Dardo IFV

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Three Bersaglieri ride their Dardo

The Dardo is the new Infantry Fighting Vehicle of the Italian Army. Out of a total requirement of 500, 200 have been delivered so far, by “Consorzio Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara”, which designed and manufactures the Dardo.

The Dardo is equipped with a 25 mm gun turret, a 7.62 mm machine gun and two TOW anti-tank missile launchers. It weighs 23.4 tons and carries up to 9 soldiers: the driver and commander plus 7 troops. Variants like a mortar carrier or a tank hunter are being considered.

Weight: 23.4 t
Crew: 2 + 7 fully equipped soldiers
Armament: 25 mm cannon, 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun, 2 TOW launchers
Protection: ballistic and NBC
Engine: turbodiesel with 512 hp (382.2 kW)
max. speed: 70 km/h