Key point: The LAV series of vehicles will probably continue in service for the foreseeable future. The LAV-25, the U.S. Marine Corps’ main armored reconnaissance vehicle, has its origins in an effort ...

The LAV-25, the U.S. Marine Corps’ main armored reconnaissance vehicle, has its origins in an effort to develop a new, highly mobile strike force for the Middle East. Fast, lightly armored and armed ...

During the recent Fleet Week in New York City, the US Marines showed off one of their amphibious reconnaissance vehicles. The Light Armored Vehicle 25 (LAV 25) is one variation of 8x8 wheeled vehicles ...

The Marine Corps may seek additional upgrades to its family of LAV-25 light armored vehicles beyond those already scheduled to receive funding, the program manager said April 28. The possible new ...

April 19 (UPI) --The U.S. Marine Corps plans to replace its light-armored vehicle, which has been around since the 1980s, with a modern armored reconnaissance vehicle late in the next decade. The life ...

U.S. Marines with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, fire a M242 Bushmaster chain gun aboard a LAV-25 (light armored vehicle-25 millimeter) during a gunnery qualification ...

Textron’s Cottonmouth vehicle is the company’s pitch for the Marine Corps’ Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle program to replace the aging Light Armored Vehicle for recon Marines. Textron photo. The ...

Amphibious assault ship Boxer (LHD 4), Fleet replenishment oiler ship USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) and amphibious transport dock ship John P. Murtha (LPD 26) transit the Strait of Hormuz on Aug. 12.

The Marine Corps' light armored vehicles qualify for antique license plates in most states, but the service is planning to upgrade half the fleet and keep them in service until 2035 while it searches ...

U.S. Marines with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division prepare to move after conducting a “hot check” of their Light Armored Vehicles (LAV) at Marine Corps Base Camp ...

The LAV-25 is a versatile, eight-wheeled armored vehicle used by the U.S. Marine Corps, offering mobility, firepower, and adaptability. Trump Invokes ‘Golden Share’ to Block U.S. Steel Plans for ...

US Marines prepare to attach a light armoured vehicle (below) to a CH-53K at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on 19 November. The CH-53K is undergoing IOT&E to develop tactics, techniques, and procedures ...