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9857_74	Dynamics is in the process of integrating the LAV III with an active protection system based on the
9857_75	Israeli Trophy system.
9857_76	The majority of Canadian casualties in Afghanistan have occurred during a patrol aboard a LAV III.
9857_77	This can be explained by the fact that the LAV III is the most commonly used Canadian armoured
9857_78	personnel carrier in theatre, and simply represents a normal association between use and likelihood
9857_79	to encounter a mine or improvised explosive device. The LAV III offers comparable or better
9857_80	protection than most other infantry carriers used in Afghanistan. In an effort to improve
9857_81	protection as a result of experiences in Afghanistan, future LAV III upgrades will likely include
9857_82	improved mine and IED protection.
9857_83	Armament
9857_84	The LAV III is fitted with a two-man turret, armed with the M242 Bushmaster 25 mm caliber chain gun
9857_85	and a coaxial 7.62-mm machine gun. One more 5.56 mm or 7.62 mm machine guns is positioned on top of
9857_86	the turret. The LAV III also has eight 76-mm grenade launchers in two clusters of four launchers
9857_87	positioned on each side of the turret. The grenade launchers are intended for smoke grenades. In
9857_88	2009, a number of LAV III's were modified with a Nanuk remotely controlled weapon station (RCWS) to
9857_89	provide better protection and to increase the chances of survival of the crew against improvised
9857_90	explosive devices and anti-tank mine threats on the battlefield.
9857_91	Sights
9857_92	The LAV III is equipped with a daytime optical Thermal Imaging System (TIS) and Generation III
9857_93	Image Intensification (II). The LAV III is equipped with a Tactical Navigation System (TacNav) to
9857_94	assist in navigation and target location tasks. The LAV III is equipped with an LCD monitor
9857_95	directly connected to the vehicle's external cameras, providing real-time images of the battlefield
9857_96	for the passengers.
9857_97	Service history
9857_98	The LAV III and related versions have been used in the following:
9857_99	United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)
9857_100	United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH)
9857_101	War in Afghanistan (ISAF) Napier shootings Operation Lotus
9857_102	Response to the 2011 Christchurch earthquake Colombian armed conflict
9857_103	New Zealand
9857_104	The New Zealand armed forces purchased 105 LAV of which 102 were standard vehicles and 3 were
9857_105	redesigned for recovery.
9857_106	In May 2009, two NZLAVs were deployed to support police during the Napier shootings. They protected
9857_107	specialist police while retrieving the body of a deceased police officer from outside the
9857_108	offender's residence.
9857_109	In November 2009, it was announced that three NZLAVs would be deployed to assist NZSAS operations
9857_110	in Afghanistan and they were up-armoured. In 2011, these three LAVs were moved to Bamyan to support
9857_111	the provincial reconstruction team there as they were no longer needed in Kabul due to reduced SAS
9857_112	numbers. Five additional LAVs were also flown to Bamyan. One has since been damaged by a roadside
9857_113	bomb. In May 2012, the New Zealand government announced that it may leave all these LAVs behind in
9857_114	Afghanistan for use by local forces when the New Zealand forces leave in 2013. As of November 2013,
9857_115	all of these deployed LAVs had been returned to New Zealand.
9857_116	In 2011, after the Christchurch earthquake, LAVs from Burnham Camp were deployed to assist police
9857_117	with securing the inner city during the nights.
9857_118	In March 2016, two LAVs were deployed to assist with lifting a siege near Kawerau in the Bay of
9857_119	Plenty after four policemen were shot at and severely injured.
9857_120	Variants
9857_121	TOW Under Armour (TUA) – Standard LAV III turret replaced with TOW Under Armour launcher for
9857_122	anti-tank purposes
9857_123	Infantry Section Carrier (ISC) – Surplus LAV TUA hulls fitted with a Nanuk Remotely Controlled
9857_124	Weapon Station.
9857_125	Observation Post Vehicle (OPV) – Standard LAV III equipped for use by forward observation officer
9857_126	(FOO).
9857_127	Command Post Vehicle (CPV) – Standard LAV III equipped for command post duties.
9857_128	Engineer LAV (ELAV) – LAV III equipped with a dozer blade and other engineering equipment.
9857_129	Infantry Mobility Vehicle (IMV) – Standard NZLAV vehicle used in cavalry, reconnaissance, and
9857_130	forward observer roles.
9857_131	Light Obstacle Blade (LOB) – An NZLAV IMV fitted with a small blade for minor earth works and
9857_132	clearing of obstacles.
9857_133	Recovery (LAV-R) – NZLAV vehicle fitted with a TR200 winch and earth anchor for recovery
9857_134	operations.
9857_135	Multi-Mission Effects Vehicle (MMEV) – The project was canceled in 2005
9857_136	Operators
9857_137	Canadian Army – 651
9857_138	2017 February 10, Canadian defence minister Harjit Sajjan announced a CAD404 million (USD309
9857_139	million) investment to upgrade the chassis of an additional 141 light armoured vehicles (LAVs). The
9857_140	upgrade will increase the LAVs' mobility, protection, and information management systems.
9857_141	New Zealand Army – 105 NZLAVs Saudi Arabian National Guard – 19
9857_142	Saudi Arabia will receive 900 modified LAV-III, known as the LAV VI (marketed as the LAV "6.0"),
9857_143	for 15 billion dollars. Some of the 900 combat vehicles will be fitted with an autoloading 105 mm
9857_144	anti-tank gun, known as the Cockerill CT-CV 105HP Weapon System (gun and turret). This weapon can
9857_145	also fire a Falarick 105 missile, which can hit a target at distances up to 5,000 m and can
9857_146	perforate up to 550 mm of armour. The rest will be fitted with a CPWS 20-25-30, which can be armed
9857_147	from a 20 mm to a 30 mm autocanon and 150 ready to fire munition.
9857_148	Colombian Army – 32
9857_149	On December 27, 2012, the Colombian Army selected the LAV III to equip its mechanized infantry
9857_150	units. The vehicles are on order from General Dynamics Land Systems to partially replace their
9857_151	M113s and gradually replace the EE-11 Urutu. They will be armed with the Samson RWS with M2
9857_152	Browning machine guns or 25 or 30 mm cannons. The contract was officially signed on January 10,
9857_153	2013 for the order of 24 vehicles worth $65.3 million. They will have the double v-hull design and
9857_154	add-on armor to provide protection against mine blasts, IEDs, and other threats. Deliveries are to
9857_155	be completed by May 2014. Colombia is considering ordering 9–12 more vehicles. 8 LAV IIIs were
9857_156	acquired in January 2014.
9857_157	U.S. Army – The US army operates LAV III derived Stryker, ordered from General Dynamics Land
9857_158	Systems Canada in 2000, with delivery of 4,466 completing in 2014.
9857_159	Royal Thai Army – In May 2019 Royal Thai Army ordered 37 refurbished LAV-III derived M1126
9857_160	Infantry Carrier Vehicles from U.S. Army and will also receive 23 more M1126 vehicles. Around 60
9857_161	Strykers were delivered to Bangkok via C-17s with an option to include 30 more Strykers free of
9857_162	charge while Thai military personnel will be trained in the US to learn about operating the
9857_163	vehicles.
9857_164	Retired LAV III on display
9857_165	Highway of Heroes Durham LAV Monument in Bowmanville, Ontario – a retired Canadian Army LAV III
9857_166	located at Clarington Fields honouring 162 deaths and 40,000 Canadians who served in Afghanistan
9857_167	from 2001 to 2011.
9857_168	The Afghanistan Repatriation Memorial in Trenton, Ontario – a retired Canadian Army LAV III was
9857_169	dedicated on September 15, 2016, to honour the approximately 40,000 Canadian Forces personnel who
9857_170	served and the 162 Canadians who died in the cause of bringing peace and freedom to the people of
9857_171	Afghanistan.
9857_172	The LAV III Monument at the Seaforth Armoury in Vancouver, dedicated May 6, 2017, honours the 500
9857_173	or so members of 39 Canadian Brigade—especially the two who died—who served in Afghanistan.

9857_74

Dynamics is in the process of integrating the LAV III with an active protection system based on the

9857_75

Israeli Trophy system.

9857_76

The majority of Canadian casualties in Afghanistan have occurred during a patrol aboard a LAV III.

9857_77

This can be explained by the fact that the LAV III is the most commonly used Canadian armoured

9857_78

personnel carrier in theatre, and simply represents a normal association between use and likelihood

9857_79

to encounter a mine or improvised explosive device. The LAV III offers comparable or better

9857_80

protection than most other infantry carriers used in Afghanistan. In an effort to improve

9857_81

protection as a result of experiences in Afghanistan, future LAV III upgrades will likely include

9857_82

improved mine and IED protection.

9857_83

Armament

9857_84

The LAV III is fitted with a two-man turret, armed with the M242 Bushmaster 25 mm caliber chain gun

9857_85

and a coaxial 7.62-mm machine gun. One more 5.56 mm or 7.62 mm machine guns is positioned on top of

9857_86

the turret. The LAV III also has eight 76-mm grenade launchers in two clusters of four launchers

9857_87

positioned on each side of the turret. The grenade launchers are intended for smoke grenades. In

9857_88

2009, a number of LAV III's were modified with a Nanuk remotely controlled weapon station (RCWS) to

9857_89

provide better protection and to increase the chances of survival of the crew against improvised

9857_90

explosive devices and anti-tank mine threats on the battlefield.

9857_91

Sights

9857_92

The LAV III is equipped with a daytime optical Thermal Imaging System (TIS) and Generation III

9857_93

Image Intensification (II). The LAV III is equipped with a Tactical Navigation System (TacNav) to

9857_94

assist in navigation and target location tasks. The LAV III is equipped with an LCD monitor

9857_95

directly connected to the vehicle's external cameras, providing real-time images of the battlefield

9857_96

for the passengers.

9857_97

Service history

9857_98

The LAV III and related versions have been used in the following:

9857_99

United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)

9857_100

United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH)

9857_101

War in Afghanistan (ISAF) Napier shootings Operation Lotus

9857_102

Response to the 2011 Christchurch earthquake Colombian armed conflict

9857_103

New Zealand

9857_104

The New Zealand armed forces purchased 105 LAV of which 102 were standard vehicles and 3 were

9857_105

redesigned for recovery.

9857_106

In May 2009, two NZLAVs were deployed to support police during the Napier shootings. They protected

9857_107

specialist police while retrieving the body of a deceased police officer from outside the

9857_108

offender's residence.

9857_109

In November 2009, it was announced that three NZLAVs would be deployed to assist NZSAS operations

9857_110

in Afghanistan and they were up-armoured. In 2011, these three LAVs were moved to Bamyan to support

9857_111

the provincial reconstruction team there as they were no longer needed in Kabul due to reduced SAS

9857_112

numbers. Five additional LAVs were also flown to Bamyan. One has since been damaged by a roadside

9857_113

bomb. In May 2012, the New Zealand government announced that it may leave all these LAVs behind in

9857_114

Afghanistan for use by local forces when the New Zealand forces leave in 2013. As of November 2013,

9857_115

all of these deployed LAVs had been returned to New Zealand.

9857_116

In 2011, after the Christchurch earthquake, LAVs from Burnham Camp were deployed to assist police

9857_117

with securing the inner city during the nights.

9857_118

In March 2016, two LAVs were deployed to assist with lifting a siege near Kawerau in the Bay of

9857_119

Plenty after four policemen were shot at and severely injured.

9857_120

Variants

9857_121

TOW Under Armour (TUA) – Standard LAV III turret replaced with TOW Under Armour launcher for

9857_122

anti-tank purposes

9857_123

Infantry Section Carrier (ISC) – Surplus LAV TUA hulls fitted with a Nanuk Remotely Controlled

9857_124

Weapon Station.

9857_125

Observation Post Vehicle (OPV) – Standard LAV III equipped for use by forward observation officer

9857_126

(FOO).

9857_127

Command Post Vehicle (CPV) – Standard LAV III equipped for command post duties.

9857_128

Engineer LAV (ELAV) – LAV III equipped with a dozer blade and other engineering equipment.

9857_129

Infantry Mobility Vehicle (IMV) – Standard NZLAV vehicle used in cavalry, reconnaissance, and

9857_130

forward observer roles.

9857_131

Light Obstacle Blade (LOB) – An NZLAV IMV fitted with a small blade for minor earth works and

9857_132

clearing of obstacles.

9857_133

Recovery (LAV-R) – NZLAV vehicle fitted with a TR200 winch and earth anchor for recovery

9857_134

operations.

9857_135

Multi-Mission Effects Vehicle (MMEV) – The project was canceled in 2005

9857_136

Operators

9857_137

Canadian Army – 651

9857_138

2017 February 10, Canadian defence minister Harjit Sajjan announced a CAD404 million (USD309

9857_139

million) investment to upgrade the chassis of an additional 141 light armoured vehicles (LAVs). The

9857_140

upgrade will increase the LAVs' mobility, protection, and information management systems.

9857_141

New Zealand Army – 105 NZLAVs Saudi Arabian National Guard – 19

9857_142

Saudi Arabia will receive 900 modified LAV-III, known as the LAV VI (marketed as the LAV "6.0"),

9857_143

for 15 billion dollars. Some of the 900 combat vehicles will be fitted with an autoloading 105 mm

9857_144

anti-tank gun, known as the Cockerill CT-CV 105HP Weapon System (gun and turret). This weapon can

9857_145

also fire a Falarick 105 missile, which can hit a target at distances up to 5,000 m and can

9857_146

perforate up to 550 mm of armour. The rest will be fitted with a CPWS 20-25-30, which can be armed

9857_147

from a 20 mm to a 30 mm autocanon and 150 ready to fire munition.

9857_148

Colombian Army – 32

9857_149

On December 27, 2012, the Colombian Army selected the LAV III to equip its mechanized infantry

9857_150

units. The vehicles are on order from General Dynamics Land Systems to partially replace their

9857_151

M113s and gradually replace the EE-11 Urutu. They will be armed with the Samson RWS with M2

9857_152

Browning machine guns or 25 or 30 mm cannons. The contract was officially signed on January 10,

9857_153

2013 for the order of 24 vehicles worth $65.3 million. They will have the double v-hull design and

9857_154

add-on armor to provide protection against mine blasts, IEDs, and other threats. Deliveries are to

9857_155

be completed by May 2014. Colombia is considering ordering 9–12 more vehicles. 8 LAV IIIs were

9857_156

acquired in January 2014.

9857_157

U.S. Army – The US army operates LAV III derived Stryker, ordered from General Dynamics Land

9857_158

Systems Canada in 2000, with delivery of 4,466 completing in 2014.

9857_159

Royal Thai Army – In May 2019 Royal Thai Army ordered 37 refurbished LAV-III derived M1126

9857_160

Infantry Carrier Vehicles from U.S. Army and will also receive 23 more M1126 vehicles. Around 60

9857_161

Strykers were delivered to Bangkok via C-17s with an option to include 30 more Strykers free of

9857_162

charge while Thai military personnel will be trained in the US to learn about operating the

9857_163

vehicles.

9857_164

Retired LAV III on display

9857_165

Highway of Heroes Durham LAV Monument in Bowmanville, Ontario – a retired Canadian Army LAV III

9857_166

located at Clarington Fields honouring 162 deaths and 40,000 Canadians who served in Afghanistan

9857_167

from 2001 to 2011.

9857_168

The Afghanistan Repatriation Memorial in Trenton, Ontario – a retired Canadian Army LAV III was

9857_169

dedicated on September 15, 2016, to honour the approximately 40,000 Canadian Forces personnel who

9857_170

served and the 162 Canadians who died in the cause of bringing peace and freedom to the people of

9857_171

Afghanistan.

9857_172

The LAV III Monument at the Seaforth Armoury in Vancouver, dedicated May 6, 2017, honours the 500

9857_173

or so members of 39 Canadian Brigade—especially the two who died—who served in Afghanistan.