The mission of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in support of the Security Forces of Ukraine announced the delivery of this equipment to the X network.
"After training in the operation and maintenance of armored combat support vehicles, the "ambulance" version, in Germany, the vehicles were loaded and sent to Ukraine. These machines will help Ukraine in defense against illegal invasion of its land," the mission said in a statement.
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In particular, we are talking about the fact that the first four of the 50 Canadian LAV 6.0 ACSV armored support vehicles, which arrived in Europe in the summer to train servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in their operation, have been sent to Ukraine.
The vehicles are part of a fleet of modern armored vehicles that Canada is donating to Ukraine.
As Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated on September 22, 2023, during the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi, Canada will invest $650 million over three years to provide Ukraine with 50 armored combat support vehicles manufactured by General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada. The first 10 vehicles are designed for medical evacuation.
The LAV 6.0 ACSV armored vehicle is the fourth generation of the 8x8 wheeled LAV armored fighting vehicle based on the LAV III.
For a reminder, the LAV 6 ACSV represents the next generation of LAV wheeled armored vehicles, based on the Swiss Piranha armored personnel carrier. Notable members of this vehicle family include the American Stryker, derived from the Canadian LAV III.
The combat weight of the LAV 6 base version is 20.6 tons, increasing to 28.6 tons with additional armor. It is powered by a 450-horsepower Caterpillar C9 turbodiesel engine. The LAV 6 platform can be adapted for various roles, including wheeled infantry fighting vehicles and anti-aircraft self-propelled guns.
Particularly, one way to use the LAV 6 is to mount Nanuk remote controlled weapon stations on them. This weapon system will also be handed by Canada over to Ukrainian forces, the batch contains 29 units produced by the local branch of Rheinmetall for Canadian Armed Forces.
These weapon modules, now marketed under the name Fieldranger, can be equipped with either machine guns or automatic cannons.
As Defense Express reported, Canada Confirmed Full Support for Ukraine’s Use of Military Aid in russia. We also wrote, that earlier Canada Announced Thousands of CRV7 Rockets and More LAV 6 Vehicles for Ukraine
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