The Italian armored car Iveco LMV suddenly ended up at the front in Ukraine, although deliveries were not announced

Military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine unexpectedly showed an Italian Iveco LMV armored vehicle

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What is known

Iveco LMV developed by Iveco DefenseVehicles, a subsidiary of IVECO. Initially, the manufacturer created ten prototypes, the first of which appeared 21 years ago. The appearance of the vehicle at the front was quite unexpected, because neither Italy nor Ukraine announced the transfer of armored vehicles. It is possible that this is a captured car that was taken away from the Russians. By the way, for the Russian Federation the car modification is called “Lynx”.

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The company states that its vehicleis the world's first solution in its class with an integrated mine protection system, which has become an integral part of the undercarriage. The car was designed taking into account the needs of the armed forces in the installation of passive armor.

The frame of the Iveco LMV is made of steel pipes.All cars have units for hinged armored panels, but the modules are not included in the delivery set. The vehicle is capable of providing protection against small arms (5.56 mm and 7.62 mm), engineering mines and heavy machine guns.


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Iveco LMV is equipped with a 185horsepower and can reach speeds of 130 km / h on the highway. The power reserve is 500 km. The car in various modifications is in service with Albania, Belgium, Brazil, Great Britain, Spain, Italy, Norway, Lebanon, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Croatia, Tunisia and the Russian Federation.

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