LAV-300

United States invasion of Panama
Invasion of Kuwait
Civil conflict in the Philippines

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|manufacturer=Cadillac Gage
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|production date= 1983 1994
|number= 103 is a family of American light armored vehicles (LAVs) including up to 15 configurations. It was originally created and designed by CG as a private venture project. As of 2020, the vehicle and its derivatives are no longer being marketed by Textron.

The first country to buy it was Panama, which purchased 12 to 13 LAV 300s in APC, Fire Support Vehicle and Armored Recovery variants. Kuwait placed an order in 1984 for 62 vehicles, some of them in FSV configuration. When production of the vehicle was reorganized and placed at New Orleans, its name changed from the V 300 to the LAV 300 in 1994. In a 1994 report by Natick from January to September 1993, the LAV 300 was once considered to be a suitable candidate for the US Army Military Police Armored Security Vehicle program. In 1999, the LAV 300 was considered alongside the LAV 600 to be selected for the US Army's Brigade Combat Team. Production of the LAV 300 ended in 1994 with marketing discontinued by 2000. In 2008, Cobb County Police Department has reported the purchase of a LAV 300 for $500,000 with $45,000 to $51,000 paid to refurbish the vehicle for police use. The vehicle was acquired by the CCPD through the 1033 program from Fort Polk, Louisiana. In 2011, Napco entered into an agreement with Textron to provide authorized aftermarket parts, support and other types of assistance for the LAV 300. On 15 September 2016, the Bartonville Police Department showed a LAV 300 with surveillance gear through the 1033 program. On 5 October 2018, the Philippine Department of National Defense launched a bid to upgrade armored vehicles of the Philippine Navy and Air Force under the Light Armor System Upgrade (LARSU) Acquisition Project with a budget of PHP711,938,000.00. On 28 November 2018, the DND released a bid requirement for a company to modernize the LAV 300s still in working condition with the PMC. On 10 January 2019, Larsen & Toubro was awarded a contract for $US 14 million for the Armed Forces of the Philippines' Light Armor System Upgrade in replacing worn out engines and other parts. On June 7, 2023, LAV 300s upgraded by Larsen & Toubro were tested in Bulacan.

The LAV 300 has a seating capacity for three crewmembers, consisting of a driver, commander and gunner, and nine passengers. Its weight is at 14,696 kg. with a length of 6.40 m and width of 2.54 m. The height is at 2.7 m with a turret and at 1.98 m to the hull. It can go up to 105 km/h under a range of 925 km. from the original 36 in 1990. Another upgrade project was announced in 2015 with a contract for PhP34.5 million ($USD784,000 in 2015) to upgrade the LAV 300 FSV's turret systems. Another was launched in 2018 with a bid awarded to Larsen & Toubro to replace worn out components in 2019. In 2016, a LAV 300 was refurbished and used by the Bartonville Police Department.

Ba'athist Iraq: Captured from Kuwait during Gulf War. : 62 vehicles, destroyed during the Invasion of Kuwait. : 12 vehicles. Formerly used by the PDF's 5th Infantry Company, 6th Infantry Company and Battalion 2000.