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RAM MK3 (RAM 2000) is a
* : 5 delivered in 2008 for the presidential guard
* : ~42 delivered in 2006-2008
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* : 6 delivered in 2006
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Official IAI page
Armoured fighting vehicles of Israel Armoured personnel carriers of Israel Armoured fighting vehicles of the post–Cold War period Armoured cars of Israel All-wheel-drive vehicles Military trucks Off-road vehicles Military vehicles introduced in the 2000s {{mil-vehicle-stub
light armored vehicle
A military armored (or armoured) car is a lightweight wheeled armored fighting vehicle, historically employed for reconnaissance, internal security, armed escort, and other subordinate battlefield tasks. With the gradual decline of mounted c ...
designed by IAI RAMTA. It is based on a 4×4 wheeled monocoque
Monocoque ( ), also called structural skin, is a structural system in which loads are supported by an object's external skin, in a manner similar to an egg shell. The word ''monocoque'' is a French term for "single shell".
First used for boats, ...
chassis.
History
The vehicle was also listed for sale under Mahindra Defense Systems with plans to make the RAM MK3 under license for a future Indian military contract.Operational history
The RAM Mk 3 was used in Chadian and Senegalese military operations. Chadian RAM Mk3s were used during the Chadian Civil War that ended in 2010 and during the 2013 Chadian intervention inMali War
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, conflict = Mali War
, partof = the Islamist insurgency in the Sahel and the War on terror
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Senegalese RAM Mk3s were deployed with UNOCI in Ivory Coast.
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.Users
* : 5 delivered in 2008 for the presidential guard
* : ~42 delivered in 2006-2008
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* : 2
* : 7
* : 6 delivered in 2006
* : 8
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* : 7 delivered for Peruvian Naval Infantry
The 3,000 personnel Peruvian Naval Infantry ( es, Infantería de Marina del Perú - IMAP) includes an amphibious brigade of three battalions and local security units with two transport ships (one used as a training ship), four tank landing ships, ...
in 2016.
* : 55, in service with Army
An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...
and Gendarmerie
* : 150 vehicles ordered in 2006 and delivered in 2009; for usage by SWAT, Gendarmerie and Anti-Drug Branch
See also
* RBY MK 1References
*External links
Official IAI page
Armoured fighting vehicles of Israel Armoured personnel carriers of Israel Armoured fighting vehicles of the post–Cold War period Armoured cars of Israel All-wheel-drive vehicles Military trucks Off-road vehicles Military vehicles introduced in the 2000s {{mil-vehicle-stub