AML-90 armored car

Conflict Usage

Russia-Ukraine War

Side: UkraineRole: Conflict-specific roleprecision fires

Short sourced context for this conflict

Yemen Civil War

Side: Yemeni government and coalition forcesRole: Armored reconnaissance and direct firereconnaissanceprotected mobility

Oryx documented AML-90 armored cars in the pre-war Yemeni Army inventory and framed the listed vehicles as equipment available to Yemeni parties on the battlefield; the side is mapped to the government-aligned catalog side because the source identifies Yemeni Army service rather than a specific Houthi unit.

Related Weapon Systems

TanksBTR-152Short equipment typeThe BTR-152 is a Soviet six-wheeled armored personnel carrier, represented here for documented Yemen Civil War use as an improvised Houthi gun carrier.

TanksBTR-40 armored personnel carrierShort equipment typeThe BTR-40 is a Soviet 4x4 armored personnel carrier built for light troop transport and reconnaissance, and this archive entry tracks its later conflict-era appearances in Yemen and Ukraine records.

TanksChallenger 2Main battle tankThe Challenger 2 is a British third-generation main battle tank built around a rifled 120 mm gun, heavy composite armor, and four-person crew operations. In the Russia-Ukraine War, the United Kingdom supplied a small squadron to Ukraine as one of the first Western main battle tank transfers of the full-scale invasion.

TanksLeopard 1A5Main battle tankThe Leopard 1A5 is a German main battle tank modernization centered on improved fire control, thermal sighting, and the 105 mm L7-series gun. In the Russia-Ukraine War, refurbished A5-family tanks from European industrial stocks give Ukrainian armored units a lighter Western tank with good mobility and logistics support, but less passive protection than newer Leopard 2 variants.

TanksM-55SUpgraded T-55 main battle tankThe M-55S is Slovenia's modernized T-55 main battle tank, rebuilt by ST Ravne with a 105 mm gun, explosive reactive armor, fire-control upgrades, laser-warning equipment, and NATO-compatible ammunition. During the Russia-Ukraine War, Slovenia committed 28 M-55S tanks to Ukraine through a ring exchange with Germany, making the type a legacy Soviet chassis adapted for Western-supported Ukrainian armored forces.

TanksStrv 122Main battle tankThe Strv 122 is Sweden's upgraded Leopard 2 main battle tank, adapted for Swedish service with reinforced protection, Swedish communications, smoke launchers, and a four-person crew. Sweden transferred ten tanks to Ukraine in 2023, pairing the donation with training for Ukrainian crews before the vehicles were fielded in the Russia-Ukraine War.

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