UniAIMOV also known as just AIMOV is a
Light Armoured vehicle based on the
Land Rover Defender
The Land Rover Defender (introduced as the Land Rover One Ten, joined in 1984 by the Land Rover Ninety, plus the extra-length Land Rover One Two Seven in 1985) is a series of British off-road cars and pick-up truck, pickup trucks. They have f ...
chassis developed and manufactured by the
Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
The Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (SLEME) ( ''Shri Lanka Viduli Ha Yanthrika Injineru Rejimentuwa'') is a Combat Support corps of the Sri Lanka Army. It is made up of six regular regiments and one volunteer (reserve) regiment. Re ...
.
Design
AIMOV is a
4x4
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light armoured High-Mobility/Forward Command vehicle built on
Land Rover
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chassis with seating for 5 including driver and operator. External racks have been added for 4-8 men to hang on easily to the vehicle during emergency exfiltration. It is protected from land mines and hand grenades. Designed to reduce crew fatigue, it is equipped with run-flat tyres, greater shielding on vital components such as engines and transmission, 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.
The vehicle was designed mainly for
urban warfare
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,
counter-insurgency
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and
special operations
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. It can also be used as a command centre for the ground commander who can maintain real time communications with HQ.
Production history
The UniAIMOV was first unveiled to the public in December 2020 during the opening of the SLEME Base Workshop Homagama.
See also
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Unibuffel
The Unibuffel is a mine-protected wheeled MRAP Infantry mobility vehicle used by the Military of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan military, which is an improved version of the Unicorn APC, Unicorn, made by the Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
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Unicorn APC
The unicorn is a legendary creature that has been described since Classical antiquity, antiquity as a beast with a single large, pointed, spiraling horn (anatomy), horn projecting from its forehead.
In European literature and art, the unico ...
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Snatch Land Rover
The Snatch Land Rover is a protected patrol vehicle based on the Land Rover Defender 110 chassis. Intended for general patrolling in low-threat areas, the vehicle was developed in 1992 for use in Northern Ireland. It provides a limited degree o ...
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MDT David
The MDT David is an ultra light armored personnel carrier and light Armored Vehicle assembled by MDT Armor Corporation, an American subsidiary of Shladot LTD. The vehicle is based on Land Rover Defender and Toyota Hilux platforms and replaces t ...
References
Post–Cold War military equipment of Sri Lanka
Military vehicles introduced in the 2010s
Vehicles of Sri Lanka
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