General Dynamics
confirmed to exhibit its ASLAV :
Tha Australian Light Armoured vehicle (ASLAV), is a higly
mobile, amphibious eight wheeled armoured vehicle that is
ideally suited to conduct reconnaissance and surveillance
operations. The base vehicle, is the ASLAV-25, reconnaissance
vehicle armed with an M242 dual-feed 25 mm Bushmaster cannon
and two 7,62 mm MAG58 machine guns. Australian Army used
also some variants of this vehicle. The ASLAV-PC, a two
man vehicle armed with a .50 calibre machine gun and capable
of carrying 7 scout troops. The ASLAV-C, a vehicle equipped
with enhanced radio installation and radio masts, mapboard,
stowage compartments, appropriate seating and annex. The
ASLAV-C, aspecialised surveillance vehicle equipped with
thermal imager, laser range finder and day television camera.
ASLAV-A, equipped with medical equipment and litter stations
this ASLAV can carry three lying patients or six sitting
patients. The ASLAV-F, Maintenance support vehicle crewed
by soldiers of the Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical
Engineers (RAEME) for the repair and maintenance of ASLAV
family vehicles. ASLAV-R, maintenance support vehicle, also
crewed by RAEME soldiers for recovering damaged or bogged
vehicles.
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