Armor from 2000 and Beyond
The new millennium brings about the most advanced fighting land systems known to man.

1 ARTEC Boxer GTK The Boxer is a multi-role armored vehicle set to replace the aging M113 and Fuchs Tpz 1 armored personnel carriers in service with the German Army and the YPR and M577 vehicles in service with the Netherlands. Originally conc... 2007

2 Boston Dynamics BigDog BigDog robots operate on commands via remote control. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is considering plans such as weaponizing the BigDog robots and using them to carry extra gear to free Marines of the burden o... 2010

3 Buffalo H Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle (MRAP) The Buffalo H MRAP is a relatively new class of armored vehicle (in the American inventory at least) brought about by the necessity encountered in the current Iraq War. Heavy utilization of enemy IED systems were shown to be ... 2004

4 FPI Cougar (MRAP) The Cougar has since expanded into a full line of militarized armored vehicles. This began with the base 4x4 and 6x6 series Cougar systems being offered in 2004 by FPI to the United States Marine Corps. The Badger ILAV (Iraqi... 2002

5 HIT Al Khalid / Type 90-II / MBT 2000 The Al-Khalid is essentially a hybrid tank design with systems, armament and subsystems originating from a variety of global sources though the tank system itself, as a whole, is a locally-produced product native to Pakistan.... 2000

6 Jackal (MWMIK / EmWimmick) ... 2003

7 M1126 Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV) The M1126 Stryker is another 8x8 wheeled armored machine in the long line of Stryker vehicles. The primary operational role of the M1126 is as an armed armored personnel carrier that is able to ferry infantrymen and supplies ... 2002

8 ROTEM K2 (Black Panther) The ROK (Republic of Korea - i.e. "South Korea") Military has four branch divisions - the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines. The largest contingent is the Army with an average of about 550,000 draftees in service at any give... 2011