GM Defense wins $214,000,000 U.S. Army contract for Infantry Squad Vehicle
). In 2019, GMD became one of three finalists for the U.S. Army's request for an Infantry Squad Vehicle , its entry said to use 70% off-the-shelf components and effectively be a Colorado ZR2"from the waist down." Last week, the U.S. Army Contracting Command - Detroit Arsenal notified GMD that it won the ISV contract. The initial term pays $214.
Contract specs called for an ISV weighing no more than 5,000 pounds, able to carry nine solders and gear at highway speeds in extreme conditions on and off-road, able to be slung under a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, and with a footprint small enough to fit in a CH-47 Chinook helicopter. Engineers turned a Colorado into giant roll cage with skid plates, powered by the 2.8-liter diesel four-cylinder making about 20% more power than stock, shifting through a six-speed automatic.
Nine soldiers occupy two seats in front, three in the second row, two-rear facing seats in a third row, and two more outward-facing seats in a fourth row at the back, behind the rear axle. Their gear gets stowed in the space between the third and fourth rows, strapped to webbing that forms the roof over the ostensible cabin, or slung from the numerous gusset apertures through the roll cage structure.
Story continuesAfter GMD became a finalist, it partnered with Ricardo Defense on logistics and fielding requirements. The final product is more everyday than before, the GMD ISV now said to contain"90% commercial off-the-shelf parts," easing maintenance and supply chain issues. In 2019, GM Defense President David Albritton told the Detroit Free Press that the unit has big plans for working with the military, especially if it won this contract."[The ISV] platform can be used for international sales to other military, other government agencies like Border Patrol, the Marine Corps, Air Force and Special Forces," because different variants"would be a totally different contract.
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