The ABC-79M (4x4) (Romanian: amfibiu blindat pentru cercetare) armoured personnel carrier has been developed in Romania and uses some automotive components of the TAB-77 (8 × 8) armoured personnel carrier.

It is equipped for nuclear, chemical, and biological warfare and features a 14.5mm KPVT heavy machine gun with 500 rounds of ammunition as primary armament.

This is supplemented by a lighter 7.62mm machine gun with 2000 rounds of ammunition on board.

Production is now complete, and the vehicle is no longer available for foreign or domestic sale.

It is in use only with second line units of the Romanian military[citation needed], and there have been no export orders other than a single vehicle purchased by Israel in 1994.