With the establishment of the airmobile brigade on 1 May 1992, a need arose for specific equipment for this new unit. For example, a vehicle was needed to provide the brigade with mobility on the ground and to be able to be transported in or under a transport helicopter. After a first selection, four candidates remained: • "Cobra" of the British Longline • The British "Saker" of Wessex • The "A3" of Auverland from France • "Véhicule Légère Aeromobile" of the French
Lohr However, none of the vehicles available on the market in 1994 could meet the weight requirement of 1200 kg. Therefore, the requirement was adjusted to 1400 kg. After further tests, the "Véhicule Légère Aeromobile" from the French manufacturer
Lohr proved to meet the adjusted requirements and Defense therefore opted for this vehicle. Since the intention of the
Royal Netherlands Army was to put the vehicles into use during the preparations of the brigade (in the period 1992–1994), the project was delayed considerably. As an interim solution, the brigade used open Mercedes-Benz off-road vehicles of type
GD-290. In 2023, a contract was signed to buy the
VECTOR light airborne vehicle to replace the LSV. The VECTOR can be carried internally or externally like the LSV from the Dutch heavy-lift helicopter. Previously, the 11th Airmobile had also used the Mercedes-Benz G280 CDI, so the VECTOR replaced both the LSV and that type. In addition, a military grade 4x4
quad called the MDQ was acquired starting in 2020. ==Design==