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LAV ACSV Super Bison

Armored Personnel Carriers · Land · operated by 1 country on the map · 360 units on record

The Armoured Combat Support Vehicle (ACSV) is Canada's newest 8x8 support-vehicle family, built on the LAV 6 platform to replace older Bison and M113 vehicles in roles such as ambulance, command post, engineer and recovery. Ukrainian media nicknamed it 'Super Bison' for its lineage from the earlier LAV II Bison. Deliveries to the Canadian Army began in the 2020s.

LAV ACSV Super Bison
Photo from open sources, shown for identification of the type

Operators

CountryBranchQuantity
CACanadaCanadian Army360 (+190 ordered)on the map →

Note

Armoured Combat Support Vehicle (8 variants: ambulance, command post, engineer, recovery/maintenance, troop/cargo, etc.), replacing Bison/M113. Original 360-vehicle order (2019) reported fully in service by mid-2026 (Armada International, Jul 2026); a further 190 ordered Jul 2026 (~C$1.4-2bn) not yet delivered.

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