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Glen murphy (Glenster)
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Username: Glenster
Post Number: 1
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Friday, January 21, 2005 - 2:41 pm: |       |
From 4wdonline.com's archive:
The Australian Light Armoured Vehicle, ASLAV-25, is a wheeled, eight wheel drive (8x8), amphibious vehicle from the Diesel Division, General Motors (DDGM) of Canada. The one pictured above has been under evaluation by the Australian Army for about three years. It must have done its stuff, because the design has been adopted by the Australian Army. DDGM has contracted British Aerospace Australia (BAeA) to fit-out and finish the ASLAV at its South Australia plant. This includes air-conditioning and fitting the widest wheels and tyres to suit Australian conditions.
DDGM reports that over 4000 Light Armoured Vehicles have been sold world-wide including 1500 to the Canadian Army, 800 to the US Marine Corps, 1300 to the Saudi Arabia National Guard, 600 to the Saudi Army. Australia has ordered 112, including 4 recovery vehicles and 6 fitters vehicles. |
Slater, Nathaniel
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| | Posted on Monday, March 06, 2006 - 5:20 pm: | |
As you can probably can tell.
The Aslav is based upon the 'newly' acquired (i use that world loosely) 'Styrker Vehicle, The ASLAV is a Phase II version, and the Stryker is a Phase III version of the US Army LAV-PC |
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