The vehicle was also listed for sale under Mahindra Defense Systems[2] with plans to make the RAM MK3 under license for a future Indian military contract.[3]
Operational history
RAM Mk3s of the 1er bataillon d'infanterie, Senegalese Army, before its deployment to Mali in 2017.
The RAM Mk 3 was used in Chadian and Senegalese military operations.[4] Chadian RAM Mk3s were used during the Chadian Civil War that ended in 2010[5] and during the 2013 Chadian intervention in Mali War.[6]
Senegalese RAM Mk3s were deployed with UNOCI in Ivory Coast.[1]
Variants
Anti-Tank
The RAM Mk3 AT is equipped with 4-8 LAHAT laser guided anti-tank missiles. Unlike other armored vehicles, which have the engine at the front or under the protected cabin, RAM places the entire power-pack – engine, automatic transmission and transfer cases at the rear.[7][8]
Users
A RAM 2000 in Vietnamese police service.
Cameroon: 5 delivered in 2008 for the presidential guard[4]
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