Profile
- Type
- Tracked infantry fighting vehicle and armored personnel carrier family
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Origin
- Netherlands / United States
- Service note
- Late Cold War design in continuing Ukrainian wartime service
Armored Vehicles
YPR-765
The YPR-765 is the Dutch variant of the FMC AIFV family, a tracked infantry fighting vehicle and armored carrier derived from the M113 lineage. Dutch vehicles combine aluminum armor with spaced steel applique, road and amphibious mobility, and variant-specific weapons ranging from a 25 mm cannon to machine guns or remote weapon stations. In the Russia-Ukraine War, the Netherlands has supplied YPR vehicles to Ukrainian forces for protected mobility and fire-support roles.
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Built by
- FMC CorporationDAFRSVRDM
- Built in
- United StatesNetherlands
Service History
- In service
- Entered Dutch service in the late 1970s; supplied from Dutch stocks to Ukraine during the full-scale Russian invasion
- Used by
- Ukrainian Armed Forces, Royal Netherlands Army
- Wars
- Russia-Ukraine War
Production History
- Designer
- FMC Corporation
- Designed
- Mid-1970s
- Built by
- FMC CorporationDAFRSVRDM
- Built in
- United StatesNetherlands
- Produced
- 1970s-1980s
- Number built
- 636 YPR-765 PRI listed by WeaponSystems.net; broader YPR-765 family produced in multiple variants
- Variants
- YPR-765 PRI infantry fighting vehicle, YPR-765 PRI.50 armored personnel carrier, YPR-765 PRAT anti-tank variant, YPR-765 command, cargo, radar, mortar tractor, ambulance, and recovery variants
Specifications
- Crew and passengers
- 3 crew plus 7 troops in the YPR-765 PRI
- Combat weight
- 13.7 t combat load
- Dimensions
- 5.26 m length, 2.82 m width, 2.62 m to turret roof
- Baseline PRI armament
- 25 mm KBA-B02 autocannon with 324 rounds and coaxial 7.62 mm MAG machine gun
- Engine
- Detroit Diesel 6V-53T V6 diesel, 267 hp
- Mobility
- 61 km/h road speed, 6 km/h afloat, 490 km range
- Protection
- Aluminum armor with spaced steel applique armor; smoke grenade dischargers
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: Ukraine
Supplied by the Netherlands to Ukraine as YPR tracked armored vehicles, including RCWS-equipped vehicles intended for protected troop movement, reconnaissance, offensive and defensive roles, and battlefield fire support.
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YPR-765 PRIPublisher: WeaponSystems.net | Note: Supports system background, manufacturer/developer details, production context, and baseline YPR-765 PRI specifications. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Pantservoertuigen voor OekraïnePublisher: Ministerie van Defensie | Note: Directly supports Russia-Ukraine War conflict use by documenting Netherlands-to-Ukraine YPR transfers, RCWS-equipped vehicles, and 207 YPRs delivered by May 2024. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Royal Netherlands Army FMC YPR-765 PRI with 25 mm Oerlikon CannonPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and licensing page for a Dutch Ministry of Defence YPR-765 PRI image, published on Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 with VRT permission. | Accessed: 2026-06-20