Military Systems Group News Highlights. Return to Main Site Here Fast-To-Field Battlefield Mobility There is a need to update the U.S. defense military mobility fleet to support increasingly complex missions, bring advanced technologies to the battlefield and support evolving warfighter requirements. From the arduous defense procurement processes to a limited industrial base, there is a …
Army Putting New Infantry Squad Vehicle Through Paces Infantry Squad Vehicle GM Defense photo The Army is testing its new transport vehicle less than a year after it awarded a contract to GM Defense for the program. Developmental testing of the Infantry Squad Vehicle, or ISV, began in November and will culminate in an initial …
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Production Location For Colorado ZR2-Based GM ISV Still TBD Late last month, it was announced that the U.S. Army had awarded General Motors with a new $214.3 million production contract to build, field, and sustain the latest Infantry Squad Vehicle, or ISV. The GM ISV is based on the Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 midsize pickup truck, …
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U.S. Army On The Hunt For Rugged Infantry Squad Vehicles Everyone knows that military contracts can be extremely profitable for the corporations involved, though an added benefit comes in the form of bragging rights for companies that can say they’ve provided goods and services that help save the lives of soldiers on the front line. …
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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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The GM Defense ISV Is One Bad Ass Chevy Colorado @ Top Speed At the onset, the GM Defense ISV looks stunning in its ripped-off avatar. There are shades of the Colorado here, even though it is devoid of any styling features or anything that’s even remotely considered as pretty. Up front, it features Ironman …
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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 …
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 …
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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Nazzic Keene: Army ISV Contract Partnership Reflects Change in SAIC’s Market Approach – GovCon Wire TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 2, 2019 – Nazzic Keene , CEO of Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) and a 2019 Wash100 winner , has said SAIC’s partnership with to manufacture infantry squad vehicles for the U.S. Army is an …
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