After dozens of IDF armored vehicles were damaged in a Hamas attack on 7 October, the Ministry of Defense, through the Procurement Administration and the Procurement Mission in New York, purchased some 60 new armored jeeps from Flyer Defense, symbolically given the Hebrew name "Bari".
The Flyer version 72 (width in inches) was designated as a replacement for Humvees in the US Army Special Forces, as well as in the Special Forces in other Western armies, as well as in Singapore, the UAE and Italy. In these countries the tools are already in operational use. The modern vehicles were purchased with American aid money, which increased significantly after the attack on the communities near the Gaza Strip in Simchat Torah. Sources familiar with the details explained to Israel Hayom that the new vehicle was developed for operational users and has significant advantages. Thus, for example, it comes in several versions on the same body and mechanical and automatic systems that allow armies simplicity, functional and maintenance continuity, as well as the ability to adapt the version to the operational need.
IDF jeep in Gaza
The new vehicle can arrive in an armored version for transporting six fighters and weapon systems, in an easy version for transporting up to 12 fighters, in a version for mobilizing and evacuating the wounded with nine fighters and three stretchers, and even in a pickup truck version for bringing operational and logistical equipment. The vehicle comes with a two-liter diesel engine, and can be refueled using all diesel tankers and even diesel tankers.
The vehicle comes with a two-liter diesel engine, and can be refueled using all diesel tankers and even diesel tankers, photo: from the Flyer website
On top of that, it's a very comfortable vehicle to drive in an operational setting with an advanced suspension system. Unlike all other vehicles, the driver of the Flyer sits in the middle of the front, which makes it possible to place on either side two fighters with a machine gun on each side, thus improving the lethality of the vehicle on the battlefield.
Adapting the requirements to the operational user comes, among other things, a unique feature through which the seats of the fighters can be adapted to the ride with a fully equipped vest by quickly removing part of the pillow on the passenger's back that allows sitting comfortably and without neck and back pain for a long time.
Can easily and quickly enter IAF aircraft, photo: from the Flyer website
The flyer has a very high transmissibility in the field, and unlike other military vehicles, it can easily and quickly enter Air Force aircraft so that they will land it easily wherever they wish. Also, the tool is reliable and very economical in fuel consumption and in the consumption of its spare parts. Looking at the modern battlefield and the development of the electric market in the world of civilian vehicles, the Flyer has a fully electric version.
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