Profile
- Type
- Mine-resistant ambush-protected armored personnel carrier
- Conflict side
- Yemeni government and coalition forces
- Origin
- South Africa
- Service note
- 2000s-present
Armored Vehicles
REVA armored vehicle
The REVA is a South African mine-resistant armored vehicle family built around a V-shaped armored hull for troop transport and protected mobility. In the Yemen Civil War, reporting on the UAE-led campaign in Hadramaut documents Reva MRAPs used to mount local pro-government tribal forces alongside other coalition-provided armored vehicles.
- Conflict side
- Yemeni government and coalition forces
- Built by
- Integrated Convoy Protection
- Built in
- South Africa
Service History
- In service
- In Yemeni inventory before the 2014-2015 Houthi takeover and documented with UAE-backed local forces in 2016
- Used by
- Hadramaut Tribal Confederation, Yemeni Army
- Wars
- Yemen Civil War
Production History
- Designer
- Integrated Convoy Protection
- Designed
- 2000s
- Built by
- Integrated Convoy Protection
- Built in
- South Africa
- Produced
- 2000s-present
- Variants
- REVA III, REVA V 4x4 APC, REVA-V 4x4 AUV, REVA-VI 6x6 AUV
Specifications
- Configuration
- 4x4 mine-resistant armored personnel carrier family
- Capacity
- REVA V 4x4 APC can be configured for two front crew and six to eight rear passengers
- Protection
- All-steel V-shaped monocoque hull with model-specific ballistic and mine/IED protection
- Mobility
- Independent suspension, central tire inflation system, automatic transmission, and air conditioning for harsh environments up to 55 C on newer REVA V models
- Roles
- Personnel carrier, weapons platform, ambulance, command vehicle, logistics, support, or recovery configuration depending on variant
Conflict Usage
- Yemen Civil War
- Side: Yemeni government and coalition forcesRole: Protected mobility for UAE-backed local forces
Used by UAE-backed Hadramaut Tribal Confederation forces as mine-resistant transport during the 2016 coalition campaign against AQAP in southern Yemen.
REVA armored vehicle Images
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The REVAPublisher: Integrated Convoy Protection | Note: Supports manufacturer background, South African production, V-shaped hull construction, training context, and image provenance for official REVA imagery. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Military VehiclesPublisher: Integrated Convoy Protection | Note: Supports REVA military variants, MRAP/APC roles, mobility equipment, environmental rating, and official image provenance. | Accessed: 2026-06-20More details emerge on ICP's new REVA armoured vehiclesPublisher: DefenceWeb | Note: Supports REVA V configuration, protection, seating, variants, manufacturer context, and export background. | Accessed: 2026-06-20The U.A.E. Approach to Counterinsurgency in YemenPublisher: War on the Rocks | Note: Supports Yemen Civil War direct use: REVA MRAPs were used by UAE-backed Hadramaut Tribal Confederation forces during the coalition campaign in southern Yemen. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Handbook Of Pre-War Yemeni Fighting VehiclesPublisher: Oryx | Note: Supports background that REVA vehicles were in the Yemeni Army inventory before the 2014-2015 Houthi takeover and available to Yemeni parties during the war. | Accessed: 2026-06-20