This is a list of armoured fighting vehicles, sorted by country of origin. The information in round brackets ( ) indicates the number of AFVs produced and the period of use. Prototypes are marked as such. In the case of multi-national projects, the vehicle may be …

The Mexican Army (Spanish: Ejército Mexicano) is the combined land and air branch and is the largest part of the Mexican Armed Forces; it is also known as the National Defense Army. The Army is under the authority of the Secretariat of National Defense or SEDENA and is headed by the Secretary of National Defence.

The Sedena Henschel HWK-11 was a joint project between the Mexican Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA) and Henschel Wehrtechnik GmbH of West Germany.

Nov 1, 2013 · Given the apparent cessation of the fielding of narco armor since early 2012, quite possibly these vehicles have reached an evolutionary dead end, with more emphasis once again placed by the cartels on fielding more stealth-masked armored vehicles, such as armored SUVs, that better blend in with civilian cars and trucks so as to eluded ...

The Mexican Army (and Marines) still carry older German H&K G3 rifles but have been transitioning to the FX-05 for a while which is indigenously produced.

Jan 31, 2023 · After the confrontation and the narco-blockades that took place on the night of August 9, 2022 in the states of Jalisco, elements of the Mexican Army killed a presumed hitman, detained five more, and seized, in addition to weapons, ammunition and magazines, seven vehicles, among them a truck of the so-called "monsters" with armor plating.

The infamous ''invisible'' VBL is in use with The Mexican Army. A popular AFV in Armored Warfare for it's small size and great camo rating. The Mexican VBLs come equipped with the Auto-Grenade-Launcher Mark 19 of US origin, and the always popular MILAN Guided Missiles.

Jun 19, 2012 · "Narco-tanks" are better characterized as improvised armored fighting vehicles (IAFVs)—portending a shift in the infantry-centric nature of the cartel battlespace. Narco-tactics have been, for the most part, infantry-centric—consisting of small …

Mexican criminal cartels have been using a range of improvised armored fighting vehicles (IAFVs) since about 2010-2011. These improvised fighting vehicles range from retrofitted armored sports utility vehicles to more specially built units.

The DN-V Bufalo was created in 1984 by SEDENA and DINA S.A. in Mexico, and only a few were made, they are used in the Mexican Army. [2] The Búfalo uses the turret of the howitzer motor carriage M8 with the body of Mexico's DN series armored …