ASLAV armoured vehicle
E406834
ambulance variant
armoured fighting vehicle
command variant
fitters vehicle variant
personnel carrier variant
reconnaissance vehicle
reconnaissance vehicle variant
recovery vehicle variant
surveillance vehicle variant
wheeled armoured vehicle
The ASLAV armoured vehicle is an Australian variant of the LAV-25 family, used as a highly mobile, amphibious, wheeled armoured fighting vehicle for reconnaissance and combat support roles.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ASLAV armoured vehicle canonical | 2 |
| ASLAV armored vehicle | 1 |
| ASLAV-25 | 1 |
| ASLAV-A | 1 |
| ASLAV-R | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4022703 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ASLAV armoured vehicle Context triple: [Royal Australian Armoured Corps, equipment, ASLAV armoured vehicle]
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A.
Ares armoured personnel carrier
The Ares armoured personnel carrier is a British tracked military vehicle designed to transport infantry safely on the battlefield as part of the Ajax family of armoured fighting vehicles.
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B.
Leonidas armored personnel carrier
The Leonidas armored personnel carrier is a Greek-designed and -produced tracked military vehicle used to transport infantry troops and provide battlefield support.
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C.
Jackal armoured vehicle
The Jackal armoured vehicle is a high-mobility, lightly armoured patrol and reconnaissance vehicle used by British forces, designed for speed and off-road performance in hostile environments.
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D.
ASCOD armored fighting vehicle family
The ASCOD armored fighting vehicle family is a modular, tracked combat vehicle platform developed by Austria and Spain, used as the basis for various infantry fighting vehicles and specialized military variants.
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E.
K21 infantry fighting vehicle
The K21 infantry fighting vehicle is a South Korean–developed, amphibious, tracked armored vehicle designed to transport and support infantry with advanced firepower and protection on the modern battlefield.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ASLAV armoured vehicle Target entity description: The ASLAV armoured vehicle is an Australian variant of the LAV-25 family, used as a highly mobile, amphibious, wheeled armoured fighting vehicle for reconnaissance and combat support roles.
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A.
Ares armoured personnel carrier
The Ares armoured personnel carrier is a British tracked military vehicle designed to transport infantry safely on the battlefield as part of the Ajax family of armoured fighting vehicles.
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B.
Leonidas armored personnel carrier
The Leonidas armored personnel carrier is a Greek-designed and -produced tracked military vehicle used to transport infantry troops and provide battlefield support.
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C.
Jackal armoured vehicle
The Jackal armoured vehicle is a high-mobility, lightly armoured patrol and reconnaissance vehicle used by British forces, designed for speed and off-road performance in hostile environments.
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D.
ASCOD armored fighting vehicle family
The ASCOD armored fighting vehicle family is a modular, tracked combat vehicle platform developed by Austria and Spain, used as the basis for various infantry fighting vehicles and specialized military variants.
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E.
K21 infantry fighting vehicle
The K21 infantry fighting vehicle is a South Korean–developed, amphibious, tracked armored vehicle designed to transport and support infantry with advanced firepower and protection on the modern battlefield.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ambulance variant
ⓘ
armoured fighting vehicle ⓘ command variant ⓘ fitters vehicle variant ⓘ personnel carrier variant ⓘ reconnaissance vehicle ⓘ reconnaissance vehicle variant ⓘ recovery vehicle variant ⓘ surveillance vehicle variant ⓘ wheeled armoured vehicle ⓘ |
| basedOn |
LAV-25 family
ⓘ
surface form:
LAV-25
|
| chassisOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| crew | 3 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
amphibious operations
ⓘ
armoured reconnaissance ⓘ high tactical mobility ⓘ |
| drive | 8×8 ⓘ |
| engineType | diesel engine ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Australian Army in the 1990s ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
NBC protection (variant-dependent)
ⓘ
all-wheel drive ⓘ night vision equipment ⓘ run-flat tyres ⓘ turreted main gun (ASLAV-25) ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
ASLAV armoured vehicle
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
ASLAV-25
ASLAV armoured vehicle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
ASLAV-A
ASLAV-PC ⓘ
surface form:
ASLAV-C
ASLAV-PC ⓘ
surface form:
ASLAV-F
ASLAV-PC ⓘ ASLAV armoured vehicle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
ASLAV-R
ASLAV-PC ⓘ
surface form:
ASLAV-S
|
| isAmphibious | true ⓘ |
| mainArmament |
M242 Bushmaster 25 mm chain gun
ⓘ
surface form:
25 mm M242 Bushmaster chain gun
|
| manufacturer | General Dynamics Land Systems (base LAV-25 platform) ⓘ |
| mobilityType | 8×8 wheeled ⓘ |
| modifiedBy | Australian Defence Force and industry partners ⓘ |
| operator | Australia ⓘ |
| partOfFamily | LAV-25 family ⓘ |
| passengerCapacity | up to 6 (variant-dependent) ⓘ |
| primaryRole | reconnaissance ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament |
7.62 mm coaxial machine gun
ⓘ
7.62 mm pintle-mounted machine gun ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | combat support ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Australian Army
ⓘ
Royal Australian Armoured Corps ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Iraq War
ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ASLAV armoured vehicle Description of subject: The ASLAV armoured vehicle is an Australian variant of the LAV-25 family, used as a highly mobile, amphibious, wheeled armoured fighting vehicle for reconnaissance and combat support roles.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
M242 Bushmaster
this entity surface form:
ASLAV armored vehicle
subject surface form:
Royal Australian Armoured Corps
subject surface form:
ASLAV
this entity surface form:
ASLAV-25
subject surface form:
ASLAV
this entity surface form:
ASLAV-R
subject surface form:
ASLAV
this entity surface form:
ASLAV-A