http:/www.military-today.com/engineering/puma.htm The IDF Combat Engineer Force had a requirement for a heavily protected vehicle to support their frontline tasks. The new vehicle was named PUMA (Poretz Mokshim Handasati or minefield break through vehicle). It entered service with Israeli Defense Forces in 1991 and replaced the makeshift Nagmashot heavy APC. Several hundred of these minefield breaching vehicles might have been produced for IDF. More information on Military-Today.com website.