4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1995–2021
NAMED MODELAustraliaCanada

ASLAV (Australia)

The Australian Light Armoured Vehicle, a Piranha derivative taken through the Canadian LAV line.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLEPiranha (1972–)BUILT BYGeneral Dynamics Land Systems – Canada, London, OntarioIN SERVICE1995–2021OPERATED INAustraliaPRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT8 wheels

The record

Australia operated the ASLAV in reconnaissance, command and ambulance forms until the Boxer replaced it.

Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1995–2021
ENGINEDiesel
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINAustralia
OPERATED INAustralia
STATUSout of service
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEPiranha
FAMILYPiranha
WHEELS8
BODY STYLEarmoured

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • NATO Olive

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

AI rendering impression

An AI rendering impression starts from a 3D model of this vehicle, which an image model then paints into a scene. It is an artist's impression of the type, made to give a feel for the vehicle in its element — not a photograph, and not a record of any particular vehicle.

Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the specification, the photographs and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

  1. 1Mowag Piranha ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-23 · status: draft