The Ministry of Defense Tank Program Management, together with the IDF Ground Forces, has recently begun the first series of tests on the Namer armored personnel carrier (APC), equipped with a 30 mm cannon medium turret. The turret was developed in order to be installed on two of the Tank Program Management’s IDF APCs- the Namer, and the first wheeled “Eitan” APC which is currently undergoing tests as part of the development program.

Tank Program Management Director, Brig.-Gen. Baruch Matzliach: “The APC equipped with the turret and cannon provide a better response to urban combat. The 30mm medium sized cannon is designed to provide significant firepower to the infantry units, to allow fighters to be more independent on the battlefield and to reduce dependence on assistance from other units.

“The turret is unmanned and does not penetrate the combat cell, so that the ability to carry the soldiers is not harmed. Its operation is expected to be simple and will be performed by the armored personnel carrier team. The turret will also incorporate an active defense system and additional systems that will add to it additional significant capabilities.”

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)