ASVs For Afghanistan

M1117 Armored Security Vehicle

photo Spc. Micah E. Clare, U.S. Army

February 6, 2011 by STRATEGY PAGE

The U.S. Army is buying fifty M1117 ASVs (Armored Security Vehicles) for the Afghan Army. These will be used, as American Army M1117s are, for security duties. These vehicles can mount either 12.7mm machine-guns or Mk19 40mm automatic grenade launchers in their turrets. The vehicles cost about $900,000 each.