VRDE Light Armoured Vehicle

Light Armoured Wheeled Vehicle (LAWV)
Type Armored personnel carrier
Place of origin  India
Specifications
Weight 8.7 t
Length 5.83 m (19.12 ft)
Width 2.23 m (7.31 ft)
Height 2.2 m (7.21 ft)
Crew 2+6
Armor Against 7.62 mm AP NATO shot at 100 m distance
Main
armament
 7.62 mm MG (MGS)
Engine Four-stroke, water-cooled, and turbo-charged
119.31 kW (160 hp)
Power/weight 13.71 kW/t
Suspension 4×4-wheeled
Operational
range
 500 km (300 mi)
Speed 84 km/h (52.2 mph)

The VRDE Light Armoured Vehicle (LAWV) is a lightweight four-wheeled all-wheel-drive armored combat vehicles developed by Vehicle Research and Development Establishment (VRDE) for the Indian Army. Based on the Canadian LAV III light-armored vehicle, which in turn is based on the Swiss MOWAG Piranha III 8x8, the Armoured Vehicle is the Indian Army's first indigenous armored vehicle.

Light Armoured Wheeled Vehicle (LAWV) a technology demonstrator has been developed as Armoured Personnel Carrier for reconnaissance and counter insurgency and riot control Operations.[1]

Specification

Bulletproof windshield glass for driver and commander

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