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VRDE Light Armoured Vehicle information


Light Armoured Wheeled Vehicle (LAWV)
TypeArmored personnel carrier
Place of originIndia
Specifications
Mass8.7 t
Length5.83 m (19.12 ft)
Width2.23 m (7.31 ft)
Height2.2 m (7.21 ft)
Crew2+6

ArmorAgainst 7.62 mm AP NATO shot at 100 m distance
Main
armament
7.62 mm MG (MGS)
EngineFour-stroke, water-cooled, and turbo-charged
119.31 kW (160 hp)
Power/weight13.71 kW/t
Suspension4×4-wheeled
Operational
range
500 km (300 mi)
Maximum 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,[citation needed] which in turn is based on the Swiss MOWAG Piranha III 8x8, the Armoured Vehicle is the Indian Army's first indigenous armored vehicle. The production is commencing at Ordnance Factory Medak.

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]

  1. ^ "VRDE". Archived from the original on 2009-11-21. Retrieved 2009-05-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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