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Dardo
Dardo IFV
Type
Infantry fighting vehicle
Place of origin
Italy
Service history
In service
1998–present
Wars
Iraq War, War in Afghanistan
Production history
Designed
1980s
Produced
1998–present
No. built
200
Specifications
Mass
23.4 tonnes (25.8 tons)
Length
6.7 m (22 ft)
Width
3.0 m (9.8 ft)
Height
2.64 m (8.66 ft)
Crew
3 (commander, gunner, driver) + 6 troops
Armor
modular Front armour against 25mm APDS
Main armament
25mm Oerlikon KBA automatic cannon; 2x TOW ATGM (optional)
Secondary armament
7.62 mm coaxial machine gun; Smoke-grenade launchers
Engine
Iveco – Fiat 6V MTCA turbodiesel 512 hp (382.2 kW)
Power/weight
24.5 hp/tonne
Suspension
hydropneumatic torsion bar
Operational range
600 km (372.8 mi)
Maximum speed
70 km/h (43.5 mi/h)
The Dardo is an infantry fighting vehicle designed for the Italian Army as a replacement for the M113 APC. It is designed and built by the Iveco Fiat Oto Melara Syndicated Company based in Rome. Iveco is responsible for the hull and propulsion systems, while Oto Melara is responsible for the weapons and fire control systems.
the Dardo to achieve speeds in excess of 70 km/h, maneuver on gradients of more than 60% and ford waters up to a depth of 1.5 m. The DardoIFVs currently...
to be developed was the IFV, the Freccia being equipped with a Hitfist turret, the same as the one installed on the DardoIFV. The Italian Army was looking...
Look up dardo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dardo means dart in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. Dardo may also refer to: DardoIFV, an Italian...
New IFV - European Security & Defence". euro-sd.com. Retrieved 2023-10-21. Ciocchetti, Tiziano (23 February 2021). "THE ARMY WILL REPLACE THE DARDO THANKS...
main battle tanks (typically Ariete) or many more lighter vehicles (50 DardoIFV, 100+ Iveco LMV), and is fitted aft with access ramps rated to 70 tons...
several Italian Army vehicles such as the Centauro tank destroyer and the DardoIFV, it produced less power than the most advanced contemporary western designs...
original on 2019-04-29. Retrieved 2019-04-28. "Italian army to extend DardoIFV service life | Defense News September 2022 Global Security army industry...
Today. Retrieved 29 March 2022. Giacomo Voceri (26 October 2020). "The IFVDardo: History, Characteristics, Remarks and Possible Future". Ares Osservatorio...
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