RAM MK3
Reconnaissance vehicle
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RAM MK3 (RAM 2000) is a light armored vehicle designed by IAI RAMTA. It is based on a 4×4 wheeled monocoque chassis.
| RAM MK3 | |
|---|---|
IAI RAM-2000 | |
| Type | Reconnaissance vehicle |
| Place of origin | Israel |
| Service history | |
| Used by | See Users |
| Production history | |
| Designer | IAI RAMTA |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 5300 kg (empty) |
| Length | 5.6 m (18 ft) |
| Width | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
| Height | 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) |
| Engine | 6-cylinder turbocharged diesel[1] 185 hp[1] |
Operational range | 800 km (500 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 96 km/h (60 mph)[1] |
History
Operational history
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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 2010[5] and during the 2013 Chadian intervention in Mali War.[6]
Senegalese RAM Mk3s were deployed with UNOCI in Ivory Coast.[1]
Variants
Users
Cameroon: 5 delivered in 2008 for the presidential guard[4]
Chad: ~42 delivered in 2006-2008[5]
Botswana[9]
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 2[10]
Gabon: 7[11]
Lesotho: 6 delivered in 2006[5]
Malawi:[4] 8[12]
Morocco[13]
Peru: 7 delivered for Peruvian Naval Infantry in 2016.[14]
Senegal: 55,[4] in service with Army and Gendarmerie[15]
Vietnam: 150 vehicles ordered in 2006 and delivered in 2009; for usage by the Vietnam People's Public Security (especially the Mobile Police Command) [16]
