Armored Vehicles

M113 with AML-90 Turret

The M113 with AML-90 turret is a Yemeni field conversion that combines the tracked M113 armored personnel carrier hull with the turret and 90 mm gun associated with the Panhard AML-90 armored car. In the Yemen Civil War it appears as a limited, improvised direct-fire vehicle rather than a standardized production variant.

Conflict side
Houthi-aligned forces
Built by
Field conversion; M113 originally by FMCBAE Systems and AML-90 turret originally by Panhard
Built in
YemenUnited StatesFrance
M113 with AML-90 Turret, Improvised tracked fire-support vehicle, Armored Vehicles

Profile

Type
Improvised tracked fire-support vehicle
Conflict side
Houthi-aligned forces
Origin
Yemen field conversion using a U.S.-origin M113 hull and French-origin AML-90 turret components
Service note
Documented during the Yemen Civil War; based on Cold War-era components

Service History

In service
Limited Yemeni conflict use
Used by
Houthi-aligned forces
Wars
Yemen Civil War

Specifications

Crew
Likely 3-4 depending internal conversion layout
Main armament
AML-90-type turret with 90 mm low-pressure gun
Base hull
M113 tracked armored personnel carrier hull
Mobility
M113-family tracked mobility; exact converted vehicle performance not publicly reported
Protection
M113-family aluminum armor, with protection dependent on local conversion and vehicle condition

Conflict Usage

Yemen Civil War
Side: Houthi-aligned forcesRole: Improvised direct-fire support vehiclestrikeanti-tankprotected mobility

Open-source imagery and Yemen equipment lists document a field-modified M113 hull fitted with an AML-90-type turret in Houthi-aligned Yemeni service, giving an older APC chassis a 90 mm direct-fire role.

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