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| name = Mahindra Armoured Light Specialist Vehicle
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| image_size = 300
| caption = Mahindra ALSV at Defence Expo 2022
| origin = {{flag|India}}
| type = Military 4x4
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| service = October 2020
| used_by = See ''[[Mahindra Armored Light Specialist Vehicle#Operators|Operators]]''
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| designer = [[Mahindra & Mahindra Limited]]
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| manufacturer = [[Mahindra & Mahindra Limited]]
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| weight = 2,500 kg curb weight
| length = 4.4 m
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| width = 1.96 m
| height = 1.98 m
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| armour = CEN B7 STANAG Level II
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| engine = Steyr 3.2-litre 6 Cylinder Diesel Engine- Turbocharged<ref name=MX>{{cite web |title=Armored Light Specialist Vehicle by Mahindra Armored |publisher=Mahindra |url=http://www.mahindra.com/What-We-Do/Defense/Products/Axe|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017001846/http://www.mahindra.com/What-We-Do/Defense/Products/Axe|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 17, 2022}}</ref>
| engine_power = 215 [[Horsepower|hp]] @ 3600 rpm <ref name=MX/>
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| transmission = 4 Speed Automatic <ref name=MX/>
| payload_capacity = 1,000 Kgs <ref name=MX/>
| suspension = Bilstein Heavy Duty Suspension
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| speed = 120 kph
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| steering = Power steering, Front wheel
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'''Mahindra Armored Light Specialist Vehicle''' (also known as ''Mahindra ALSV''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/auto/car-news/mahindra-alsv-kalyani-m4-highlights-of-indian-armys-new-armoured-fleet-specs-engine-features-machine-gun-surveillance-india-vs-pakistan-army-caqpabilities-comparison/2217964/|title = Mahindra ALSV, Kalyani M4: Highlights of Indian Army's new armoured fleet|date = 22 March 2021}}</ref> or ''Mahindra LSV''<ref name="AR">{{Cite web|url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_march_2021_global_security_army_industry/indian_defence_orders_1300_mahindra_lsv_light_specialist_vehicles.html|title=Indian Defence orders 1300 Mahindra LSV Light Specialist Vehicles | Defense News March 2021 Global Security army industry | Defense Security global news industry army year 2021 | Archive News year}}</ref>) is a light-weight [[four-wheel drive]] air transportable tactical armoured specialist vehicle designed by [[Mahindra & Mahindra]] for [[Indian Army]] and [[Indian Special Forces]]. It's a modular type vehicle built to be maintenance friendly, and can be upgraded and configured for wide range of roles.

== History ==
The vehicle is a derivative of [[Mahindra Axe]]. It is powered by a Steyr 3.2-litre, 6-cylinder turbodiesel engine which provides 215 hp at 3600 rpm with a peak torque of 500Nm.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Sabyasachi Dasgupta |date=2020-05-30 |title=Why Anand Mahindra thinks this armoured vehicle is one of the meanest |url=https://auto.hindustantimes.com/auto/cars/why-anand-mahindra-thinks-this-armoured-vehicle-is-one-of-the-meanest-41590815628620.html |access-date=2021-04-06 |website=Hindustan Times Auto News |language=en}}</ref>

In March 2021, the company won a contract to supply 1,300 Light Specialist Vehicles (LSV) worth ₹1,056 crore to [[Indian Army]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Indian Army to get 1,300 'Made in India' specialist vehicles |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indian-army-to-get-1300-made-in-india-specialist-vehicles/articleshow/81633348.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2021-04-06}}</ref><ref name=Shukla>Ajai Shukla, [https://www.ajaishukla.com/2021/03/indian-army-to-get-its-own-humvee.html India's military set to get its own version of the iconic US Army Humvee], Business Standard, 23 March 2021.</ref>

==Design==
The Mahindra ALSV has been designed to comply with the [[Indian Army]]'s future requirements of a Light Armored tactical vehicle. The ALSV comes in two variants - a 6 seater variant and an 8 seater variant. The ALSV offers ballistic protection up to CEN B7 STANAG Level II,<ref name="AR"/> which could stop a range of ammunitions including [[7.62×51mm NATO]] caliber and heavy [[.50 BMG]] rounds.

The ALSV offers ballistic protection against IEDs, hand grenades and anti personnel mines is ideally suited for patrolling in high intensity combat zones.<ref name=Congo>{{cite web |url=https://www.rushlane.com/mahindra-armored-lsv-un-peacekeeping-12378399.html |title=Mahindra Armored LSV Deployed in Congo for UN Peacekeeping |newspaper=RushLane Daily Auto News|date=11 October 2022}}</ref>

The vehicle has a Steyr 3.2-litre, 6-cylinder multi-fuel turbodiesel engine that develops 215HP at 3,600 rpm and a peak torque of 500Nm, mated to a four-speed automatic transmission.<ref name="AR"/> It has a load capacity of 400 kg.<ref name="AR"/>

==Operators==


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*[[Indian Army]] – Ordered 1300 LSVs to be inducted between 2021–2025.<ref name=Shukla/><ref>{{cite news |title=Indian Army Orders 1,300 Mahindra Light Specialist Vehicles |newspaper=DefenceWorld |date=22 March 2021 |url=https://www.defenseworld.net/news/29187/Indian_Army_Orders_1_300_Mahindra_Light_Specialist_Vehicles#.YJO6SLUzZPY}}</ref>

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*[[UN Peacekeeping Forces]] ([[MONUSCO]]) – unknown number in active service<ref name=Congo/>

== See also ==
* [[Mahindra Axe]]
* [[Mahindra Marksman]]
*[[Mahindra Rakshak]]

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://www.mahindraarmored.com/armoured/apc/light-armored-specialist-vehicle.asp#gsc.tab=0 Official Site]

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