- Domain
- Land
- NCF capability
- Land manoeuvre
- Military Balance category
- Armoured personnel carriers
- SIPRI category
- Armoured vehicles
- Evidence that places a platform here
- armou?red personnel carrier · \bAPCs?\b · protected mobility · \bMRAP\b · mine.resistant · armou?red utility vehicle · infantry mobility vehicle · multi.?role armou?red vehicle · armou?red multi.?purpose vehicle
The 24 nations
None, legacy only, modern, or modern and on order. Modern: in service from 1995, or the current generations of fighters, tanks, submarines and long-range air defence.
United StatesModern · 13United KingdomLegacy only · 11AustraliaModern and on order · 2FranceLegacy only · 8GermanyLegacy only · 9JapanModern and on order · 2South KoreaModern · 5CanadaLegacy only · 6ItalyModern and on order · 8IndiaLegacy only · 4TürkiyeModern · 15Saudi ArabiaModern · 8BrazilModern · 5IndonesiaModern · 23MexicoLegacy only · 3ArgentinaModern · 8South AfricaLegacy only · 4RussiaModern · 15ChinaModern · 3IsraelModern · 5UkraineModern · 58TaiwanLegacy only · 3IranLegacy only · 7North KoreaLegacy only · 3
Generation timeline
Each platform from its first flight or launch to today, the 40 most operated, earliest in service first. Grey is development and, after the lead operator retires it, the years other nations keep it; colour is service.
- Development, from first flight or launch
- In service, from first deployment
- After its lead operator retires it, still held elsewhere
- Today
- Flag beside the name: the home country
Dates from Wikidata: first flights or launches for 0 of these 33, retirements for 0. A bar without grey at its start has no first flight recorded.
Platforms
Ranked by the number of the 24 nations that hold each.
Fingerprints
Each nation's equipment fingerprint with only armoured personnel carrier in colour.
United States Oshkosh M-ATV 5,651, M113 4,700, Stryker 4,383
United Kingdom FV430 series 723, Jackal 723, Cougar 539
Australia Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle 789, M113 armoured personnel carriers in Australian service 431
France VAB 1,509, Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé 1,474, VBMR Griffon 922
Germany TPz Fuchs 830, ATF Dingo 586, Eagle IV 495
Japan Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle 8, Patria AMV 1
South Korea K808 White Tiger 627, M113 574, MaxxPro 10
Canada Bison 155, RG-31 Nyala 78, M113 73
Italy Iveco VM 90 2,000, Iveco LMV 1,900, Puma 200
India Ordnance Factory Board Mine Protected Vehicle 1,600, Casspir 200, Kalyani M4 126
Türkiye M113 2,813, ACV-300 ACV-AAPC 1,381, BMC Kirpi KIRPI-II 1,100
Saudi Arabia Oshkosh M-ATV 1,800, M113A1 M113A3 1,190, Renault Sherpa 2 Scout 100
Brazil VBTP-MR 1,580, M113 198, M577 Command Post Carrier 64
Indonesia Anoa 500, M113 160, BTR-50 128
Mexico AMX-VCI 409, HWK-11 52, Panhard VCR 46
Argentina M113 388, MR 8 60, UR-416 40
South Africa Casspir 2,800, Mamba 220, MILKOR 4x4 –
Russia MT-LB 2,500, Tigr 2,000, BTR-80 1,200
China WZ551 1,850, Type 89 AFV 1,750, WZ-523 50
Israel M113 500, Namer 290, IDF Achzarit 100
Ukraine Roshel Senator 1,000, M113 522, MaxxPro 440
Taiwan M113 455–845, V-150S Commando 210–390, M125 50–94
Iran BTR-50 210–390, M113 140–260, Boragh 98–182
North Korea BTR-60 840–1,560, YW531 350–650, BTR-80A 22–42