Nimr (armored personnel carrier)
Introduction The''' Nimr''' () is a family of all-terrain military armored personnel carrier (APC) vehicles, co-developed with Military Industrial Company and produced by Nimr LLC in the United Arab Emirates. The Nimr is designed specifically for military operations in the harsh desert climates found in the Middle East.
Development The Nimr is a multipurpose vehicle intended to address the requirements for replacement of existing 4×4 armored personnel carrier, primarily in the Middle East and Asia.Production of the first prototype of Nimr vehicles was conducted by engineers from a subsidiary of GAZ and the first prototype of the vehicles was introduced in 2000.Further development was undertaken by Bin Jabr Group which teamed up with Rheinmetall and MBDA to incorporate air defense and anti tank defense mechanisms called NIMRAD and NIMRAT. The first Nimr vehicle was unveiled to the public in IDEX 2007.In February 2009, Bin Jabr group and Tawazun Holdings set up a joint venture to produce the vehicle which was called Nimr Automotive LLC.The production facilities are located in the Tawazun Industrial Park in Abu Dhabi.In July 2012, Algeria and the United Arab Emirates signed an agreement for production of the armored vehicle in Algeria for the North African market.
Types Lebanese Armed Forces NIMR II, an earlier variant of the NIMR vehicles.=== AJBAN ===* AJBAN 420* AJBAN 440:* AJBAN 440A (Equipped with anti-tank guided missiles)* AJBAN 447:* AJBAN 447A* AJBAN 450* AJBAN ISV Internal Security Vehicle* AJBAN LRSOV Special Operations Vehicle (SOV)* AJBAN VIP=== HAFEET ===* HAFEET Class:* HAFEET 620:* HAFEET 620A Logistics and Utility Vehicle:* HAFEET 640A Artillery Support Vehicle (Observation and Command & Control configurations)* HAFEET APC* HAFEET AmbulanceA damaged 4x4 NIMR JAIS restored from Saudi-led intervention in Yemen on display in IDEX 2017 with the caption of "NIMR saves lives".=== JAIS ===* JAIS Class::* JAIS 4x4:* JAIS 6x6
Operators Map with Nimr operators in blue* * * * * * * * * *
Potential operators *
References
External links * Nimr II datasheet in arymrecognition.com