Avalon (MPV)

UniAVALON or simply Avalon is a Sri Lankan 6×6 wheeled MRAP-type heavy armored personnel carrier manufactured by Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (SLEME).

It is capable of electronic warfare and gathering intelligence with real-time information from any terrain with a variety of cameras, drones and jammers.

It is also equipped with newer blast protection seats developed jointly with the Moratuwa University.

[1][2] It is designed to operate in the sandy terrain in Mali and is heavily armored with a V-shaped crew compartment and flat regions of the body are covered in slat armour giving the vehicle protection against IED explosions, small arms attacks and RPGs.

[3] The first batch of 12 vehicles were initially scheduled for delivery in June 2019 for the Sri Lanka Army contingent for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali.