RAM MK3

RAM MK3
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]

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.

Cameroon: 5 delivered in 2008 for the presidential guard[4]
Chad: ~42 delivered in 2006-2008[5]
Botswana
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lesotho: 6 delivered in 2006[5]
Malawi:[4] 8[9]
Morocco
Peru: 7 delivered for Peruvian Naval Infantry in 2016.[10]
Senegal: 55,[4] in service with Army and Gendarmerie[11]
Vietnam: 150 vehicles ordered in 2006 and delivered in 2009; for usage by SWAT, Gendarmerie and Anti-Drug Branch [12]

References

"Senegalese Ram Mk 3 vehicles break cover". 5 February 2015.
https://web.archive.org/web/20021218144341/http://www.mahindraworld.com/mahindras/mahindrdefencesystem/light_armoured.htm
https://www.ibef.org/download/Mahindra_&_Mahindra.pdf
Binnie, Jeremy; de Cherisey, Erwan (2017). "New-model African armies" (PDF). Jane's. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2017.
Wezeman, Siemon T. "Israeli arms transfers to sub-Saharan Africa" (PDF). SIPRI Background Paper. SIPRI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2013.
"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.
http://defense-update.com/20120327_ram-mkiii-armored-vehicle-rough-and-tough.html
https://www.armyrecognition.com/israel_israeli_wheeled_armoured_and_vehicle_uk/ram_mk3_mk_iii_at_nimrod_anti-tank_missile_data_sheet_specifications_description_pictures_video.html
The Military Balance 2019. International Institute for Strategic Studies. February 2019. p. 477. ISBN 978-1857439885.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/sitdef_2017_news_official_online_show_daily_coverage_report/ram_mk3_4x4_armored_iai_peruvian_naval_infantry_sitdef_11905172.html
The Military Balance 2019, p. 486.
"Trade Registers". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Retrieved 21 September 2018.

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[defenseweb-1] "Senegalese Ram Mk 3 vehicles break cover". 5 February 2015.

[2] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20021218144341/http://www.mahindraworld.com/mahindras/mahindrdefencesystem/light_armoured.htm

[3] ttps://www.ibef.org/download/Mahindra_&_Mahindra.pdf

[NMAA-4] Binnie, Jeremy; de Cherisey, Erwan (2017). "New-model African armies" (PDF). Jane's. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2017.

[Israel_Africa-5] Wezeman, Siemon T. "Israeli arms transfers to sub-Saharan Africa" (PDF). SIPRI Background Paper. SIPRI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2013.

[CIVOX-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] ttp://defense-update.com/20120327_ram-mkiii-armored-vehicle-rough-and-tough.html

[8] ttps://www.armyrecognition.com/israel_israeli_wheeled_armoured_and_vehicle_uk/ram_mk3_mk_iii_at_nimrod_anti-tank_missile_data_sheet_specifications_description_pictures_video.html

[9] The Military Balance 2019. International Institute for Strategic Studies. February 2019. p. 477. ISBN 978-1857439885.

[10] ttps://www.armyrecognition.com/sitdef_2017_news_official_online_show_daily_coverage_report/ram_mk3_4x4_armored_iai_peruvian_naval_infantry_sitdef_11905172.html

[FOOTNOTEThe_Military_Balance_2019486-11] The Military Balance 2019, p. 486.

[SIPRI-12] "Trade Registers". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Retrieved 21 September 2018.