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RAM MK3

RAM MK3 is a light armored vehicle designed by IAI RAMTA. It is based on a 4×4 wheeled monocoque chassis.

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RAM MK3
IAI RAM-2000
TypeReconnaissance vehicle
Place of originIsrael
Service history
Used bySee Users
Production history
DesignerIAI RAMTA
Specifications
Mass5300 kg (empty)
Length5.6 m (18 ft)
Width2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Height2.12 m (6 ft 11 in)
Engine6-cylinder turbocharged diesel1
185 hp1
Operational
range
800 km (500 mi)
Maximum speed96 km/h (60 mph)1

RAM MK3 (RAM 2000) is a light armored vehicle designed by IAI RAMTA. It is based on a 4×4 wheeled monocoque chassis.

History

The vehicle was also listed for sale under Mahindra Defense Systems2 with plans to make the RAM MK3 under license for a future Indian military contract.3

Operational history

RAM Mk3s of the 1er bataillon d'infanterie, Senegalese Army, before its deployment to Mali in 2017. source ↗

The RAM Mk 3 was used in Chadian and Senegalese military operations.4 Chadian RAM Mk3s were used during the Chadian Civil War that ended in 20105 and during the 2013 Chadian intervention in Mali War.6

Senegalese RAM Mk3s were deployed with UNOCI in Ivory Coast.1

Variants

Anti-Tank

The RAM Mk3 AT is equipped with 4-8 LAHAT laser guided anti-tank missiles. Unlike other armored vehicles, which have the engine at the front or under the protected cabin, RAM places the entire power-pack – engine, automatic transmission and transfer cases at the rear.78

Users

A RAM 2000 in Vietnamese police service. source ↗
See also

See also

References

References

  1. "Senegalese Ram Mk 3 vehicles break cover". 5 February 2015.
  2. "Mahindra.com:Mahindra Defence System- Light Armoured Multi Role Vehicle". www.mahindraworld.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2002. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. https://www.ibef.org/download/Mahindra_&_Mahindra.pdf MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA History and Information
  4. Binnie, Jeremy; de Cherisey, Erwan (2017). "New-model African armies" (PDF). Jane's. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2017.
  5. Wezeman, Siemon T. "Israeli arms transfers to sub-Saharan Africa" (PDF). SIPRI Background Paper. SIPRI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2013.
  6. "Tchad - Bilan de la débâcle du contingent tchadien au Mali : une véritable hécatombe". Ndjamena-matin (in French). 2013-03-05. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  7. "RAM MkIII – Rough and Tough". 27 March 2012.
  8. "RAM Mk3 MK III wheeled armored AT Nimrod anti-tank missile | Israel Israeli wheeled armoured and vehicle UK | Israeli Israel army military equipment UK". 10 January 2019.
  9. The Military Balance 2021, p. 451.
  10. The Military Balance 2021, p. 461.
  11. The Military Balance 2021, p. 466.
  12. The Military Balance 2019. International Institute for Strategic Studies. February 2019. p. 477. ISBN 978-1857439885.
  13. "sipri".
  14. "RAM Mk3 4x4 armored IAI Peruvian Naval Infantry SITDEF 11905172 | SITDEF 2017 News Official Online Show Daily Coverage Report | Defence security military exhibition 2017 daily news category". 19 May 2017.
  15. The Military Balance 2019, p. 486.
  16. "Trade Registers". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
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