Blast from the past. LAV-300

The LAV-300 armored vehicle was developed by Cadillac Gage Textron (which in 1994 became part of Textron Marine & Land Systems) in the late 1970s. The vehicle builds on experience in the development and production of the LAV-150. The fully amphibious vehicle, offered in 15 mission-ready configurations, is capable of speeds up to 65 mph and can be air-transported by C-5A, C-141 and C-130 aircraft. The first two prototypes were completed in 1979 and the first customer was Panama. In 1984, the Kuwait National Guard ordered 62 LAV-300 Commandos. These were lost during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990. Production resumed in 1993 as, the US Army Tank Automotive Command awarded Cadillac Gage a contract for the supply of 24 LAV-300s (6 × 6) for the Philippines