RAM MK3

RAM MK3
IAI RAM-2000
TypeReconnaissance vehicle
Place of origin Israel
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 diesel[1]
185 hp[1]
Operational
range
800 km (500 mi)
Maximum speed 96 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 Systems[2] 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.

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

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.[7][8]

Users

A RAM 2000 in Vietnamese police service.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b c d Binnie, Jeremy; de Cherisey, Erwan (2017). "New-model African armies" (PDF). Jane's. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2017.
  5. ^ a b c 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. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
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