Iveco LMV Light Multirole Vehicle is a 4x4 tactical vehicle developed by Iveco Defence Vehicles , and in service with several countries. Iveco LMV (Light Multirole Vehicle) is a 4WD tactical vehicle developed by Iveco, and in service with several countries. The Light Multipurpose Vehicle (LMV) was originally developed by the IVECO Defence Vehicles as a private venture with the first of 10 prototypes being completed in 2001. Within IVECO the LMV has the company designation of the M 65E19 WM 4 × 4.To reduce overall life-cycle costs, proven off-the-shelf subsystems were used in the design of the LMV wherever possible, for example engine and transmission.According to IVECO, the LMV has been designed to meet the stringent demands of military operations at the same time as providing a high level of ride and crew comfort. Late in 2003, the Italian Army placed a contract for an initial batch of 60 LMVs, of which two were used for development and trials work with the remaining 58 going to units for user trials. These were supplied in armoured and non-armoured configurations Late in 2004 an order was placed for a further 1,150 vehicles for delivery over a five-year period with all of these vehicles being in an armoured configuration.In Italian Army service the vehicle is called the VTLM (Veicolo Tattico Leggero Multiruolo). Within the Italian Army it is also referred to as the Lynx.The UK has ordered 401 of these vehicles to meet its requirement for a Command and Liaison Vehicle. The LMV is in service with Italy, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Norway, Spain and the United Kingdom. The LMV is called VTLM Lince by the Italian military and Panther CLV in the United Kingdom. The LMV is currently in use in Afghanistan.