Stryker

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U.S. soldiers in a Stryker wheeled infantry carrier at the Yakima Training Center, Washington.

A U.S. Stryker armoured vehicle lying on its side after it received a blast from an improvised explosive device buried beneath a roadway, 2007.

Stryker

armored vehicle

Also known as: Stryker Infantry Combat Vehicle

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armoured vehicle
Wheeled armoured vehicles
The result was the Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV), first fielded in 2003. The Stryker is largely modeled after the Canadian LAV III, which began service with the Canadian Army in 1999 and in turn is based on the Swiss Piranha III. The Stryker weighs 18 tons, has a…
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The result was the Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV), first fielded in 2003. The Stryker is largely modeled after the Canadian LAV III, which began service with the Canadian Army in 1999 and in turn is based on the Swiss Piranha III. The Stryker weighs 18 tons, has a…
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