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Objective to Purchase 651 Infantry Squad Vehicles

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Army’s Infantry Squad Vehicle Sparks Robust Competition SAIC-Polaris DAGOR SAIC-Polaris photo The Army is trying to fast-track the acquisition of an all-terrain, highly transportable vehicle intended to provide ground mobility capabilities for infantry brigade combat teams. In February 2019 the service approved a procurement objective to purchase 651 infantry squad vehicles, or ISVs. DAGOR Turrets …

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Chevrolet Colorado-Based ISV Has Four Helicopter Hook-ups

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Chevrolet Colorado-Based ISV Has Four Helicopter Hook-ups We can’t get enough of the Chevrolet Colorado-based Infantry Squad Vehicle, or ISV. Developed via a $1-million contract by GM Defense for the U.S. Army, the ISV is designed to drop in at a safe location away from combat, then transport a nine-soldier squad (plus their gear) to …

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Colorado-Based ISV GM Truck Selected As Finalist For Army Contract

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Colorado-Based ISV GM Truck Selected As Finalist For Army Contract We’ve covered the GM truck-based Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) before, and now we’ve recently learned that the General Motors bid was selected as one of three finalists for a contract with the U.S. Army. The other two finalists include the Oshkosh Defense unit of Oshkosh, …

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The GM ISV Is A Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Bison From The Waist Down

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The GM ISV Is A Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Bison From The Waist Down As much as 70 percent of the General Motors ISV ( Infantry Squad Vehicle) incorporates commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) components from the Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Bison. According to the executive chief engineer at GM Defense, Performance Variants and Motorsports, Mark Dickens, the ISV is …

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General Motors Is Angling to Revive Its Defense Business

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General Motors Is Angling to Revive Its Defense Business | The Motley Fool A U.S. Army contract competition for a truck that can be parachuted out of a plane and driven off with an infantry squad has been narrowed to three finalists that are expected to deliver prototypes for review by Nov. 13. Military Systems …

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Meet the Army's New Airborne Trucks

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Meet the Army’s New Airborne Trucks The U.S. Army is preparing to test three new trucks. The trucks are meant to be airdropped with paratroopers. The truck, known as the Infantry Squad Vehicle, will prioritize speed over armored protection. The U.S. Army is about to conduct a drive off among three competing trucks, all aiming …

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Meet the GM Defense ISV Army Truck

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GM’s Infantry Squad Vehicle Is a Colorado ZR2 Pickup Truck on Steroids – Motor Trend Take one Colorado midsize pickup, remove bodywork, add bad-assery Think the new 2021 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2, the midsize pickup truck’s hardcore off-road trim, is impressive? Its primary changes from before include less styling-seriously, Chevy just straight-up made most of the …

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Who Will Build 651 Parachuting Trucks For The Army? (ISV)

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Who Will Build 651 Parachuting Trucks For The Army? WASHINGTON: Three very different teams are vying to build the Army’s Infantry Squad Vehicle, a truck tough enough to parachute out of an airplane and then drive away cross-country with nine heavily armed infantrymen. By Nov. 13th, each team owes the Army two vehicles for testing, …

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Updated: Polaris, GM and Flyer Down Selected for ISV Competition

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Army Spending Millions To Trial Three Light Tactical Vehicles Including One It Already Uses The U.S. Army has selected three different light tactical vehicle proposals to compete in its Infantry Squad Vehicle program. But the service has already bought hundreds of examples of one of the vehicles in the running, which is also in service …

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