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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.
Australia: Armoured car: 423 The Army has ordered 1,100 Hawkei Protected Mobility Vehicles – Light (PMV-L) to partially replace the Land Rover Perentie. It is smaller and around half the weight of the Bushmaster. It is able to be carried underslung by the CH-47F Chinook helicopter. [72] As of June 2023, the Army has 423 Hawkei in service. [73 ...
The Hawkei is an Australian light four-wheel-drive protected mobility vehicle. Originally designed in 2010 to meet an Australian Defence Force (ADF) requirement for a light armoured patrol vehicle to replace some of its Land Rover Perentie variants.
As a result, the majority of Australia's military weapons and equipment were initially imported from the United Kingdom or the United States. However, as the war progressed, many of these imported items were gradually replaced by locally produced versions, as Australia's industrial capacity expanded to meet the demands of the conflict.
The Dingo Scout Car was a light armoured car built in Australia during the Second World War. They were produced by the Ford motor company during 1942. The Dingo was based on a commercial Ford 30-cwt 134.5 inch wheelbase chassis shortened to 110 inches, fitted with a Marmon-Herrington all wheel drive kit to give the vehicle 4 wheel drive.
Australian Service Light Armoured Vehicle [11] (ASLAV). The ASLAV Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle [11] (CRV) equips Cavalry Squadrons and is employed to conduct medium surveillance and reconnaissance tasks. M113AS4 Armoured Personnel Carrier [11] (APC). The M113AS4 is an upgraded M113A1 APC which is employed in support roles in Armoured Squadrons.
M113 Armoured Recovery Vehicle Light (ARVL): This variant was used to recover other vehicles from the field. [39] M577A1 Armoured Command Vehicle (ACV): This variant had a raised rear hull to accommodate working spaces for headquarters staff. [40] The working space could be extended by erecting a canvas tent which was attached to the hull.
Bison APC – a light armoured vehicle based on the MOWAG Piranha II; AVGP (Cougar, Grizzly and Husky) – based on the six-wheeled version of the Mowag Piranha I. Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle – based on the Mowag Piranha II; LAV III – a light armoured vehicle based on the Mowag Piranha III; LAV 6 – a upgraded version of the LAV III