Which earlier armoured vehicles influenced the design of the Stryker?

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armoured vehicle A British Warrior mechanized combat vehicle serving in NATO's Stabilization Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1997.

The Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle was developed in the late 1990s as the U.S. Army sought a rapidly deployable, wheeled armoured vehicle. To accelerate its development, the Army utilized existing, off-the-shelf technology.1

The design of the Stryker is primarily modeled after the Canadian LAV III, which entered service with the Canadian Army in 1999. The LAV III, in turn, is based on the Swiss Piranha III platform.1

While the LAV-25—fielded by the U.S. Marine Corps beginning in 1983—was a significant earlier U.S. wheeled armoured vehicle program, the Stryker's direct lineage is specifically traced to the Piranha and LAV III designs.1