Panthera F9
Type of Armored Personnel Carrier From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Type of Armored Personnel Carrier From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Panthera F9 is a UAE-designed 5-door armored personnel carrier designed for border protection, policing and low-intensity military operations. The vehicle is designed to have a fully modular weapons system, with a base model sold without any armament. The F9 comes equipped with a remote controlled, roof-mounted search light, run-flat tyres, a rear-view camera, air conditioning, as well as side and rear facing gun ports.[1]
| F9 | |
|---|---|
 A Panthera F9 captured in Syria and on display in Russia | |
| Type | |
| Place of origin | UAE |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2017–present |
| Used by | See operators |
| Production history | |
| Produced | 2017–Present |
| Variants | See variants |
| Specifications | |
| Crew | 2, up to 9 passengers |
| Armor | Cast armor rated at B7/STANAG 4569-2 and mine resistance rated at STANAG 4569-1 |
Main armament | Modular, some unarmed, others ARX20 20mm cannon |
| Engine | 6.7L power stroke V8 turbo-diesel |
| Transmission | TorqShift 6-speed automatic |
The base model F9 is produced by MSPV in the United Arab Emirates. The Panthera F9 is also produced at a military production plant located in Ankara, Turkey.[2]
The Panthera F9 is officially used by the armed forces of the UAE and Egypt.[2] Furthermore, Turkish-made Panthera F9s have been supplied as military aid to various armed groups in the Syrian Opposition during the ongoing Syrian Civil War,[3][4][5][6] while UAE-made models were shown to be in possession of Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar's Tobruk-based Libyan National Army, during the course of the Second Libyan Civil War.[7][8]
The company that designed and produced the F9, Minerva Special Purpose Vehicles (MSPV), partnered with French defense firm Nexter Systems to offer the M9 Panthera with a Nexter Systems ARX20 remote-controlled 20mm cannon, with an effective range of up to 1,200m. It may also employ a 7.62×51mm NATO belt-fed machine gun with up to 300 rounds, a GALIX Lacroix smoke discharger, as well as electronic fire detection and waste disposal systems.[2][9][10]
Any F9 may optionally be fitted with a C4ISR surveillance system, electronic counter-measures, a non-lethal "STORM" or other custom configurations. It can also be fitted with a 360 degree ring mount, which can accept standard small arms.[1]
The Panthera M9 is also offered in an armored ambulance configuration, holding up to 4 stretchers.
Several more vehicles of the Panthera family exist, with sizes ranging from 6 tonne to 23 tonne variants.[11][12]
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