1. Matador – South Africa
Production company: Paramount Group
Main Users: Jordanian Military
Price: $650,000*
The Matador is a mine-protected armored personnel carrier (APC) manufactured by Paramount Group in South Africa. It debuted in 2008 after being first made available to the general public in 2007. The Jordanian military had a license to use the design. The combat variant weighs about seventeen tons, and it weighs close to twelve tons.
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The Matador is equipped with a twelve-speed automated transmission and a MAN engine. With a monocoque double-skin hull that provides it a sleek, contemporary appearance and protects occupants against explosions up to the maximum tested protection level, a STANAG 4569 Level III, it is extensively armored.
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