt: UKR ARMO TECH / UkraineUAT-TISA is a Ukrainian light armored tactical pickup developed by UKR ARMO TECH on a reinforced Toyota Land Cruiser LC79 chassis. Ukraine's Ministry of Defence codified it for Defence Forces use in November 2024, and 2025-2026 reporting documents deliveries to Ukrainian units, a rotating machine-gun mount option, STANAG Level 1-class protection, and a later operational-pyrotechnic variant for explosive-hazard response.
Land Rover Snatch, Light protected patrol vehicle, Armored Vehicles2003 Iraq War, 2001 War in AfghanistanLand Rover SnatchLight protected patrol vehicleSide: United States and coalition forcesUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesBuilt: Land Rover / NP Aerospace / United KingdomThe Land Rover Snatch is a British light protected patrol vehicle based on the Defender 110 chassis and fitted with composite armor for low-profile internal-security, patrol, escort, communications, and protected-mobility work. It entered British Army service as the CAV-100/Snatch family after a 1991 Ministry of Defence contract, later drew heavy scrutiny in Iraq and Afghanistan because roadside bombs and rocket-propelled grenades outgrew its protection level, and was progressively supplemented or replaced by heavier protected patrol vehicles and the Foxhound.
HMMWV, Light tactical wheeled vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2001 War in Afghanistan +4 moreHMMWVLight tactical wheeled vehicleSide: UkraineUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUnited States and coalition forcesAnti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesIraqi government and coalition forcesHouthi-aligned forcesYemeni government and Saudi-led coalition forcesBuilt: AM General / United StatesThe High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, better known as the HMMWV or Humvee, is an AM General 4x4 light tactical vehicle family used for troop movement, command, ambulance, cargo, air-defense, and weapons-carrier roles. Its conflict record spans coalition service in Afghanistan and Iraq, Yemeni M1097A2 stocks, and large-scale U.S. assistance to Ukraine, including up-armored HMMWV-UA/UAH designations.
Buffel, Mine-protected armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles1966 South African Border War, 1983 Sri Lankan Civil WarBuffelMine-protected armored personnel carrierSide: South AfricaSri Lankan government forcesBuilt: ARMSCOR / South AfricaThe Buffel is a South African 4x4 mine-protected armored personnel carrier built around a Unimog chassis, a V-shaped blast-deflecting hull, and an open or enclosed troop compartment. South African forces used Buffels for protected mobility in the Border War, while Sri Lanka imported the lineage and built Unicorn and Unibuffel derivatives for troop movement during the civil war against the LTTE.
BMC Kirpi, Mine-resistant ambush protected armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles1984 Kurdish-Turkish Conflict, 2014 Russia-Ukraine War +1 moreBMC KirpiMine-resistant ambush protected armored personnel carrierSide: TurkeyUkraineGovernment of National AccordBuilt: BMC / TurkeyThe BMC Kirpi is a Turkish mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle family built for protected troop transport under mine, IED, artillery, and small-arms threat. Reporting traces the program from a 2008-2009 development cycle to later Kirpi II upgrades, while the platform has appeared in Turkish counterinsurgency service, Turkish-backed Libyan deliveries, and Ukrainian wartime service.
REVA armored vehicle, Mine-resistant ambush-protected armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2003 Iraq War, 2009 Boko Haram Insurgency +2 moreREVA armored vehicleMine-resistant ambush-protected armored personnel carrierSide: Iraqi government and security forcesNigerian government and allied forcesBoko Haram and ISWAPIraqi government and coalition forcesYemeni government and Saudi-led coalition forcesBuilt: Integrated Convoy Protection / South AfricaThe REVA is a South African mine-resistant armored vehicle family from Integrated Convoy Protection, built around a V-shaped armored hull for troop transport, protected mobility, and utility roles. The family spans the earlier REVA III 4x4 APC, newer REVA V and VI designs, and the UAE-linked Kasser II derivative, while conflict reporting documents REVA vehicles in Iraq, Nigerian counter-insurgency operations, and UAE-backed local-force operations in Yemen.
BAE Caiman MRAP, Mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle, Armored Vehicles2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2014 Yemen Civil WarBAE Caiman MRAPMine-resistant ambush-protected vehicleSide: Nigerian government and allied forcesYemeni government and Saudi-led coalition forcesSouthern Transitional CouncilBuilt: BAE Systems / United StatesThe BAE Caiman is an FMTV-derived mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle family built around a V-hull armored capsule, protected troop transport, and optional roof weapon stations. U.S. Excess Defense Articles transfers put Caiman vehicles into Nigerian counter-Boko Haram service, while a separate UAE MRAP acquisition and open-source Yemen investigations connect Caimans to UAE-backed southern forces during the 2014 Yemen Civil War.
Tuwaiq 2 MRAP, mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle, Armored VehiclesTuwaiq 2 MRAPmine-resistant ambush-protected vehicleSide: UnknownBuilt: Armored Vehicles & Heavy Equipment Factory (AVF) / Saudi ArabiaTuwaiq 2 is a Saudi mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle from Armored Vehicles & Heavy Equipment Factory (AVF), built around a Mercedes-Benz Unimog 5000 military chassis and a V-shaped protected hull. Public sources document it mainly as a modular protected-mobility family rather than through confirmed combat use, with reported 14.5-tonne GVW, 2+8 troop capacity, Level 3 protection reporting, NBC filtration, manned or remote weapon-station options, and command, ambulance, reconnaissance, engineer, CBRN, missile-launcher, and light tactical configurations.
International MaxxPro, Mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle family, Armored Vehicles2001 War in Afghanistan, 2003 Iraq War +5 moreInternational MaxxProMine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle familySide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUnited States and coalition forcesUkraineAnti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesIraqi government and coalition forcesHaitian government and security forcesYemeni government and Saudi-led coalition forcesBuilt: Navistar Defense / United StatesNavistar's MaxxPro is a U.S.-built MRAP family that began with the M1224 and expanded into Dash, LWB, MRV-P, and ambulance variants. Its V-shaped armored capsule has been fielded for protected mobility, route clearance, recovery, and medevac tasks in Afghanistan, Iraq, Ukraine, Haiti, and Yemen.
BRDM-2MS, Modernized armored reconnaissance vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBRDM-2MSModernized armored reconnaissance vehicleSide: RussiaBuilt: Arzamas Machine-Building Plant / RussiaThe BRDM-2MS is a Russian modernization of the Soviet BRDM-2 armored scout car, retaining the 14.5 mm KPVT and 7.62 mm PKT armament while adding a diesel engine, applique armor, side access, thermal and laser-rangefinding sights, GPS-linked navigation, and multiple observation cameras. Russian BRDM-2MS vehicles have been documented in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War through airborne-troop training for Ukraine deployment and at least one visually confirmed Russian loss.
BMP-1AM Basurmanin, Modernized infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBMP-1AM BasurmaninModernized infantry fighting vehicleSide: RussiaUkraineBuilt: Uralvagonzavod / Rubtsovsk Machine-Building Plant / RussiaThe BMP-1AM Basurmanin is a Russian modernization of the BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle that replaces the original 73 mm Grom turret with a BTR-82A-derived fighting compartment carrying a 30 mm 2A72 cannon, PKTM machine gun, updated sights, and Metis anti-tank missile capability. Russian industry sources describe repaired and upgraded vehicles delivered under state defense orders, while Ukrainian and open-source loss reporting place BMP-1AM vehicles in Russian service during the full-scale phase of the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
Boxer, Modular 8x8 armoured vehicle family, Armored Vehicles2001 War in Afghanistan, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBoxerModular 8x8 armoured vehicle familySide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUkraineBuilt: ARTEC GmbH / Germany / NetherlandsBoxer is a German-Dutch modular 8x8 armoured vehicle family managed through OCCAR and ARTEC, built around a common protected drive module and interchangeable mission modules. Its documented roles now range from troop transport, command, ambulance, and cargo vehicles to RCT 30 infantry fighting vehicles, RCH 155 artillery, Skyranger air defence, and MBDA's surface-launched Brimstone integration.
Inguar-3, MRAP-class light tactical armored vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarInguar-3MRAP-class light tactical armored vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: Inguar Defence / UkraineInguar-3 is a Ukrainian MRAP-class modular armored vehicle from Inguar Defence, developed around wartime mobility and protection requirements rather than an armored commercial-truck conversion. Public sources describe a 4x4 baseline and 6x6 family, STANAG Level 3 protection, a Deutz diesel with Allison automatic transmission, integrated cameras, electronic-warfare fittings, and documented Ukrainian combat trials with Azov National Guard personnel in the Serebrianka Forest.
INKAS Sentry APC, multipurpose armored personnel carrier, Armored VehiclesINKAS Sentry APCmultipurpose armored personnel carrierSide: UnknownBuilt: INKAS Armored Vehicles / CanadaThe INKAS Sentry APC is a Canadian-built Sentry-family armored personnel carrier for protected mobility, tactical response, rescue, evacuation, command-center, and crowd-control missions. Public sourcing supports the vehicle as a configurable law-enforcement, government, commercial, and institutional platform rather than a directly documented conflict-use system, so the catalog keeps it as relationship-only until conflict-specific evidence appears.
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