UniAIMOV
AIMOV | |
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Type | Light armored car |
Place of origin | Sri Lanka |
Service history | |
In service | 2020 – present |
Used by | Sri Lanka Army |
Production history | |
Designer | Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
Manufacturer | Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
Produced | 2020 – present |
Specifications | |
Suspension | 4x4 wheeled |
UniAIMOV also known as just AIMOV is a Light Armored vehicle based on the Land Rover Defender chassis developed and manufactured by the Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.[1]
Design
[edit]AIMOV is a 4x4 light armored High-Mobility/Forward Command vehicle built on Land Rover chassis with seating for 5 including driver and operator. External racks have been added for 4-8 men to easily hang on to the vehicle during emergency exfiltration. It is protected from land mines and hand grenades. It is equipped with Run-flat tire, greater shielding on vital components such as engines and transmission, design that reduces crew fatigue, day-night cameras that provide 360 degree vision, VHF base station and can launch & operate short ranged drones for aerial surveillance. It is fully air conditioned for crew comfort. [1][2]
The vehicle was designed mainly for urban warfare, counter-insurgency and special operations. It can also be used as a command center for the ground commander who can maintain real time communications with HQ.[2]
Production history
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Images | |
UniAIMOV | |
AIMOV Front | |
AIMOV Rear | |
Video | |
Army's new workshop with hardware products and heavy vehicles |
The UniAIMOV was first unveiled to the public in December 2020 during the opening of the SLEME Base Workshop Homagama.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Army rolls out more military vehicles for UN". CeylonToday. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ^ a b "ශ්රී ලංකා රණවිරුවන් නිපද වූ සුපිරි මෝටර් රථ - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- ^ "SLEME's Biggest New Base Workshop Inaugurated & New Innovations Impress the Day's Chief Guest | Sri Lanka Army". www.army.lk. Retrieved 2020-12-16.