Lazar (armoured vehicle)

The Lazar is a family of 8×8 wheeled armored personnel carriers (APCs) and infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) developed by Serbian defense company Yugoimport SDPR. Designed for versatility in modern warfare, including anti-terrorism, peacekeeping, and conventional conflicts, the series emphasizes modularity and high mobility. The family, named after the Serbian medieval prince Lazar Hrebeljanović, includes three main variants: Lazar 1 (MRAP concept, unveiled in 2008), Lazar 2 (MRAV concept, unveiled in 2013), and Lazar 3 (armored personnel carrier and infantry fighting vehicle, introduced in 2017 and entered serial production in 2020).