Iveco LMV

Iveco LMV
VTLM2-NEC in 2020
Type	Infantry mobility vehicle
Place of origin	Italy
Service history
Wars	War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Syrian Civil War Russian invasion of Ukraine
Production history
Designed	1990s
Manufacturer	Iveco Defence Vehicles BAE Systems (UK only) MVPS (Russia only)
Unit cost	€405,000[1]
Produced	2001-present
No. built	10,000+
Specifications
Mass	7.1T (LMV) 8.1T (LMV2)
Length	Depending on the version
Width	2,200 mm (7 ft 2.6 in)
Height	2,050 mm (6 ft 8.7 in) (LMV Crewcab) 2,172 mm (7 ft 1.5 in) (LMV2 Crewcab)
Crew	1+4[1] 1+3 (Panther) 1+6 (Stretched Variant)
Armor	STANAG 4569 Level 1-3[1]
Main armament	Pintle mounted weapon Remote controlled weapon station
Engine	FPT F1C (3.0L Inline 4) 142 kW (190 hp) (LMV) 162 kW (217 hp) (LMV2)
Payload capacity	800 kg (1,800 lb) (LMV Crewcab) 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) (LMV2 Crewcab)
Transmission	6 speed fully-automatic (LMV)[2] 8 speed fully-automatic (LMV2)
Suspension	Independent, Double A-Arm
Ground clearance	473 mm (18.6 in)
Operational range	500 km (310 mi)+
Maximum speed	> 130 km/h (81 mph)

The Iveco LMV (Light Multirole Vehicle) is a 4WD tactical vehicle developed by Iveco, and in service with several countries. After its adoption by the Italian Army as the Veicolo-Tattico-Leggero-Multiruolo (VTLM) Lince ("Light tactical multirole vehicle Lynx"),^[3] it won the Future Command and Liaison Vehicle (FCLV) competition of the British Army as the Panther, but the fleet was put up for sale in 2018.

It has been adopted by the armies of Albania, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Norway, Russia and Spain. The Italian Army took vehicles to both Afghanistan and Lebanon. In Afghanistan, Lince vehicles have saved passengers' lives in several attacks with IEDs.