New Army vehicle to carry infantry being tested in Arizona
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Largely based on a midsize Chevrolet pickup, the Infantry Squad Vehicle is intended to carry an infantry squad's nine soldiers and their equipment, the Yuma Sun reported.
The vehicle will be built under a $214.3 million contract awarded to a subsidiary, GM Defense LLC, in June. The company said in December it was renovating a facility in Concord, North Carolina, to support production of the vehicle.
The facility is expected to begin delivering production vehicles in April.
The unarmored vehicle will be light enough to be sling loaded under a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter and small enough to fit inside a CH-47 Chinook helicopter.
A cargo plane could also deliver the vehicle with a low-altitude airdrop.
The initial contract is for production of 649 vehicles by the end of the 2024 fiscal year, but the Army plans a total of 2,065.
The 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina — which specializes in parachute assault operations — is slated to receive the first 59 vehicles later this year.
Eventually, 11 infantry brigade combat teams will be outfitted with 59 vehicles each under the first contract.
ISV= Infantry Squad Vehicles