Qutaish-2

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Qutaish-2 (Leopard)
TypeArmour protected vehicles
Place of origin Yemen
Service history
Wars Houthi insurgency
Yemeni civil war (2014–present)
Specifications
CrewEight people with their equipment, in addition to the gunner.

Qutaish-2 (Leopard) are defensive combat armour protected vehicles designed and manufactured by Yemen's Armed Forces Military Industrialization Authority. [1] [2]

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