The Nimer-1 (Arabic: نمر Tiger), a wheeled armoured personnel carrier, is the first indigenous fighting vehicle made by Oman and is built by Engine Engineering Company LLC. An order for 6 armoured 4×4 vehicle has been tendered by the Royal Bahraini Army. The company is marketing these vehicles to police forces, foreign armies for border patrol or for riot control.

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Nimer-1
Type	armoured personnel carrier
Place of origin	Oman
Specifications
Mass	5000 kg (gross)
Length	54.8m
Width	20.6
Height	20.9
Crew	2+6
Armor	5mm Armoured steel - Level III NIJ (7.62×51mm)
Main armament	12.7mm Mk18 machine gun for TAW missile launcher
Secondary armament	2 4 tube 76mm smoke grenade launcher
Engine	4 Stroke-cycle, water-cooled, Direct Injection Diesel Engine Naturally aspirated 102 hp (76KW) at 3500 rpm
Power/weight	20.4 hp/ton
Suspension	Semi-elliptic laminated leaf spring
Operational range	900 km
Maximum speed	107 km/h

The exterior views suggest it employs a V-hull design.

Variants

Nimer-2 is a full armoured and slightly smaller variant of the Nimer-1. It uses Level B6 armour plating.

Operators

•  Bahrain
  • Royal Bahraini Army - Nimer-2 version

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References

• Nimer-1
• Nimer-2