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. Three U.S. Marine LAV-25s in Panama during Operation Just Cause.

The LAV-M is an all-terrain, all-weather vehicle with night capabilities. It provides indirect fire support to light infantry and reconnaissance forces; providing high explosive area fire, covering smoke and illumination for first line-units.

The LAV-M is the Mortar Carrier in the United States Marine Corps family of Light Armored Vehicles (LAV). The LAV-M was one of the initial six (6) variants procured by the USMC. The vehicle carries (90) 81mm mortar rounds inside the hull.

The LAV-M is armed with the 81mm M252 mortar. The LAV-M is fitted with a pintle mounted 7.62mm M240 machine gun for self-defense. The LAV-M is part of the LAV-25 family of vehicles.

2021年10月11日 · Israeli firm UVision has shown off the first pictures of a U.S. Marine Corps 8×8 LAV-25 -series wheeled armored vehicle with a multi-round launcher for loitering munitions, which are often described as “suicide drones.”

LAV-M (mortar): The LAV-M carries the M252 81mm mortar with 360° traverse and the M240E1 machine gun with longitudinally sliding chassis, with a capacity of 99 mortar rounds and 1,000 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition.

The LAV-25 is a light armored vehicle that is air transportable in current U.S. Air Force cargo transports. The C-5A can carry eight, the C-141 two, and the C-130 carries one. The U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E helicopter can transport one LAV-25 in the sling position.

Light Armored Vehicle-Mortar (LAV-M) Primary function: Provide indirect fire support to light infantry and reconnaissance forces; providing high explosive area fire, covering smoke and illumination for first line-units. Length: 252.6 inches (6.41 meters) Height: 110.0 inches, (reducible to 98 inches) (2.79 meters) Width: 98.4 inches (2.5 meters)

2024年7月24日 · The LAV-25 is an 8x8 amphibious reconnaissance armored vehicle designed and manufactured by the American Company General Dynamics Land Systems. The vehicle is mainly used by the United States Marine Corps.

2011年11月28日 · LAV-II Family of Vehicles The Marine Corps currently owns and operates seven different LAV variants. These include the LAV-25 (reconnaissance vehicle), the LAV-C2 (command and control vehicle), the LAV-AT (antitank vehi-cle), the LAV-LOG (logistics vehicle), the LAV-M (81-mm variant mortar vehicle), the LAV-R (recovery vehicle), and the LAV-MEWSS

2018年2月4日 · The LAV-M was the LAV-25 with its 25mm gun turret replaced by a mount for the 81mm mortar. A three-section folding cover was installed over the mortar to permit firing from the vehicle.

The LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicle combines speed, maneuverability and firepower to perform a variety of functions for the U.S. Marine Corps, including security, command and control,...

2020年10月22日 · There is a mortar carrier with an 81mm mortar, known as LAV-M. The LAV-AD has a 25mm GAU-12 “Equalizer” gun (the same as on the Harrier) along with Stinger missiles.

2019年6月26日 · In response to growing tensions in the Middle East, U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s administration called for a Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force, which in 1980 prompted the Army and Marine Corps to acquire an off-the-shelf light armored vehicle, or LAV.

2017年8月7日 · The LAV-M mortar vehicle carries an 81-millimeter mortar and its crew of three, and the LAV-AD air defense variant has a five barrel 25-millimeter gatling gun, a pack of four Stinger missiles,...

2011年7月7日 · The LAV-M is an all-terrain, all-weather vehicle with night capabilities. It provides indirect fire support to light infantry and reconnaissance forces; providing high explosive area fire,...

The Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) is a series of armoured vehicles built by General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada (GDLS-C), a London, Ontario-based subsidiary of General Dynamics. It is a license-produced version of the Mowag Piranha. The LAV family came about from the Armoured Vehicle General Purpose (AVGP) requirement of the Canadian Army.

2020年12月7日 · A LAV is an 8×8 wheeled combat vehicle that forms the basis for the Marine Corps’ light armored reconnaissance (LAR) battalions’ combat capability in the performance of their core mission and also hosts mobile electronic warfare capabilities for the Marine Corps’ radio reconnaissance battalions.

2019年1月7日 · Briefing slides from the industry day event show the Corps wants its LAV to be able to jam, detect and carry out electronic warfare. It also wants the ARV to be able to control a swarm of drones.

2016年1月29日 · The LAV-25, or light armored vehicle, is a versatile, amphibious vehicle in the Marine Corps. Its mission is to provide combined arms reconnaissance and security in support of a ground combat...