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Photo produced by Italian Army

  Photo produced by Italian Army

Infantry fighting vehicle
Origin: Italy
Wars: Operation Iraqi Freedom, War in Afghanistan
Designed and produced in 1998
Crew 3 (commander, gunner, driver) + 6 troops
Armour modular Front armour against 25mm APDS
Primary armament 25mm Oerlikon KBA automatic cannon; 2x TOW Anti-Tank Missile launchers (optional)
Secondary armament 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun; Smoke-grenade launchers
Engine Iveco – Fiat 6V MTCA turbodiesel
512 hp (382.2 kW)

Range 600 km
Speed 70 km/h