The DAF YP408 is a Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 6x8 armoured car, with three out of four axles driven. It has a 6-litre, 6-cylinder diesel engine, 5-speed gearbox and 2-speed transfer case.

Prototypes were developed in the later 1950s, production took place in the 1960s and YP408s were used until the 1980s.

A few examples are still use by the Polícia Aérea

Polícia Aérea

The Polícia Aérea are a Special Forces unit, a Police unit from Portuguese Air Force. The primary mission of the Air Police is to guarantee the security and immediate defense of the Air Force units in the Portuguese territory. Outside the national territory, it exerts its mission of supporting...

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Portuguese Air Force

The Portuguese Air Force is the air force of Portugal. Formed on July 1, 1952, with the Aeronáutica Militar and Aviação Naval united in a single independent Air Force, it is one of the three branches of the Portuguese Armed Forces and its origins dates back to 1912, when the military aviation...

 Military Police

Military police

Military police are police organisations connected with, or part of, the military of a state. The word can have different meanings in different countries, and may refer to:...

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Variants

• YP408-PWI (Gr): Pantserwiel Infanterie Standaard (Groep): Standard version
• YP408-PWI-s (PC)/Pantserwiel Infanterie Standaard (Pelotonscommando)
• YP408-PWCO/Pantserwiel Commando
• YP4OB-PWGWT/Pantserwiel Gewondentransport
• YP408-PWV/Pantserwiel Vracht
• YP408-PWMT/Pantserwiel Mortier: Version armed with a 120 mm mortar
• YP408-PWAT/Pantserwiel Antitank
• YP408-PWRDR/Pantserwiel Radar