Namer (Hebrew: נמ"ר, pronounced; meaning "leopard," and also a syllabic abbreviation of "Nagmash" (APC) and "Merkava") is an Israeli armoured personnel carrier based on a Merkava Mark IV tank chassis. [5] Namer was developed by and is being assembled by the Israeli Ordnance Corps.

Eitan (Hebrew for "steadfast", "firm" or "strong") is an armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) developed by the Merkava and Armoured Vehicles Directorate in the IMOD to replace the ageing M113 armoured personnel carrier in use by the Israel Defense Forces. [7]

One solution was the armored personnel carrier (APC), a “battle taxi” armed with rooftop machine guns. The first APCs were “half-tracks,” basically trucks with rear axles replaced by caterpillar tracks.

2023年6月20日 · Eitan is a new multi-purpose 8×8 wheeled armoured personnel carrier (APC) developed by the Merkava and Armoured Vehicles Directorate of Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD). It will replace the ageing M113 APCs in service with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

2023年10月14日 · The army eyed its new Merkava tank as the basis for a new, even heavier APC. The Namer’s development was lengthy and controversial. It quickly proved its worth, however, when the first two ...

2023年5月31日 · JERUSALEM — Israel’s Nahal Infantry Brigade became the first Israeli unit to receive the new eight-wheeled Eitan armored personnel carrier, according to Israel’s Ministry of Defense, in...

2022年12月28日 · The Israeli Ministry of Defense has contracted Oshkosh Defense to produce hundreds of “Eitan” armored personnel carrier (APC) hulls for the Israel Defense Forces. The more than $100 million US-funded contract will reportedly …

2023年11月20日 · Weighing in at approximately 62 tonnes, Israel's Namer heavy armoured personnel carrier (APC) is massive - but it is also seen as one of the world's best-protected. It has been developed for the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) after lessons learned in past conflicts, with an estimated 270 by 2021 having been delivered to the IDF.

2016年8月1日 · The new APC is said to be more protected, efficient and affordable than foreign off-the-shelf alternatives, and would be available at half the cost of the Israeli Namer Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV).

2011年8月21日 · The Achzarit heavy armoured personnel carrier was developed by NIMDA for the Israel Defence Forces. The vehicle provides protected mobility of infantrymen and can be operated along with a well-armoured modern main battle tank (MBT) force.