Support Equipment

Iveco VM 90T

Also known as
  • VM 90 Torpedo
  • VM 90T Torpedo
  • Fiat VM 90 Torpedo
  • Iveco 40.10WM
  • Iveco VM90T

The Iveco VM 90T is the canvas-bodied Torpedo member of Italy's VM 90 4x4 military utility-vehicle family, built for tactical troop movement, light logistics, convoy work, and command-post duties rather than armored patrol. Direct public evidence places an Italian Iveco 40.10WM in Iraq convoy escort service and identifies demilitarized Iveco VM90 Torpedo 4x4 vehicles in Germany-listed support for Ukraine.

Iveco VM 90T, 4x4 light tactical utility vehicle, Support Equipment
Image source: Commons Italian Military Iveco 40.10WM Image

Role in Conflicts

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Italy
Built by
IVECO
Type
4x4 light tactical utility vehicle
Service note
Late Cold War and post-Cold War Italian 4x4 tactical-logistic vehicle still documented in Ukraine support contexts

Specifications

Configuration
4x4 light tactical utility vehicle
Crew and passengers
1 driver plus 8 passengers in VM 90T Torpedo reference data
Drive
Four-wheel drive
Dimensions
4,500 mm long, 2,000 mm wide, and 2,483 mm high for the VM 90T Torpedo
Range
800 km for the VM 90T Torpedo
Top speed
102 km/h for the VM 90T Torpedo
Power
73.5 kW / 100 hp at 3,800 rpm for the VM 90T Torpedo
Transmission
5 forward gears in the archived Italian Army VM 90T sheet
Protection
VM 90T is the soft-skin tarpaulin-bodied Torpedo variant; the VM 90P is the protected family member
VM 90 Family Boundary

The VM 90 family label covers different body types. This entry tracks the tarpaulin-bodied Torpedo, while the linked Iveco VM 90P page covers the protected branch with different protection, imagery, and Ukraine evidence. The Ukraine row here stays tied to the German answer that names demilitarized Iveco VM90 Torpedo 4x4 vehicles inside a broader border-protection vehicle group.

Torpedo body

Italian Army material identifies the VM 90 Torpedo as the tarpaulin-covered troop-transport version of the 4x4 family.

Sources: Italian Army VM 90T; Italian Army Archived VM 90T Fact Sheet.

Protected branch

The VM 90P adds light armor and is handled as a separate catalog record because public evidence and specifications differ from the Torpedo.

Sources: Italian Army VM 90T; Deagel VM 90.

Variants

Italian Army material describes the VM 90 family in Torpedo, Protected, and Ambulance forms; this entry covers the tarpaulin-bodied VM 90T Torpedo.

VariantConfigurationDesignation notes
VM 90T TorpedoCanvas-bodied tactical utility vehicle

The Torpedo is the tarpaulin-bodied troop and equipment carrier version, also known as VM 90T.

Sources: Italian Army Archived VM 90T Fact Sheet, Deagel VM 90

Iveco VM 90P, 4x4 light protected vehicle, Armored VehiclesVM 90P ProtettoLight protected variant

The protected VM 90P uses light armor and is cataloged separately because its protection, images, and Ukraine evidence differ from the soft-skin Torpedo.

Sources: Italian Army VM 90T, Deagel VM 90

VM 90 AmbulanzaAmbulance variant

The ambulance version adapts the same VM 90 chassis for casualty transport.

Sources: Italian Army VM 90T, Italian Army Archived VM 90 Ambulance Fact Sheet

Timeline

Iveco VM 90T Key Events

  1. VM 90T documented on convoy escort duty in Iraq

    U.S. military and Commons image metadata identify an Italian Iveco 40.10WM leaving Tallil Air Base for convoy escort duty during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

    Sources: GetArchive NARA Iveco 40.10WM Iraq Image, Commons Italian Military Iveco 40.10WM Image

  2. German answer names VM90 Torpedo 4x4 aid for Ukraine

    A German parliamentary answer described the listed border-protection vehicles for Ukraine as demilitarized used Iveco VM90 Torpedo 4x4, Iveco ACL 90, and Renault TRM 2000 4x4 vehicles.

    Sources: Bundesregierung Military Support for Ukraine, Bundestag Drucksache 20/4970

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Sources

Italian Army VM 90TPublisher: Esercito Italiano | Note: Supports VM 90T identity, Italian Army service context, IVECO production attribution, tactical-logistic role, and the Torpedo, Protected, and Ambulance family split. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Italian Army Archived VM 90T Fact SheetPublisher: Esercito Italiano via Internet Archive | Note: Archived official VM 90T fact sheet supporting Torpedo identity, troop-transport role, dimensions, passenger count, range, top speed, power, transmission, and four-wheel-drive configuration. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Italian Army Archived VM 90 Ambulance Fact SheetPublisher: Esercito Italiano via Internet Archive | Note: Archived official VM 90 ambulance sheet supporting the ambulance configuration as a casualty-transport variant of the family. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Deagel VM 90Publisher: Deagel | Note: Supports VM 90T and VM 90P variant distinctions, contractor attribution, origin, active status, dimensions, crew/passenger count, range, speed, drive, and power figures. | Accessed: 2026-07-13GetArchive NARA Iveco 40.10WM Iraq ImagePublisher: GetArchive / U.S. National Archives source record | Note: Supports 2003 Iraq War direct use by identifying Italian coalition personnel at Tallil Air Base, Iraq, in an Iveco 40.10WM 4x4 light truck on convoy escort duty during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Commons Italian Military Iveco 40.10WM ImagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports public-domain image provenance and 2003 Iraq War direct use by identifying a San Marco Regiment Iveco 40.10WM departing Tallil Air Base for convoy escort duty in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Bundesregierung Military Support for UkrainePublisher: Federal Government of Germany | Note: Supports 2014 Russia-Ukraine War transfer context by listing delivered border-protection vehicles among Germany's military support to Ukraine; use with Bundestag Drucksache 20/4970 for the vehicle-type identification. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Bundestag Drucksache 20/4970Publisher: Deutscher Bundestag | Note: Supports 2014 Russia-Ukraine War direct transfer context by identifying Ukraine-listed border-protection vehicles as demilitarized used Iveco VM90 Torpedo 4x4, Iveco ACL 90, and Renault TRM 2000 4x4 vehicles. | Accessed: 2026-07-13