The LAV-25 (Light Armored Vehicle) is a member of the LAV II family. [4] It is an eight-wheeled amphibious armored reconnaissance vehicle built by General Dynamics Land Systems and used by the United States Marine Corps and the United States Army.

2025年3月20日 · The LAV II provides mobility and protection for reconnaissance, tactical mobility for effective use of firepower to defeat soft armoured targets, and battlefield survivability to carry out combat missions.

The LAV II is an 8×8 vehicle unlike the 6×6 Armoured Vehicle General Purpose, which is a LAV based on the Piranha I. The United States Marine Corps was the first user of the LAV II, which it calls the LAV-25. Canada procured two main variants: the Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle and the Bison armoured utility vehicle. LAV IIs in Australia are ...

It serves both as a defence force against external attack and an internal security force. Its duties include protecting the Saudi ruling family, guarding against military coups, safeguarding strategic facilities and resources, and providing security for the cities of Mecca and Medina.

5 天之前 · The proposed sale of Light Armored Vehicles will provide a highly mobile, light combat vehicle capability enabling Saudi Arabia to rapidly identify, engage, and defeat perimeter security threats and readily employ counter- and anti-terrorism measures.

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2022年3月6日 · I'm presently trying to find information (photographs, technical details, news excerpts, etc) on late 1980s Canadian licensed produced MOWAG Piranhas sold to the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defence and Aviation. Most of the information I do possess is from the Janes series, and of photos of the vehicles in Saudi service (predominantly knocked out).

2024年2月8日 · The Saudi armed forces took advantage of their defense exhibition to showcase a series of vehicles, among which was the LAV-25. Designed and manufactured in the United States, the LAV-25 stands out for its armament, including a 25mm M242 cannon, a 7.62mm coaxial machine gun, and an anti-aircraft machine gun of the same caliber.

The proposed sale of Light Armored Vehicles will provide a highly mobile, light combat vehicle capability enabling Saudi Arabia to rapidly identify, engage, and defeat perimeter security threats...

2016年1月12日 · Belgium’s Belga news agency reported that GDLS Canada had awarded a EUR3.2 billion contract to Belgium’s CMI group to provide turrets for the vehicles ordered by Saudi Arabia. The turret that CMI will be providing is believed to be the Cockerill CT-CV 105HP .