APC Development and related topics.

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LAV-A2 standard

Improvements include increased internal and externl armor upgrade package (additional survivability vs IED's, protection from 14.5 mm armor-piercing rounds, and include an anti-spall lining on the inside), automatic fire suppression equipment, and upgrading the vehicle's suspension to the Generation II standard to support the added weight of the new armor, replacing the turret hydraulics with an electric drive system, and replacing the thermal sight with the AN/PAS-13 Improved Thermal Sight System (provides the gunner and commander with thermal images, an eye-safe laser range finder, a fire-control solution and far-target location target grid information).

The LAV's command and control (LAV-C2) version will receive upgrades to improve its ability to operate on the move, including digital command, control, communications, computer and intelligence systems, voice command and control nets, and satellite communications.

http://olive-drab.com/idphoto/id_photos_lav.php


Available 8/2010 or a bit earlier

http://www.strategypage.com/dls/arti...-8-28-2011.asp