ASLAV | |
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Type | Reconnaissance vehicle |
Place of origin | Australia/Canada |
Service history | |
In service | 1995–present |
Used by | Australian Army |
Wars | Iraq War, Afghanistan, East Timor |
Production history | |
Designer | General Dynamics Land Systems |
Designed | 1992–1994 |
Manufacturer | General Motors Diesel & General Dynamics Land Systems–Australia |
Unit cost | A$2.2M |
Produced | 1995–2007 |
No. built | 257 |
Variants | See variants |
Specifications | |
Mass | 13.2 t (13.0 long tons) |
Length | 6.53 m (21.4 ft) |
Width | 2.62 m (8.6 ft) |
Height | 2.69 m (8.8 ft) |
Crew | 3 |
Passengers | 6 |
Main armament | M242 25mm Bushmaster Chain Gun 210 rounds |
Secondary armament | FN MAG 58 7.62 mm machine gun 1000 rounds |
Engine | Detroit Diesel 6V-53T 205 kW (275 hp) |
Power/weight | 15.53 kW/tonne |
Drive | Wheeled 8x8 |
Transmission | Allison MT653 |
Operational range | 660 km (410 mi) |
Maximum speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) |
References | Australian Army[1] & Jane's[2] |
The Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) is an eight-wheeled armoured reconnaissance vehicle of the LAV II family used by the Australian Army.[3] It was built by General Dynamics Land Systems Canada, and developed from the U.S. Marine Corps' LAV-25 and Canadian Army's Bison armoured fighting vehicles.
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