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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. The Hawkei is a highly mobile, highly protected, 7-tonne vehicle, with inbuilt systems to allow it to be used as a fighting platform. [ 2 ]
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 ...
Other names in use or previously used for Boxer are GTK (Gepanzertes Transport-Kraftfahrzeug; armoured transport vehicle) Boxer and MRAV (Multi-Role Armoured Vehicle). GTK is the official Bundeswehr designation for Boxer. [10] Confirmed Boxer customers as of August 2024 are Germany, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Australia, the UK, Ukraine, and Qatar.
The Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle or Infantry Mobility Vehicle is an Australian-built four-wheel drive armoured vehicle. The Bushmaster was primarily designed by the then government-owned Australian Defence Industries (ADI), and is currently produced by Thales Australia following their acquisition of ADI.
LAV III – a light armoured vehicle based on the Mowag Piranha III; LAV 6 – a upgraded version of the LAV III; Fox armoured car – Canadian version of Humber armoured car; Otter light reconnaissance car – World War II 4x4 armoured car. [14]
A Mark 1 light armoured car in 1942. At the outbreak of the Second World War, the United Kingdom was unable to meet the needs of the Commonwealth for armoured fighting vehicles. This led many Commonwealth countries to develop their own AFVs. The Rover was designed in 1941.
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.