List of modern armoured fighting vehicles

This article lists modern armoured fighting vehicles produced in the listed countries after the Second World War.

Argentina

AFVs produced in Argentina

*TAM
*VCTP

Australia

AFVs produced in Australia

Wheeled armoured fighting vehicles

*ASLAV (Australian LAV 25 series)

Armoured personnel carriers

*M113 Armored Personnel Carrier (modifications only)
*Bushmaster IMV

Austria

AFVs produced in Austria

*Steyr 4K 6FA Spz & Spz A1 - MICV
*SPz Ulan - co-development with Spain ("ASCOD").
*Pandur 6X6 APC-Design similar to the Mowag Piranha.
*Leopard 2 A4 bought from The Netherlands

Brazil

AFVs produced in Brazil

*EE-T1 Osório
*X1A2
*MB-3 Tamoyo (Modified M41 Walker Bulldog)
*EE-3 Jararaca
*EE-9 Cascavel
*EE-11 Urutu
*EE-17 Sucuri

Canada

AFVs produced in Canada

* Leopard C2 main battle tank (soon to be replaced by Leopard 2 tanks)
** Badger, Leopard-based AEV
** Beaver, Leopard-based bridgelayer
** Taurus, Leopard ARV
* G-Wagen
* MILCOTS (Milverado) - for use by Reserves only
* Mowag Piranha-based wheeled armoured vehicles:
** AVGP: Cougar, Grizzly and Husky 6×6 armoured vehicles
** Bison APC 8×8
** Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle
** LAV III 8×8
* M113A3 tracked armoured personnel carrier
** Air Defense Anti-Tank System (ADATS)
* Lynx reconnaissance vehicle (1968–1993)
* Nyala mine-protected vehicle
* Cougar (vehicle)

Chile

AFVs produced in Chile

Tanks

*Leopard 2 A4 Main Battle Tank

Infantry fighting vehicles

*AIFV YPR-765
*M113A2 APCs
*Mowag Piranha LAV
*Marder

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)
* ZBD-2000 aka WZ-506 Airborne IFV (Modern)
* Type 97 aka ZBD-97 tracked IFV (Modern)

Croatia

AFVs produced in Croatia

* M-84
* M-95 Degman
* LOV
* BOV APC

Finland

AFVs produced in Finland

* Sisu Pasi (XA-180, -185, -202, -203)
* Patria AMV
* Sisu Nasu
* BTR-50
* BTR-60
* MT-LB

Tanks

* Leopard 2A4

Other AFVs

* BMP-1
* BMP-2
* CV-9030

France

AFVs produced in France

Tanks

*ARL 44
*AMX 13
*AMX 30
*Leclerc

Armoured cars

* AMX 10 RC
* Panhard EBR
* Panhard AML
* Panhard ERC
* VBL
* Vextra

Armoured personnel carriers

* AMX-10P
* VAB
* VXB
* Panhard VTT
* Panhard M3
* Panhard VCR
* VBCI

Germany

AFVs produced in Germany

Tanks

*Leopard 1
*Leopard 2
*H-400-Design similar to the Mowag Piranha.

Self-propelled artillery

* M109G
* PzH 2000
* GMLRS

Other AFVs

* Luchs A2 (armoured reconnaissance vehicle),
* Fennek (light armoured reconnaissance vehicle), replacing some Luchs
* Wiesel 1/2 (air-transportable multirole fighting vehicle)
* Marder 1 A3/ A5 (infantry fighting vehicle)
* Puma (infantry fighting vehicle), replacing the Marder 1 A3
* Fuchs 1/2 (multirole armoured vehicle)
* Boxer MRAV (multirole armoured vehicle), replacing the Fuchs 1
* Jaguar 1 (anti-tank vehicle, TOW), being phased out
* Jaguar 2 (anti-tank vehicle, TOW), being phased out
* Gepard 1 A2 (air defence tank, gun)
* Roland (air defence tank, missiles), being phased out
* Biber (bridge layer)
* PSB 2 (bridge layer), replacing the Biber
* Dachs (engineer tank)
* Kodiak (engineer tank), for the Swiss army
* Büffel (salvage tank)
* Scorpion (minelayer vehicle)
* Keiler (mine breaker)
* TH200 (wheeled armoured reconnaissance vehicle), prototype only.
* ATF Dingo (wheeled armoured vehicle)
* AGF reconnaissance and combat vehicle
* Mungo ESK (armoured transport vehicle)
* Duro 3 (light wheeled armoured vehicle)
* Eagle IV (armoured wheeled vehicle), to be delivered from 2008 on
* Grizzly (armoured wheeled vehicle)
* YAK (Duro III) (armoured wheeled vehicle)
* KJPz HS-30 - ("KanonenJagdPanzer") Tank Destroyer

Greece

AFVs produced in Greece

Tanks

* ELBO Leopard 2HEL(A6)

Infantry carriers

* ELBO Leonidas-1
* ELBO Leonidas-2
* ELBO Kentaurus AIFV
* BMP-1
* BMP-3
* M113
* VBL

Self-propelled artillery

*M109 howitzer
*M110 howitzer
*M270 MLRS
*PzH 2000
*RM-70

India

AFVs produced in India

Tanks

*Arjun
*Bhishma
*Tank Ex
*Ajeya

Armoured fighting vehicles

*Abhay IFV
*Nag Missile Carrier (Namica)

Armoured carrier

*Sarath (BMP-2)
* Hunky
* Tuffy
* Aditya mine protected personnel carrier

Self-propelled artillery

*HT-130 Catapult
*Bhim
*M-46 Catapult

Iran

AFVs produced in Iran

Tanks

*T-72Z (Confusingly named since it is based on the Soviet/Russian T-55).
*Zulfiqar 1/2/3 (based on the T-72, but incorporates western technologies).
*Towsan ("wild horse")

Armoured personnel carriers

*Boragh (copy of the Chinese WZ-501).
*BPR-82 (upgrade of the soviet BTR-60).
*Sayyad (copy of the US M-113).

Self-propelled artillery

*Raad 1 122mm sp artillery.
*Raad 2 155mm sp artillery.

Iraq

AFVs produced in Iraq

Tanks

* T-55
* Type 59
* T-72
* t-55 enigma
* Lion of Babylon tank

Armoured personnel carriers

* Dzik-3

Israel

Tanks

*Isherman (upgraded M4 Sherman tank)
*Sho't (upgraded Centurion tank)
*Magach (upgraded M60 Patton tank)
*Sabra (upgraded M60 Patton tank)
*Merkava tank

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)
* 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

* Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer
* IDF Puma CEV (based on Centurion chassis)
* Nemmera ARV (based on Merkava chassis)

Italy

AFVs produced in Italy

Main battle tanks

* Ariete (200)

Infantry fighting vehicles

* VCC-1/-2 „Camillino“ (1638- being replaced by Dardo)
* Dardo (500- deliveries ongoing)

Armoured personnel carriers

* Bv206S (189- version for Italian Mountain Troops)
* LVTP7/AAVP7A1 Amphibious Armored Vehicle (35- bought from the USA, locally upgraded)

Self-propelled air defence

* SIDAM 25

Wheeled armoured vehicles

* Centauro Wheeled Tank Destroyer (484)
* Freccia - Infantry Fighting Variant of the Centauro (Ordered, but on hold)
* Puma 4x4 (330- not complete as of Mid-2005)
* Puma 6x6 (250- not complete as of Mid-2005)
* VAB (France- in NBC configuration)

Self-propelled artillery

* M109 howitzer
* PzH 2000
* M270 MLRS

Observation vehicles

* Fiat 6614 G4x4

Japan

AFVs produced in Japan

Infantry fighting vehicles

*Mitsubishi Type 89 IFV

Main battle tanks

*Type 61
*Type 74
*Type 90

Netherlands

AFVs produced in the Netherlands

*Leopard 2A6
*Sisu XA-188
*YPR-765
*Fennek
*Boxer MRAV
*CV90 35
*Tpz Fuchs 1 Eloca

North Korea

AFVs produced in North Korea

Tanks

*Ch'onma-ho

Armoured personnel carriers

* M-1973 VTT-323
* M-1992 APC
* Type 85

Self-propelled guns

* M-1978 170 mm SP
* M-1974 152 mm SP
* M-1975 130 mm SP
* M-1992 130 mm SP
* M-1977 122 mm SP
* M-1981 122 mm SP
* M-1991 122 mm SP
* M-1992 120 mm SP

Norway

AFVs produced in Norway

Main Battle Tanks

*Leopard 1A5NO Main Battle Tank (being replaced by the Leopard 2)
*Leopard 2 A4 German built MBT

Infantry Fighting Vehicles

*CV9030

Armoured personnel carrier

*Sisu Pasi
*Bv 206
*M-113 Modernised

Self-propelled artillery

*M109 howitzer- M109-A3GN
*M270 MLRS - Multiple Launch Rocket System

Pakistan

AFVs produced in Pakistan

Tanks

*Al-Khalid MBT
*Al-Zarar MBT

Armoured security vehicles

*Mohafiz

Armoured personnel carriers

*APC-Talha
*APC-Saad
*Al-Qaswa Logistic Vehicle

Armoured command post

*Sakb

Armoured repair and recovery vehicles

*AL-Hadeed

Armoured fighting vehicles

*U-416

Poland

AFVs produced in Poland

Tanks

*PT-91 "Twardy" - modern tank based on T-72
*PT-94 "Goryl" - prototype/experimental

Tracked armoured personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles

*BWP-2000 - prototype/experimental
*BWP "Puma" E8 - modernized BMP
*BWP "Puma" RCWS-30 - modernized BMP
*various types of vehicles based on MT-LB

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"

Armoured cars

*Dzik
*Jenot
*Honker 2000
*Tur

Self-propelled artillery

*2S1 "Goździk" - (pl. Carnation) 122 mm howitzer using MT-LB chassis, licensed copy of soviet design
*"Krab" - 155 mm, modern, tracked system in NATO compatible caliber
*PZA "Loara" - artillery AA system based on a PT-91 chassis
*Poprad
*Hibernyt - Guntruck

Portugal

AFVs produced in Portugal

Wheeled armoured fighting vehicles

*Chaimite
*Pandur 8X8 APC- Manufactured in Barreiro, under licence.

Main battle tanks

*Leopard 2 A4 bought from Netherlands

Romania

AFVs produced in Romania

Tanks

* TR-85 M1

Armoured personnel carriers

*B-55 Zimbru

Infantry fighting vehicles

*MLI-84M Jderul

Russia

AFVs produced in Russia

Tanks

* Black Eagle Tank (prototype)
* T-80
* T-90
* T-95 (rumoured)

Armoured personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles

* BMD-4
* BMP-4
* BMP-T
* BTR-90
* BTR-T

Self-propelled artillery

* Iskander (SS-26 Stone)
* 2S31 120mm
* 2S19 Msta

Serbia

AFVs produced in Serbia

Tanks

*T-55H - Serbian modernization of T-55.
*T-72 - Serbian T-72 modernization.
*M-84
*M-84AB1 - Serbian modernization of M-84.

Armoured personnel carriers

*BOV
*BTR-50 - Yugoimport SDPR upgrade.
*BRDM-2 M-05 "VUK" (Wolf)
*BTR-60

Infantry fighting vehicles

*M-80A
*M-98 Vidra

Combat engineering vehicles

VIU-55 Munja

Singapore

AFVs produced in Singapore

Tanks

*Tempest (Modernised Centurion)
*AMX-13SM1 (Modernised AMX-13)
*Leopard 2A4

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-Tracked Terrain Carrier)
*Bv206 ATTC with variants
*Terrex Newly developed AV-81, 8x8 AFV

Self-propelled guns

*SSPH1 155 mm Computerised Automatic-loading SP gun

Slovenia

AFVs produced in Slovenia

* LKOV Valuk
* LKOV Krpan

South Africa

AFVs produced in South Africa

Tanks

*Olifant (upgraded Centurion)

Armoured fighting vehicles

* Eland
* Rooikat AFV

Infantry fighting vehicles

* Ratel IFV (to be replaced by Hoefyster)

Armoured personnel carriers

* Buffel
* Casspir
* RG-12
* Mamba APC
* Puma (South African, new construction similar to Mamba [http://www.regis.co.za/ma3.html] )
* RG-31 Nyala
* RG-32
* Okapi MPV

Self-propelled guns

*G6 howitzer

South Korea

AFVs produced in South Korea

Tanks

* M48A5K MBT
* T-80U MBT
* K1 & K1A1 MBTs
* K2 Black Panther MBT

Armoured fighting vehicles

* AAV7A1
* BMP-3
* BTR-80
* M577
* M113
* M114
* K1 ARV
* K1 AVLB
* K-200 KIFV
* K-200 KAFV
* K-532 BV206
* KM-900
* Doosan Barracuda
* K300 NIFV

Self-propelled artillery

* M109 SP Howitzer
* M107 175mm SP Howitzer
* M110 203mm SP Howitzer
* M270A1 MLRS
* K-9 Thunder 155mm SP Howitzer
* K-136 Kooryong MRLS

Self-propelled air defense

* K-30 Biho
* K263
* K-SAM Pegasus

Soviet Union

AFVs produced in the Soviet Union

Tanks

*PT-76
*T-10
*T-54
*T-55
*T-62
*T-64
*T-72
*T-80

Armoured personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles

* BMP-1
* BMP-2
* BMP-3
* BMP-R
* BMD-1
* BMD-2
* BMD-3
* BRM-1
* BRDM-1
* BRDM-2
* BRDM-3
* BTR-152
* BTR-40
* BTR-40P
* 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

* ZSU-57-2
* ZSU-23-4

Spain

AFVs produced in Spain

Tanks

* Leopardo 2E
* M 60
* AMX 30

Armoured fighting vehicles

* Centauro VRCC (Vehículo de Reconocimiento y Combate de Caballería)
* VEC-M1

Infantry fighting vehicles

* Pizarro IFV - codevelopment with Austria ("ASCOD")

Armoured personnel carriers

* BMR-M1
* LVTP7A1

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 2A6 (Swedish version)

Infantry fighting vehicles

* Combat Vehicle 90

Other AFVs

* Pbv 301
* Pbv 302
* Bandkanonvagn 1A
* Pvrbbv 551
* Lvrbbv 701
* Terrängbil m/42 SKP

Switzerland

AFVs produced in Switzerland

Main battle tanks

* Pz-87 LEO
* Pz-68
* Pz-61

Armored fighting vehicles

* Spz2000 (CV9030)
* Piranha 8x8
* M113

Self-propelled artillery

* M109 "KAWEST"

Armored reconnaissance vehicles

* Eagle
* Panzerjäger - 6x6 Mowag Piranha with a TOW missile system

Ukraine

AFVs produced in Ukraine

* T-55AGM [ [http://morozov.com.ua/eng/body/t55agm.php?menu=def2.php Modernisation of T-54, T-55, T-59 and T-62 main battle tanks] at KMDB.]
* T-64BM2 [ [http://www.morozov.com.ua/eng/body/t64.php T-64 Main Battle Tank Upgrade] at KMDB.]
* T-64U (BM Bulat) [ [http://www.morozov.com.ua/eng/body/bulat.php BM Bulat (Modernisation of T-64B Battle Tanks] . at KMDB.]
* T-72MP [ [http://www.morozov.com.ua/eng/body/t72mp.php T-72MP Upgraded Main Battle Tank] at KMDB.]
* T-72AG [ [http://www.morozov.com.ua/eng/body/t72ag.php T-72AG Upgraded Main Battle Tank] at KMDB.]
* T-72-120 [ [http://www.morozov.com.ua/eng/body/t72-120.php T-72-120 Upgraded Main Battle Tank] at KMDB.]
* T-80UD [Zaloga 2000, pp 3–4.]
* T-84 [Zaloga 2000, pp 3–4.]
* T-84 Oplot [ [http://www.morozov.com.ua/eng/body/t84.php Oplot Main Battle Tank] at KMDB.]
* T-84-120 Yatagan [ [http://www.morozov.com.ua/eng/body/oplot.php Yatagan Main Battle Tank] at KMDB.]
* BREM-84 [ [http://www.morozov.com.ua/eng/body/brem.php Armoured Repair Recovery Vehicle BREM-84] at KMDB.]
* BTR-3 [ [http://www.morozov.com.ua/eng/body/btr3u.php BTR-3U] at KMDB.]
* BTR-4 [ [http://www.morozov.com.ua/eng/body/btr4.php?menu=m1.php BTR-4] at KMDB.]
* BTR-90
* BTR-94 [ [http://www.morozov.com.ua/eng/body/btr4.php?menu=m1.php BTR-4] at KMDB.]
* Dozor-B [ [http://www.morozov.com.ua/eng/body/dozorb.php Dozor-B - Armored Personnel Carrier] at KMDB.]

United Kingdom

AFVs produced in the United Kingdom

Main battle tanks

* Centurion
* FV4101 Charioteer (200)
* Conqueror Heavy Tank (200)
* Chieftain
* Challenger 1
* Challenger 2
* Vickers MBT

Other AFVs

* Sabre armoured reconnaissance vehicle (136)
* Scorpion armoured reconnaissance vehicle
* Striker Swingfire missile launcher
* Samaritan armoured ambulance
* Sultan amoured command vehicle
* Samson armoured recovery vehicle
* Scimitar armoured reconnaissance vehicle
* Alvis Stormer armoured vehicle family
* Saladin armoured car
* Ferret Scout Car
* FV721 Fox CVR armoured car
* FV 432 AFV armoured personnel carrier variants
* FV222 Conqueror ARV

Self-propelled air defence

* Tracked Rapier

Self-propelled artillery

* Abbot FV433 Self-propelled Artillery
* AS90 Self-propelled howitzer

Armoured personnel carriers

* Saracen
* FV 1611 Humber
* Spartan
* Saxon
* FV 432 AFV

Infantry fighting vehicles

* FV510 Warrior

United States

AFVs produced in the United States

Main battle tanks

*M47/M48/M60 Patton Main Battle Tank
*M103 heavy tank
*M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank

Armoured fighting vehicles

*M24 Chaffee Light Tank
*M41 Walker Bulldog Light Tank
*M132 Armored Flamethrower
*M551 Sheridan Light/Airmobile Tank
*M901 Improved TOW Vehicle
*Stingray Light Tank
*CCV-L Light Tank
*M8 Buford Armored Gun System
*Cougar (vehicle)

Self-propelled artillery

*M56 SPG
*M50 Ontos Self-Propelled Rifle
*M109 155 mm SP Howitzer "Paladin"
*M110 8" Howitzer
*M84 Mortar Carrier
*Non-Line-Of-Sight Cannon

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

Infantry fighting vehicles

*LVTP7/AAVP7A1 amphibious armored carrier
*M2/M3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle Infantry and Cavalry Fighting Vehicles
*Stryker
*LAV-25

Armored personnel carriers

*M59 Armored Personnel Carrier
*M75 Armored Personnel Carrier
*M113 Armored Personnel Carrier
*Grizzly APC

Engineering support vehicles

*M56 Coyote

See also

* List of armoured fighting vehicles
* List of military vehicles
* List of armoured fighting vehicles by country

Notes

References

* Zaloga, Steven and David Markov (2000), "Russia's T-80U Main Battle Tank," Hong Kong: Concord, ISBN 962-361-656-2.