4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1982
NAMED MODELCanada

LAV-25 (Canada and the United States)

The licensed Piranha in North America: the LAV family built in Canada, from which the American LAV-25 and the Canadian Bison come.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLEPiranha (1972–)BUILT BYGeneral Dynamics Land Systems – Canada, London, OntarioIN SERVICE1982OPERATED INCanada, United StatesPRODUCTIONIncluded in the 12,000-plus Piranha totalLAYOUT8 wheels

The record

Licence production in Canada, the United Kingdom, Chile and the United States accounts for most of the 12,000-plus Piranhas built.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1982–
ENGINEDiesel
PRODUCTION RUNIncluded in the 12,000-plus Piranha total
COUNTRY OF ORIGINCanada
OPERATED INCanada, United States
STATUSin 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

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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: researched