LAV-AT

The LAV-AT (Light Armored Vehicle - Anti-Tank) is an anti-tank variant of the LAV-25 armored vehicle, primarily operated by the United States Marine Corps. It is equipped with an Emerson 901 anti-tank turret that mounts two TOW missile launchers, providing mobile long-range anti-tank capabilities.

Developed in the early 1980s to provide the U.S. Marine Corps with a highly mobile, armored tank-killing capability, the LAV-AT officially entered service in 1988. The vehicle saw its first major combat deployment during Operation Desert Storm in 1991, where it successfully engaged Iraqi armored forces, and was later deployed during the post-9/11 conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. To address obsolescence, the Marine Corps began upgrading the fleet in 2012 under the LAV-ATM program, replacing the legacy turret with the modern Modified Target Acquisition System. Today, these modernized variants continue to serve as a vital organic anti-armor asset within Marine Light Armored Reconnaissance battalions.