Dardo infantry fighting vehicle

Country of Origin: Italy

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The Dardo is an tracked infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) designed and developed for Italy by a consortium of Iveco Fiat and Oto Melara. The chassis was to be the basis for a family of armored vehicles, but only the IFV version entered production and service.

The hull and turret of the Dardo are constructed of all-welded aluminum armor with a layer of ballistic steel bolted to it. Armor over the frontal arc protects against 25-mm armor-piercing, discarding-sabot projectiles. The...

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