Profile
- Type
- Tracked amphibious infantry fighting vehicle
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Origin
- France
- Service note
- Cold War design; retired from French service before the full-scale Russia-Ukraine War
Armored Vehicles
AMX-10P
The AMX-10P is a French tracked amphibious infantry fighting vehicle built by GIAT Industries to carry mechanized infantry with a 20 mm autocannon and light armor protection. Its Russia-Ukraine War entry is included with caution: late-2024 reporting tied the vehicle to Ukrainian operations around Kursk, while other defense reporting disputed both official transfer evidence and the Russian identification.
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Built by
- GIAT Industries (now Nexter)
- Built in
- France
Service History
- In service
- Entered French Army service in 1973; withdrawn from French service before the Russia-Ukraine War
- Used by
- French Army, Ukrainian Armed Forces (reported; disputed)
- Wars
- Russia-Ukraine War
Production History
- Designer
- GIAT Industries
- Designed
- Late 1960s to early 1970s
- Built by
- GIAT Industries (now Nexter)
- Built in
- France
- Produced
- Early 1970s to 1990s
- Variants
- AMX-10P, AMX-10P/HOT, AMX-10PC, AMX-10P PAC-90
Specifications
- Crew and passengers
- Crew of three with capacity for up to eight infantry soldiers
- Armament
- 20 mm automatic cannon and 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun
- Weight
- About 14,200 kg
- Mobility
- Hispano-Suiza HS 115 V-8 diesel; about 65 km/h road speed and 500-600 km road range
- Amphibious capability
- Waterjet propulsion for approximately 7 km/h in water
- Protection
- All-welded aluminum armor against small-arms fire and shell fragments
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: Ukraine
Reported in Russia-Ukraine War coverage after Russian claims of a destroyed AMX-10P in the Kursk region, but Ukrainian-service evidence remains disputed because France had not officially announced AMX-10P transfers and independent vehicle identification was contested.
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AMX-10P IFV Infantry Fighting VehiclePublisher: Army Recognition | Note: Supports AMX-10P background, GIAT/Nexter manufacturer context, variants, armament, crew capacity, protection, weight, mobility, range, and amphibious specifications. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Russia Claims Destruction of AMX-10P in Kursk Oblast, Despite France Not Supplying Such Vehicles to UkrainePublisher: Defense Express | Note: Directly supports the Russia-Ukraine War sourcing caveat: Russian claims connected an AMX-10P to Kursk, while the article reports no official French transfer and disputes the identification. | Accessed: 2026-06-20French AMX-10P IFV Deliveries to Ukraine Confirmed Following Destruction by Russian TroopsPublisher: Army Recognition | Note: Supports the reported AMX-10P delivery to Ukraine and claimed Ukrainian Armed Forces operation in the Russia-Ukraine War, while noting that the low-quality footage could not independently confirm the vehicle model. | Accessed: 2026-06-20File:Amx10p 72.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and visible CC BY-SA 2.0 France licensing for the AMX-10P photograph by Claude Balmefrezol. | Accessed: 2026-06-20