Lav iv

[rob love]

http://www.gdlscanada.com/index.php/...les-lav/lav-up

LAV UP
On 21 October 2011, Rona Ambrose, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, and Associate Minister of National Defence Julian Fantino jointly announced that the $1.064 billion Implementation Phase of the LAV III Upgrade Project (LAV-UP) had been awarded to General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada. The program will upgrade 550 LAV IIIs of Canada's fleet in four variants: the Infantry Section Carrier, Command Post, Observation Post Vehicle and Engineer variants. Each will undergo a comprehensive upgrade aimed at extending their lifecycle to 2035. The upgrades will be performed at facilities in London, Ontario, and Edmonton, Alberta, and will extend from 2012 to 2017.


These upgrades will allow for significant improvements in survivability, mobility and lethality. Survivability enhancements include switching to a Double-V Hull offering inherent and weight efficient protection from mine and IED threats as well as energy-attenuating seats at all crew locations. A more powerful 450hp engine is included as well as upgrades to the drivetrain and suspension. Turret sights will be upgraded to extend their range and gun control electronics are being improved to reduce crew workload. The fully upgraded vehicle weighs 55,000lbs (25,000kg), but testing has demonstrated that its mobility is comparable to or better than the original high-mobility 38,000lb APC vehicle that the upgrade is based on.

[David Dunlop]

Would the upgrades arriving at Shilo all be from Edmonton, or are both plants involved collectively across the country. Just curious because I would not expect to see a LAV for Shilo coming through Winnipeg and then backtracking. But then again, it was a government awarded contract.


David

[rob love]

Can't comment, not because of security, but because I have no information on the subject.

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by rob love

Can't comment, not because of security, but because I have no information on the subject.

Rob..Your a pretty knowledgeable guy//been around to different country's..maybe you can tell me this..or maybe we should get one of our Dutch member's to tell us..interesting question..

If people from Poland are called Poles, then why aren't people from Holland called Holes?

(keep the postings coming..good stuff)\
Alex

[Eric Korhonen]

I was driving along hwy 11/17 heading west on sunday close to Ignace in northern ontario, I saw two freshly painted Lav's heading east on floats. It seems they are everywhere except in my back yard. Ha ha. Eric