Onboard storage also allows man-portable anti-armor weapons (such as the Javelin) to be carried into battle. The vehicle also sports a trainable mounting over the roof which can fit anti-armor (the Israeli SPIKE Anti-Tank Guided Missile) or anti-personnel weapons (such as a 40mm Automatic Grenade Launcher). The placement of the driver at front-center allows the left and right forward passenger positions to be outfitted with 7.62mm General Purpose Machine Guns. The chassis is elevated for ground clearance as well. The wheels are well-spaced for strong balance characteristics and are suspended for excellent cross-country travel qualities. Its crewspace is open-air, generally, offering excellent views of the surrounding terrain. The Spider is equipped with a roll bar / crew "cage" system for enhanced crew survivability in the event of a rollover. Road speeds reach nearly 70 miles per hour.
The driver sits at front-center with passenger seating to his left and right as well as behind. The engine is mated to a four-speed automatic transmission system. Drive power is through a single PSA DW10B series 4-cylidner turbocharged diesel engine outputting 136 horsepower. The operating crew is typically two with space for an additional four support personnel. The Mk II weighs nearly 4,000lb and showcases a length of 16 feet, a width of 6.9 feet and a height of 5.10 feet. The vehicles are produced by local defense powerhouse ST Kinetics and are air-transportable under the belly of a medium-lift transport helicopter or in the hold of a medium-class, fixed-wing transport aircraft. As its name suggests, the Light Strike Vehicle is intended for fast-attack, hit-and-run tactics for regular Army and special-mission-minded forces with a focus on defeating armored threats at range. In 2013, the Singaporean Army introduced the Spider (New Generation) Light Strike Vehicle Mk II (LSV Mk II) as a successor to the earlier Light Strike Vehicle Mk I of 1998.
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