GM Defense Delivers First Infantry Squad Vehicle to U.S. Army
2020-10-27 General Motors
MILFORD, Mich. — GM Defense LLC, a subsidiary of General Motors, is celebrating the first delivery of the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) – a light and agile all-terrain troop carrier intended to transport a nine-Soldier infantry squad and their equipment – to the U.S. Army as part of a $214.3 million contract awarded in June. GM Defense will manufacture 649 ISVs and will support the production of up to 2,065 vehicles with additional authorization over eight years. This is the first major award and delivery for GM Defense since the subsidiary was reestablished by its parent company in 2017.
The ISV is based off the award-winning Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 midsize truck architecture and leverages 90 percent proven commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) parts, including Chevrolet Performance race components. The 5,000-pound ISV was uniquely engineered to fulfill military requirements and designed to provide rapid ground mobility. The expeditionary ISV is light enough to be sling loaded from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter and compact enough to fit inside a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for air transportability. The COTS parts, combined with the ISV’s innovative Rollover Protection System, will provide agile transportability on the battlefield to support mission success.
I sure hope GM paid more attention to detail and realize they can't be building this as they normally do incorporating parts they know for a fact are terribly designed and have 0 chance of ever holding up. Last thing we need is soldiers to get into this thing and have a check engine reduced power mode because they continue to still use the same lifters that collapse and blow out engines!
Pretty cool! Presumably this is not meant to be in areas where there is the potential for being shot at as it offers zero protection.
I wonder what else they are working on. The article says the 649 vehicles are part of the $214.3 million contract. Even at $100k apiece (and hopefully the military truck doesn't cost that much) that is only $64.9 million.
Depends on the published requirement. Looks like a solid vehicle for up-fitting with various modifications for mission flexibility. The cost per unit is not given. There’s probably a lot of variables and options in the total program value that may or may not be fully funded and executed.
neat machine to me looks like a "JEEP" OR side by side type of machine for NON battle field mobility IE from ONE base to another
also wonder about "upfittability" to be like a "HMMWV LITE"
I know the infantry units have a LONG history of using quads and motorcycles for movement needs
Polaris must have thought to themselves that it was close to a 4 seat UTV as they were one of the OEM's competing for this contract, but obviously lost.
This thing looks vulnerable to IEDs and troops riding in it are exposed to gunfire. On the other hand it is very mobile and light. More of a utility vehicle for support and logistics where it can deploy troops and materiel quickly.
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