So the US Army just significantly expanded its order for a new light infantry vehicle from GM Defense to 12,000+ units. Most are based on the Colorado ZR2, and some on the full size GM 3500 (I believe electronic warfare platforms for the big trucks).
What’s interesting is the delivered vehicles are going to be equipped with Multimatic DSSV dampers. This seems like a pretty significant endorsement of the technology & durability, and a big investment. 12000 units is not some test program or a niche spec ops Hilux clone. It’s a sign of a program that is growing.
See below (2nd link shows the DSSVs):
www.armytimes.com
What’s interesting is the delivered vehicles are going to be equipped with Multimatic DSSV dampers. This seems like a pretty significant endorsement of the technology & durability, and a big investment. 12000 units is not some test program or a niche spec ops Hilux clone. It’s a sign of a program that is growing.
See below (2nd link shows the DSSVs):
US Army, GM Defense agree to add 12,000 Infantry Squad Vehicles to fleet
GM Defense announced on Monday that the Army has expanded orders for the Infantry Squad Vehicle from the initial 649 to nearly 12,000.
www.armytimes.com
