Armored Vehicles

Valuk

Also known as
  • LKOV Valuk
  • Valuk 6x6
  • ST Ravne LKOSV Valuk
  • Slovenian Pandur

The Valuk is Slovenia's 6x6 wheeled armored personnel carrier derived from the Pandur family and associated with ST Ravne/Sistemska tehnika production and support. Slovenian Army material documents a ST Ravne LKOSV ambulance configuration with a 3+6 crew layout, 211 kW engine, 13.8-ton maximum mass, and 100 km/h road speed, while 2023 reporting documented Slovenia transferring 20 Valuk vehicles to Ukraine for the Russia-Ukraine War.

Valuk, 6x6 wheeled armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles
Image source: Wikimedia Commons Slovenian Valuk Postojna image

Role in Conflicts

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Slovenia
Built by
ST Ravne
Type
6x6 wheeled armored personnel carrier
Service note
Entered Slovenian service in the late 1990s; documented as transferred to Ukraine in 2023
Designer
Pandur design lineage from Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeug; Slovenian production and support associated with ST Ravne/Sistemska tehnika
Designed
1990s Slovenian licensed production program
Produced
Late 1990s-2000s Slovenian service-production period
Number built
85 reported in Slovenian service before the 2023 Ukraine transfer

Specifications

Configuration
6x6 wheeled armored personnel carrier family; Slovenian Army LKOSV ambulance variant documented publicly
Crew and Capacity
LKOSV ambulance: 3 + 6; can carry six lightly injured seated casualties or four seriously injured lying casualties
Dimensions
LKOSV ambulance: 6.315 m length, 2.510 m width, 2.610 m height
Engine Power
211 kW listed for the LKOSV Valuk
Maximum Mass
13,800 kg for the LKOSV Valuk
Payload
900 kg listed for the LKOSV Valuk
Road Speed
100 km/h maximum speed listed for the LKOSV Valuk
Fuel Use
35 l/100 km listed for the LKOSV Valuk
Ukraine Transfer Armament
Reported transferred vehicles armed with 40 mm automatic grenade launchers or 12.7 mm machine guns
Design And Service Context

The Valuk sits in the Pandur 6x6 lineage but has a distinctly Slovenian service and industrial trail. Public manufacturer-profile sourcing connects the vehicle heritage to former Sistemska tehnika and the Ravne-based ST Ravne/ARMAS line, while the Slovenian Army's current equipment pages expose the ambulance configuration in enough detail to anchor dimensions and mobility data.

Industrial trail

ST Ravne is the catalog manufacturer facet because existing builder sourcing records Sistemska tehnika and ARMAS aliases and Valuk 6x6 heritage under the Ravne armored-vehicle line.

Sources: ST Ravne builder profile; Deagel Valuk 6x6.

Published configuration

The Slovenian Army's LKOSV Valuk page describes an armored ambulance crewed by a driver, commander, and medic, carrying seated or stretcher casualties.

Source: Slovenian Army logistics equipment.

Ukraine evidence

The conflict row is based on reported delivery to Ukraine, not open-source proof of a specific battlefield engagement by Valuk vehicles.

Source: 24ur Valuk Ukraine transfer.

Variants

Public sources describe the Valuk name across personnel-carrier, ambulance, command, reconnaissance, and specialist configurations; the Slovenian Army currently publishes detailed data for the LKOSV ambulance variant.

VariantConfigurationDesignation notes
Valuk APCArmored personnel carrier

24ur described the Ukraine-transferred Valuks as infantry carriers armed with either 40 mm automatic grenade launchers or 12.7 mm machine guns.

Sources: 24ur Valuk Ukraine transfer

ST Ravne LKOSV ValukArmored ambulance

The Slovenian Army lists the LKOSV Valuk as an armored medical vehicle for emergency care and casualty transport with four NATO-stretcher fixtures.

Sources: Slovenian Army logistics equipment

Valuk ASRVReconnaissance and surveillance vehicle

Deagel lists armored scout and reconnaissance vehicle among Valuk mission configurations, alongside command-post, NBC reconnaissance, APC, and ambulance roles.

Sources: Deagel Valuk 6x6

Timeline

Valuk Key Events

  1. Slovenian Valuk production lineage

    Deagel describes the Valuk as a Slovenian 6x6 light armored vehicle manufactured by STO Ravne, later Sistemska tehnika, in cooperation with General Dynamics European Land Systems/Steyr and Rafael.

    Sources: Deagel Valuk 6x6

  2. Valuks photographed during Exercise Rock Sokol

    A U.S. Army public-domain image documented Slovenian Valuks moving on an objective during live-fire training with the 173rd Airborne Brigade at Pocek Range, Postojna.

    Sources: DVIDS Rock Sokol Valuk image

  3. Twenty Valuks reported delivered to Ukraine

    24ur reported that Slovenia had completed delivery of 20 Valuk/Pandur armored vehicles to Ukraine after a months-long preparation and transport operation.

    Sources: 24ur Valuk Ukraine transfer

Media

Valuk Images

Valuk, 6x6 wheeled armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles - view 1
Source: Wikimedia Commons LKOV Valuk image
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Sources

Slovenian Army logistics equipmentPublisher: Slovenian Armed Forces | Note: Official equipment page for the ST Ravne LKOSV Valuk ambulance variant, including role, crew, casualty capacity, dimensions, engine power, mass, payload, speed, and fuel-use data. | Accessed: 2026-07-0624ur Valuk Ukraine transferPublisher: 24ur.com | Note: Supports 2014 Russia-Ukraine War direct conflict-use by reporting that Slovenia delivered 20 Valuk/Pandur armored vehicles to Ukraine, with preparation, servicing, air transport, intended infantry-transport use, protection context, and reported armament. | Accessed: 2026-07-06DVIDS Rock Sokol Valuk imagePublisher: Defense Visual Information Distribution Service | Note: Public-domain U.S. Army image source documenting Slovenian Valuks during Exercise Rock Sokol at Pocek Range in Postojna, Slovenia, with date, photographer, caption, and release status. | Accessed: 2026-07-06Wikimedia Commons Slovenian Valuk Postojna imagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance mirror for the DVIDS public-domain Valuk photograph used as the primary page image. | Accessed: 2026-07-06Wikimedia Commons LKOV Valuk imagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Additional gallery image provenance for an LKOV Valuk photograph, used only for reusable media context. | Accessed: 2026-07-06Deagel Valuk 6x6Publisher: Deagel | Note: Defense-reference source for Valuk 6x6 lineage, STO Ravne/Sistemska tehnika, cooperation with GDELS/Steyr and Rafael, and listed mission configurations. | Accessed: 2026-07-06Park of Military History Armas donationPublisher: Park of Military History Pivka | Note: Museum source connecting Armas d.o.o., former Sistemska tehnika heritage, and Valuk 6x6 prototype-model heritage. | Accessed: 2026-07-06