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Reva APC

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Place of origin
  
South Africa

Length
  
6.0 m

Height
  
2.4 m

Weight
  
7.8 t

Width
  
2.48 m

Reva APC

Type
  
Armoured personnel carrier

The REVA Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) is a mine-protected vehicle. It is produced by Integrated Convoy Protection. The vehicle’s V-shaped hull offers protection against land mines and Improvised Explosive Devices (IED)s. The vehicle has space for at least 10 passengers. Ten firing ports are also available. Two light machine guns can be used and cover a 360-degree on roller bearing turret hatches.

Contents

The vehicle is often confused with the Mamba and the RG-31.

Variants

The REVA 4x4 APC is available as a 10-seater vehicle which includes the driver and co-driver. It was designed in October 2004. ICP are the owners of the Blue Print data pack of the REVA 4x4.

Other models available are:

  • A command and control vehicle
  • An ambulance
  • A recovery vehicle
  • A VIP carrier
  • Current operators

  •  Egypt: Used by the Rapid Deployment Forces (Egypt)
  •  Equatorial Guinea: 25
  •  Iraq: 115
  •  Nigeria : 40
  •  Saudi Arabia: 25
  •  South Sudan: 10
  •  Thailand: 200
  •  Yemen: 112
  • Combat history

  • Boko Haram insurgency
  • Iraq War
  • Iraqi insurgency (2011–present)
  • South Sudanese Civil War
  • References

    Reva APC Wikipedia