The Spider Light Strike Vehicle (LSV) is an unarmoured light fast attack vehicle produced by Singapore Technologies Engineering. Similar in concept to the US made Desert Patrol Vehicle

Desert Patrol Vehicle

The Desert Patrol Vehicle , formerly called the Fast Attack Vehicle , is a high-speed, lightly armored sandrail-like vehicle first used in combat during the Gulf War in 1991. Due to their dash speed and off-road mobility, the DPVs were used extensively during Operation Desert Storm. The first U.S...

 and Light Strike Vehicle

Light Strike Vehicle

The Light Strike Vehicle is an improved version of the Desert Patrol Vehicle it replaced. Several Light Strike Vehicles exist, including a version by Chenowth, the UK's Longline LSV and the Spider Light Strike Vehicle by Singapore Technologies Engineering...

, it was designed for fast hit-and-run raids, the Spider LSV is also capable of undertaking scouting missions, special forces support, and low-intensity guerrilla warfare. Due to its lightweight design, the vehicle could be carried underslung by medium-lift helicopters such as the Super Pumas

Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma

The Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engine, medium-size utility helicopter marketed for both civil and military use. Originally designed and built by Aérospatiale, it is an enlarged and re-engined version of the original Aérospatiale Puma...

 and the Chinooks of the Republic of Singapore Air Force

Republic of Singapore Air Force

The Republic of Singapore Air Force is the air arm of the Singapore Armed Forces. It was first established in 1968 as the Singapore Air Defence Command...

, or stacked during airlift for rapid deployment by tactical transport aircraft such as the Lockheed C-130 Hercules.

External links

• Singapore Army, Guards formation website on the Spider LSV

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