Light Armored Vehicle-25

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The Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) is an eight-wheeled, amphibious armored reconnaissance vehicle used primarily by the U.S. Marine Corps, armed with a 25 mm chain gun and designed for high mobility and rapid deployment.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
LAV-25 6
LAV-25 family 3
LAV-25 armored vehicle 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf amphibious vehicle
armored reconnaissance vehicle
military vehicle
wheeled armored fighting vehicle
amphibious true
armamentPrimary M242 Bushmaster 25 mm chain gun
armamentSecondary 7.62 mm M240 machine gun
7.62 mm coaxial machine gun
7.62 mm pintle-mounted machine gun
armorType welded steel armor
basedOn MOWAG Piranha
countryOfOrigin Canada
crew 3
designedFor rapid deployment
driveType all-wheel drive
engineType diesel engine
enteredService 1983
hasVariant LAV-AD
LAV-AT
LAV-C2
LAV-L
LAV-M
LAV-R
inService true
manufacturer General Dynamics Land Systems
linked to: General Dynamics

General Motors Diesel Division
linked to: General Motors
mobility high
numberOfWheels 8
operatorType military
passengerCapacity 6
primaryRole reconnaissance
primaryUser United States Marine Corps
secondaryRole infantry support
serviceBranch United States Marine Corps
suspension independent suspension
turret two-man turret
usedBy Chile
Colombia
Saudi Arabia
United States Army
usedFor armored reconnaissance
economy-of-force missions
screening operations
security missions
usedInConflict Gulf War
Iraq War
War in Afghanistan
wheelConfiguration 8×8

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion notableEquipment LAV-25
linked to: Light Armored Vehicle-25
Australian Army usesEquipment ASLAV armoured vehicle
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General Dynamics notableProduct LAV-25 armored vehicle
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LAV-AT basedOn LAV-25
linked to: Light Armored Vehicle-25
LAV-AT family LAV-25 family
linked to: Light Armored Vehicle-25
LAV-C2 partOf LAV-25 family
linked to: Light Armored Vehicle-25
LAV-C2 basedOn LAV-25
linked to: Light Armored Vehicle-25
LAV-C2 hasVariantOf LAV-25 series
linked to: Light Armored Vehicle-25
LAV-L basedOnChassis LAV-25
linked to: Light Armored Vehicle-25
LAV-R platformFamily LAV-25 family
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LAV-R basedOn LAV-25
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LAV-R designedToSupport LAV-25
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M242 Bushmaster usedOnPlatform LAV-25 armored vehicle
subject linked to: M242 Bushmaster 25 mm chain gun
linked to: Light Armored Vehicle-25