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{{Infobox weapon
|name= Tiuna UR-53AR50
| image= Tuina.jpg
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|caption=  A Tiuna with a covered cab roof.
|origin= [[Venezuela]] <!-- Do not use flag icons here, per MOS:INFOBOXFLAG -->
|type= [[Military light utility vehicle|Light Utility Vehicle]]
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|service= 2004 - present
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|manufacturer=CENARECA
|unit_cost= $69,767.44 ([[USD]]) /  BsF. 142.857,00 ([[VEF]]) (basic unit)
|production_date= July 20, 2004 – present
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|weight= 2 tons
|length= 4.92 meters
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The '''Tiuna UR-53AR50''' is a Venezuelan multipurpose military vehicle, presented by [[CENARECA]] and assembled locally by Venezolana de Vehículos para la Defensa.<ref name="CAVIM">{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060506112937/http://www.cavim.com.ve/ns/Tiuna.asp|title=El Vehículo Multipropósito TIUNA|accessdate=2012-03-10|archivedate=2006-05-06|url=http://www.cavim.com.ve/ns/Tiuna.asp|language=Spanish}}</ref> The assembly plant is located at [[Fort Tiuna]], [[Caracas]], [[Distrito Capital]], [[Venezuela]].<ref name="CAVIM"/>

The Tiuna design was created by CAVIM{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} to compete with the [[United States|American]]-made [[Humvee]], and was first shown to the public on July 20, 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archivo.abc.com.py/2007-11-17/articulos/372714/venezuela-expone-vehiculos-militares-en-paraguay|title=Venezuela expone vehículos militares en Paraguay|publisher=Digital ABC|language=Spanish|accessdate=2012-03-10}}</ref>

Production vehicles are built with the support of companies that bring vehicle parts for their construction and co-ops that work at the Fort Tiuna Assembly Plant (VVD Headquarters). This vehicle is designed and built in Venezuela.

==Models==
The following are known production models for the Tiuna:<ref name="CAVIM"/><ref name="MT">{{cite web|url=http://www.military-today.com/trucks/tiuna.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150202063521/http://www.military-today.com/trucks/tiuna.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=February 2, 2015|title=Tiuna|accessdate=2010-03-10|publisher=Military Today|date=2015-02-02}}</ref>

*'''Military'''
**Reconnaissance
**Anti-Tank
**Command Post
**Air Defense
*** MANPAD-mounted
*** As towing vehicle for AAA guns
**Communications
**Anti-Riot
**Recoilless rifle-mounted (M40)
** [[Multiple rocket launcher]]
*'''Others'''
**Transportation (Personal)
**Cargo (Dry)
**Ambulance
**Maintenance
**Fuel
**Water tanker
*'''Civilian'''
**SUV

==Operators==
[[File:Tiuna operators.png|thumb|300px|Map of Tiuna operators in blue]]

* {{flag|Bolivia}}<ref name="MT"/>
* {{flag|Cuba}}<ref name="MT"/>
* {{flag|Ecuador}}<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.ceptm.iue.edu.ar/pdf/armored.pdf | title=Armoured Vehicles - Market Report 2017 | access-date=2024-08-09 | website=www.ceptm.iue.edu.ar}}</ref>
* {{flag|Venezuela}}: Used by Venezuelan military since 2004.<ref name="MT"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://survincity.com/2010/05/venezuela-armored-vehicles-armed-with-their-own/|title=Venezuela armored vehicles armed with their own production — Encyclopedia of safety}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090207081620/http://cenareca.com/ Official Site - (Archived)]

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[[Category:Military vehicles of Venezuela]]
[[Category:Military trucks]]
[[Category:Military light utility vehicles]]