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The Komatsu LAV (Japanese: 軽装甲機動車; kei-sōkō-kidōsha) first produced in 2002 is used exclusively by the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and has seen use in the Iraq War. It is built by Komatsu Ltd. Defense Systems Division in Komatsu Ishikawa Japan. Komatsu’s factory designator for the vehicle is KU50W.The exterior resembles the Panhard VBL used by the French army but the LAV has 4 doors and a large cabin for carrying soldiers.
