Valuk

LKOV Valuk
Valuk
TypeArmoured personnel carrier
Place of origin Slovenia
Service history
Used bySlovenian Army
WarsWar in Afghanistan
Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Production history
ManufacturerSistemska Tehnika
Variants4
Specifications
Mass12.3 tonnes; max 13.5 tonnes
Length5.7 m (19 ft)
Width2.5 m (8.2 ft)
Height2 m (6.6 ft)
Crew2-3 depends on version
Passengers2-6 depends on version

Armorprotection against 7.62mm rounds everywhere else
Main
armament
12.7 mm MG (other options available)
EngineSteyr WD 612.95, 6-cylinder turbo-charged diesel
191 kW (256 bhp) at 2400 rpm
Power/weight20.4 hp/t
Suspension6×6 wheeled
Ground clearance430 mm (17 in)
Fuel capacity247 L (65 US gal)[1]
Operational
range
700 km (430 mi)
Maximum speed 100 km/h (62 mph)

Lahko kolesno oklepno vozilo Valuk (LKOV, "Light wheeled armoured vehicle") is an improved version of Pandur 6X6 APC (armored personnel carrier), manufactured under a license manufacturing agreement with the Austrian company, Steyr Daimler Puch Spezialfahrzeug AG & Co KG (now part of General Dynamics Land Systems – Europe), by Sistemska Tehnika of Slovenia for the Slovenian Army.[2][unreliable source?]

It is named after the Carantanian duke Valuk.

  1. ^ "Valuk 6x6 ASRV: Oklepno vozilo za izvidnico in nadzor" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2007-10-06. (in Slovene)
  2. ^ "Valuk Light Armoured Vehicle". www.army-technology.com. Retrieved 2007-10-06.