List of modern armoured fighting vehicles
This article lists modern armoured fighting vehicles produced or used in the countries after the Second World War.
Argentina
AFVs produced in Argentina
Australia
AFVs produced in Australia
Wheeled armoured fighting vehicles
Armoured personnel carriers
- M113 Armored Personnel Carrier (modifications only)
- Bushmaster IMV
Austria
AFVs produced in Austria
- Saurer 4K 4FA series (Schützenpanzer A1)
- Steyr 4K 7FA
- SPz Ulan – co-development with Spain ("ASCOD").
- Pandur I 6x6
- Pandur II 6x6 and 8x8
- SK-105 Kürassier
Azerbaijan
AFVs produced in Azerbaijan
- Matador 4x4 (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle)
- Marauder 4x4 (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle)
- Gurza pickup Patrol (based on Toyota Hilux)
- BTR-70 8x8 Shimshek-23 mm(Armoured Personnel Carrier)
- BTR-82A 8x8 30 mm(Armoured Personnel Carrier)
Belgium
AFVs produced in Belgium
- BDX
- Cobra series
- SIBMAS
- FN 4RM-62F AB
Belarus
AFVs produced in Belarus
Brazil
AFVs produced in Brazil
Armoured personnel carrier
- EE-3 Jararaca
- EE-9 Cascavel
- EE-11 Urutu
- VBTP-MR Guarani
Infantry fighting vehicles
Main Battle Tank
Self-propelled artillery
- Astros II MLRS multiple rocket launcher
4×4 Armored car
- VBPED 4×4 CTEx light armoured car
- Marruá M27 VPBL Agrale/OTT 4×4 light armored car
- GUARÁ Avibrás 4×4 light armored car
- VBL (inbrafiltro) 4×4 light armored car
- VBL Gladiador 4×4 light armoured car
- AV-VU4 AM medium 4×4 armored car
- AV-VBL Heavy 4×4 armored car
Others
Bulgaria
AFVs produced in Bulgaria
- BMP-23
- Tundzha self-propelled mortar (tracked, 120 mm)
- Podnos self-propelled mortar (tracked, 82 mm)
- MT-LB versions
- BTR-60PB-MD1
Canada
AFVs produced in Canada
- MOWAG Piranha-based wheeled armoured vehicles:
- AVGP: Cougar, Grizzly and Husky 6×6 armoured vehicles
- Bison APC 8×8
- Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle 8×8
- LAV III 8×8
- Stryker 8×8 – Co-produced in the United States for the United States Army
- LAV-25 8×8 – Family of vehicles produced for the United States Marine Corps
- ASLAV 8×8 – Family of vehicles produced for the Australian Army based on the LAV-25 and Bison vehicles
- Air Defense Anti-Tank System (ADATS)
- Multi-Mission Effects Vehicle (MMEV) (Project canceled)
Chile
AFVs produced in Chile
China
AFVs produced in China
Tanks
- Type 90-II aka MBT-2000, for export (Modern)
- Type 96 Improved Type 85 Tank (Modern)
- Type 98 Prototype Tank (Modern)
- Type 99 Improved Type 98 Tank (Modern)
Infantry fighting vehicles
- Type 92 aka WZ551 wheeled IFV (Modern)
- ZBD2000 aka WZ-506 Airborne IFV (Modern)
- Type 97 aka ZBD-97 tracked IFV (Modern)
Colombia
AFVs produced in Colombia
- BTR-80 Caribe
- Hunter TR-12
Croatia
AFVs produced in Croatia
Egypt
Tanks
- Ramses-II (260) main battle tank
- M1A1 Abrams (1,130) (locally produced)
Armoured fighting vehicles
- EIFV (300) (900 under production)[1] (Egyptian AIFV variant of the M113, locally built)
- SIFV[2] (800)
- Fahd 280-30 (635)
Armoured cars
- Fahd 240 (765)
- Walid (650)
- Tiger Kader-120 (650) 4×4 Armored reconnaissance scout (Locally built).[3][4][5][6][7]
- Kader-320 (820) Based on the Mercedes Benz G320 4×4[3][7][8] (ongoing production)
Finland
AFVs produced in Finland
- Sisu Pasi (XA-180, -185, -202, -203)
- Patria AMV
- Sisu Nasu
France
AFVs produced in France
Tanks
Armoured cars
- AMX 10 RC (256)
- VBC-90
- Panhard EBR (1,200)
- Panhard AML
- Panhard ERC (192)
- VBL (1,621)
- Vextra 105
- Nexter Aravis (15)
- Petit Véhicule Protégé (1,133)
Armoured personnel carriers
- AMX-10P (331)
- VAB (3,900)
- VXB
- Panhard M3
- Panhard VCR
- VBCI (630)
Self-propelled artillery
- GCT 155mm (70)
Georgia
Fast attack vehicles
- DELGA-1 series
Armoured personnel carriers
Infantry fighting vehicle
Self-propelled artillery
Germany
AFVs produced in Germany
Tanks
- Leopard 1 (2,437)
- Leopard 2 (2,350)
- VT tank
- H-400 – Design similar to the Mowag Piranha.
Self-propelled artillery
Self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery
Tank destroyers
- Kanonenjagdpanzer
- Raketenjagdpanzer 1
- Raketenjagdpanzer 2
- RakJPz 3 Jaguar 1 (HOT)
- RakJPz 4 Jaguar 2 (TOW)
Infantry fighting vehicles
Reconnaissance vehicle
Armoured personnel carriers
Bridge layers
Other AFVs
Greece
AFVs produced in Greece
Tanks
- Leopard 2HEL
Infantry carriers
- ELBO Leonidas-1 (Copy of the Steyr 4K 7FA)
- ELBO Leonidas-2
- ELBO Kentaurus
India
AFVs produced in India
Tanks
- Arjun MBT (124)
- T-90S Bhishma MBT (1,030)
- T-72M1 Combat Improved Ajeya MBT (2,450)
- T-55A MBT (700) (reserve)
- Vijayanta MBT (2,600)(retired)
- Tank-EX Prototype MBT
- BMP-2 105 mm Light Tank Prototype
Armoured fighting vehicles
- BMP-2 Sarath Infantry Fighting Vehicle
- Nag Missile Carrier Namica tank destroyer
- Abhay IFV
Armoured carrier
- TATA Kestrel (2,000+) (planned)
- Tarmour Heavy APC
- Aditya mine protected personnel carrier
- Takshak Light armoured vehicle
- Abhay IFV (1,000+) (planned)
Self-propelled artillery
Indonesia
AFVs produced in Indonesia
Iran
AFVs produced in Iran
Tanks
Armoured personnel carriers
- Boragh (copy of the Chinese WZ-501)
- BPR-82 (upgrade of the soviet BTR-60)
- Rakhsh Iranian developed 4×4 APC
- Sarir
Self-propelled artillery
Iraq
Tanks
Ireland
Israel
Tanks
- Isherman (upgraded M4 Sherman tank)
- Sho't (upgraded Centurion tank)
- Magach (upgraded M60 Patton tank)[9]
- Sabra (upgraded M60 Patton tank)
- Merkava tank
- Merkava Mk 1
- Merkava Mk 2
- Merkava Mk 3 (Ramaqh and Baz)
- Merkava Mk 4 and Mk 4M Windbreaker
Armoured personnel carriers
- IDF Nagmachon APC (based on Centurion chassis)
- IDF Nakpadon APC (based on Centurion chassis)
- IDF Achzarit APC (based on T-54/55 chassis)
- IDF Namer IFV (based on Merkava chassis)
- Wolf Armoured Vehicle
- Golan Armored Vehicle
Self-propelled artillery
- L-33/39 Ro'em self-propelled howitzer (based on M4 Sherman chassis)
- Makmat self-propelled mortar (based on M4 Sherman chassis)
- MAR-240/290 rocket artillery launcher (based on M4 Sherman chassis)
- Sholef self-propelled howitzer (based on Merkava chassis)
- Rascal self-propelled howitzer
Combat engineering vehicles
- IDF Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer
- IDF Puma CEV (based on Centurion chassis)
- IDF Nammer CEV (based on Merkava chassis)
- Nemmera ARV (based on Merkava chassis)
Italy
AFVs produced in Italy
Main battle tanks
Infantry fighting vehicles
Armoured personnel carriers
- Bv206S
- LVTP7/AAVP7A1 Amphibious Armored Vehicle (35- bought from the USA, locally upgraded)
Self-propelled air defence
Wheeled armoured vehicles
- Centauro Wheeled Tank Destroyer
- Freccia – Infantry Fighting Variant of the Centauro
- MAV 5 Armoured Personnel Carrier
- Puma 4×4
- Puma 6×6
Self-propelled artillery
Observation vehicles
- Fiat 6614G 4×4
Japan
AFVs produced in Japan
Armored personnel carriers
- Type 60 Self-propelled 106 mm Recoilless Gun (252)
- Type 73 (338)
- Type 96 (346)
Infantry fighting vehicles
Main battle tanks
Malaysia
AFVs produced in Malaysia
Tracked armoured fighting vehicle
Wheeled armoured fighting vehicle
Wheeled armoured personnel carrier
Netherlands
AFVs produced in the Netherlands
- Leopard 2A6
- Sisu XA-188
- YPR-765 series
- Fennek
- Boxer MRAV
- Combat Vehicle 90
- Tpz Fuchs 1 Eloka
- Bushmaster IMV
North Korea
AFVs produced in North Korea
Tanks
Armoured personnel carriers
Self-propelled guns
- M-1978 170mm SP
- M-1974 152mm SP
- M-1975 130mm SP
- M-1992 130mm SP
- M-1977 122mm SP
- M-1981 122mm SP
- M-1991 122mm SP
- M-1992 120mm SP
Norway
AFVs produced in Norway
Main Battle Tanks
Light Tanks
Infantry Fighting Vehicles
Armoured personnel carrier
Self-propelled artillery
Pakistan
AFVs produced in Pakistan
Tanks
Armoured security vehicles
Armoured personnel carriers
- Al-Talha APC
- Saad APC
- Al-Qaswa logistics vehicle
- Sakb armoured command post carrier
Poland
AFVs produced in Poland
Tanks
Tracked armoured personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles
- WPB Anders – prototype
- BWP-2000 – prototype/experimental
- BWP "Puma" E8 – modernized BMP
- BWP "Puma" RCWS-30 – modernized BMP
- BWP-1 series Infantry fighting vehicle
- SPG Kalina series
- OT-62 TOPAS series
- Opal series
- MT-LB series
Wheeled armoured personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles
- KTO Rosomak – Licensed copy of Patria AMV
- KTO Ryś – 8x8 APC based on the SKOT APC
- KTO Irbis – 6x6 variant of KTO "Ryś"
- OT-64 SKOT
Armoured cars
Self-propelled artillery
- 2S1 "Goździk" – (pl. Carnation) 122 mm howitzer using MT-LB chassis, licensed copy of soviet design
- AHS Krab – 155 mm, modern, tracked system in NATO compatible caliber
- PZA "Loara" – artillery AA system based on a PT-91 chassis
- Poprad
- Hibernyt
Portugal
AFVs produced in Portugal
Wheeled armoured fighting vehicles
- Commando MK III APC
- Chaimite
- Pandur 8X8 APC – manufactured in Barreiro, under licence
Main battle tanks
- M60A3
- Leopard 2
Romania
AFVs produced in Romania
Tanks
Armoured personnel carriers
Infantry fighting vehicles
Self-propelled artillery
Russia
AFVs produced in Russia
Tanks
- Black Eagle Tank (cancelled)
- T-80
- T-90
- T-95 (cancelled)
- T-14 Armata
Armoured personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles
- Atom (cancelled)
- Bumerang
- BMD-1
- BMD-2
- BMD-3
- BMD-4
- BMP-1
- BMP-2
- BMP-3
- BMPT
- BT-3F
- BTR-40
- BTR-50
- BTR-60
- BTR-70
- BTR-80
- BTR-82
- BTR-87
- BTR-90 (cancelled)
- BTR-140
- BTR-152
- BTR-D
- BTR-MDM
- BTR-T
- Dragun
- Kurganets-25
- T-15 Armata
Self-propelled artillery
Serbia
AFVs produced in Serbia
Tanks
Armoured personnel carriers
Infantry fighting vehicles
Combat engineering vehicles
Singapore
AFVs produced in Singapore
Tanks
Armoured fighting vehicles
- AMX-10 PAC90 and other versions
- M113 Modernised with 25 mm Bushmaster or 40 mm AGL
- Bionix AFV 28-ton replacement for M113 with 25 mm, 30 mm or 40 mm AGL
- Bronco ATTC (All Terrain Tracked Carrier)
- Bv206 ATTC with variants
- AV-81
Self-propelled guns
- SSPH1 155 mm Computerised Automatic-loading SP gun
Slovenia
AFVs produced in Slovenia
South Africa
Armoured fighting vehicles designed and produced in South Africa
Tanks
Main battle tanks
Prototype tanks
Self propelled artillery
Infantry fighting vehicles
Armoured personnel carriers
- Buffel
- Casspir
- Hippo
- LM8
- LM14
- Mamba
- Marauder
- Matador
- Maverick
- RCV-9
- Reva
- RG-12
- RG-19
- RG-31 Nyala
- RG-32 Scout
- RG-33
- RG-34
- RG-35
- RG-41
- RG Outrider
- PUMA M26-15
Armoured cars
South Korea
AFVs produced in South Korea
Tanks
Armoured fighting vehicles
- AAV7A1
- BMP-3
- BTR-80A
- M577
- M113
- M114
- K1 ARV
- K1 AVLB
- K-200 KIFV
- K-200 KAFV
- K21 IFV
- K-532
- KM900
- Doosan Barracuda
Self-propelled artillery
- K-55 Howitzer
- M107 175 mm SP Howitzer
- M110 203 mm SP Howitzer
- M270A1 MLRS
- K-9 Thunder 155 mm SP Howitzer
- K-136 Kooryong MRLS
Self-propelled air defense
Soviet Union
AFVs produced in the Soviet Union
Tanks
Armoured personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles
- BMP-1
- BMP-2
- BMP-3
- BMD-1
- BMD-2
- BMD-3
- BRM-1
- BRDM-1
- BRDM-2
- BRDM-3
- BTR-152
- BTR-40
- BTR-50
- BTR-60
- BTR-70
- BTR-80
- BTR-D
- MT-LB
Self-propelled artillery
- 2P 406mm
- 2S1 122mm
- 2S3 Akatsiya 152mm
- 2S4 240mm
- 2S5 152mm
- 2S7 203mm
- 2S9 120mm
- 2S19 152mm
- 2S23 120mm
- ASU-85 85mm
Self-propelled air defense
Spain
AFVs produced in Spain
Tanks
Armoured fighting vehicles
Infantry fighting vehicles
- Pizarro IFV – codevelopment with Austria ("ASCOD")
Armoured personnel carriers
Sri Lanka
AFVs produced in Sri Lanka
Armoured personnel carriers
Sweden
AFVs produced in Sweden
Tanks
- Stridsvagn 103 S tank
- Ikv 91 Tank destroyer with 90 mm low pressure gun
- Strv 121 Leopard 2A4
- Strv 122 Leopard 2 Improved (Swedish version)
Infantry fighting vehicles
Other AFVs
- Pbv 301
- Pbv 302
- Bandkanonvagn 1A
- Pvrbbv 551
- Lvrbbv 701
- KP-bil Terrängbil m/42 (SKP and VKP)
Switzerland
AFVs produced in Switzerland
Main battle tanks
Armored fighting vehicles
- Spz2000 (CV9030)
- Piranha I 4×4, 6×6 and 8×8
- Piranha II 4×4, 6×6 and 8×8
- Piranha III 6×6, 8×8 and 10×10
- Piranha IV 8×8
- Piranha V 8×8
- SPz 63
Self-propelled artillery
Armored reconnaissance vehicles
- Eagle
- Panzerjäger – 6×6 Mowag Piranha with a TOW missile system
Thailand
AFVs produced in Thailand
Armored Personnel Carrier
Self-propelled artillery
Turkey
AFVs produced in Turkey
Main battle tanks
Armored Combat Vehicle
Armored Personnel Carrier
- Otokar Yavuz
- Otokar Arma 6×6, 8×8
- PARS 4×4, 6×6, 8×8
- Nurol Ejder
Light Armored Personnel Carrier
Mine Resistant Ambush Protected
Multi Purpose Armoured Vehicle
Self-Propelled Artillery
Ukraine
AFVs produced in Ukraine
Main battle tanks
- T-55AGM[10]
- T-64BM2[11]
- T-64U (BM Bulat)[12]
- T-72MP[13]
- T-72AG[14]
- T-72-120[15]
- T-80UD[16]
- T-84[16]
- T-84-120 Yatagan[17]
- BM Oplot[18]
Infantry fighting vehicles
- BMP-1M/BMP-1U
Armoured personnel carriers
Other AFVs
United Kingdom
AFVs produced in the United Kingdom
Main battle tanks
- Centurion
- FV4101 Charioteer (200)
- Conqueror Heavy Tank (200)
- Chieftain
- Challenger 1 (420)
- Challenger 2 (408)
- Vickers MBT
Infantry fighting vehicles
Other AFVs
- Sabre tracked armoured reconnaissance vehicle (136)
- Shorland armoured car internal security vehicle
- Scorpion tracked armoured reconnaissance vehicle
- Striker tracked Swingfire missile launcher
- Samaritan tracked armoured ambulance
- Sultan tracked armoured command vehicle
- Samson tracked armoured recovery vehicle
- Scimitar tracked armoured reconnaissance vehicle
- Alvis Stormer tracked armoured vehicle family
- Saladin wheeled (6×6) armoured car
- Ferret Scout Car wheeled (4×4) armored car
- FV721 Fox CVR wheeled (4×4) armoured car
- FV 432 AFV tracked armoured personnel carrier variants
- FV222 Conqueror ARV
- Humber Hornet
Self-propelled air defence
- Tracked Rapier
Self-propelled artillery
- Abbot FV433 Self-propelled Artillery
- AS90 Self-propelled howitzer
Armoured personnel carriers
United States
AFVs produced in the United States
Main battle tanks
- M46/M47/M48/M60 Patton series
- M103 heavy tank
- M1 Abrams
- M1 Armored Recovery Vehicle ( Prototype Only )
- M1 Assault Breacher Vehicle ( Military Engineering Vehicle )
- M1 CATTB ( Prototype Only )
- M1 Grizzly Combat Mobility Vehicle ( Prototype Only )
- M1 Panther II ( Mine Clearing Vehicle )
- M1 Thumper ( Prototype Only )
- M1 TTB ( Prototype Only )
- M1IP
- M1A1
- M104 Wolverine Heavy Assault Brigade
- XM1-FSED ( Prototype Only )
Light tanks
- M24 Chaffee Light Tank
- M41 Walker Bulldog Light Tank
- M132 Armored Flamethrower
- M551 Sheridan Light/Airmobile Tank
- M901 Improved TOW Vehicle
- Stingray light tank
Infantry fighting vehicles
- M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle
- BCT Ground Combat Vehicle (Cancelled Feb 2014. Intended to replace the M113 by 2018 and the Bradley)
Armored reconnaissance vehicle
Cavalry fighting vehicles
- M3 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle
Armored personnel carriers
- M75 armored personnel carrier
- M59 armored personnel carrier
- M113 armored personnel carrier
- LVTP7/AAVP7A1 amphibious armored carrier
- Stryker (co-produced in Canada)
Self-propelled artillery
- M56 howitzer
- M50 Ontos Self-Propelled Rifle
- M107 175 mm SP Howitzer
- M108 105 mm SP Howitzer
- M109 155 mm SP Howitzer
- M110 203 mm SP Howitzer
- M84 Mortar
- M1128 Mobile Gun System
Self-propelled air defense
- M42 40 mm Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun
- M163 Vulcan Air Defense System
- M247 Sgt. York DIVAD
- M6 Bradley Linebacker SHORAD
- M730 Chaparral Self-propelled SAM launcher
Engineering support vehicles
Mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles (MRAPs)
Zimbabwe
AFVs produced in Zimbabwe
Armoured Personnel Carriers
- Crocodile Armoured Personnel Carrier
- MAP45 Armoured Personnel Carrier
- MAP75 Armoured Personnel Carrier
Infantry fighting vehicles
- Mine Protected Combat Vehicle – MPCV
- Bullet TCV (prototype only)
- Gazelle FRV (prototype only)
See also
- List of armoured fighting vehicles
- List of military vehicles
- List of armoured fighting vehicles by country
Notes
- ^ http://fact200.momp.gov.eg/Ar/MilProductDetials.aspx?pro=eTq3TITO3X8oqm+1Jf4cZe3eTiUZYy5jAqhxj6jOa+4=
- ^ http://fact200.momp.gov.eg/Ar/MilProductDetials.aspx?pro=dmcWeUnpaOjHCcFwDe4nXcOdbBsRAoxGRZxHDkTPGtQ=
- ^ a b "الرئيسية". Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ http://arab-industry.blogspot.com/2010/02/tiger-kader-armoured-car-made-in egypt.html
- ^ "الرئيسية". Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "الرئيسية". Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ a b http://www.gulfcosecurity.com/security.htm
- ^ "Kader G 320 armoured personnel carrier (Egypt), Armoured personnel carriers (wheeled)". Jane's Information Group.
- ^ John Pike. "Magach (M-48/M-60)". Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ Modernisation of T-54, T-55, T-59 and T-62 main battle tanks at KMDB.
- ^ T-64 Main Battle Tank Upgrade at KMDB.
- ^ BM Bulat (Modernisation of T-64B Battle Tanks. at KMDB.
- ^ T-72MP Upgraded Main Battle Tank at KMDB.
- ^ T-72AG Upgraded Main Battle Tank at KMDB.
- ^ T-72-120 Upgraded Main Battle Tank at KMDB.
- ^ a b Zaloga 2000, pp 3–4.
- ^ Yatagan Main Battle Tank at KMDB.
- ^ Oplot Main Battle Tank at KMDB.
- ^ BTR-3U at KMDB.
- ^ a b BTR-4 at KMDB.
- ^ Dozor-B – Armored Personnel Carrier at KMDB.
- ^ Armoured Repair Recovery Vehicle BREM-84 at KMDB.
References
- Zaloga, Steven and David Markov (2000), Russia's T-80U Main Battle Tank, Hong Kong: Concord, ISBN 962-361-656-2.
- Hunnicutt, R. P. Patton: A History of the American Main Battle Tank. 1984, Presidio Press; ISBN 0-89141-230-1.
- Hunnicutt, R. P. Firepower: A History of the American Heavy Tank. 1988, Presidio Press; ISBN 0-89141-304-9.