Puma armoured fighting vehicle

The Puma is an Italian family of light wheeled armoured fighting vehicles, built in 4x4 and 6x6 forms and developed and produced for the Italian Army by the Consorzio Iveco Fiat and Oto Melara. First prototypes were completed in 1988, with five testbed vehicles finished by 1990. It was first intended to complement the B1 Centauro wheeled tank destroyer, but most light infantry regiments ended up receiving Pumas. At the end of 1999 the Italian Army ordered 610, 360 of the 6x6 and 250 of the 4x4 configuration, and the first vehicles were completed in mid-2003. The 4x4 carries three troop members plus the driver and the 6x6 carries six plus the driver. Italy donated 20 of the 4x4 to the Libyan National Army in 2013, and other users include Argentina, Djibouti, Pakistan and Ukraine. All Italian vehicles were decommissioned by 2025.