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Namer (Hebrew: נמר pronounced [nameʁ] means leopard and also a syllabic abbreviation of Nagmash (APC) and Merkava) is an Israeli armored personnel carrier based on a Merkava tank chassis. Namer was developed by and is being assembled by the Israeli Ordnance Corps. It has entered service in limited numbers with the Israel Defense Forces since summer 2008.