WASHINGTON, June 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army
Contracting Command–Detroit Arsenal announced today that GM Defense
LLC, a subsidiary of General Motors, has been awarded the
production contract to build, field and sustain the Army's new
Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV).
Designed to provide rapid ground mobility, the expeditionary ISV
is a light and agile all-terrain troop carrier intended to
transport a nine-Soldier infantry squad moving throughout the
battlefield. The 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 total production
ISV contract award value is $214.3
million to procure the initial Army Procurement Objective of
649. The approved Army Acquisition Objective is 2,065 vehicles.
GM Defense's solution to the Army's next-generation
transportation needs is based off the award-winning 2020 Chevrolet
Colorado ZR2 midsize truck architecture and leverages 90 percent
commercial off-the-shelf parts. These parts include the Multimatic
dual spool-valve dampers and Chevrolet Performance suspension
components. The durability and performance of those components have
been proven in the grueling Best in the Desert race series, where
Colorado is one of only four
vehicles to complete 11 consecutive races (out of a total of 434
competitors).
As a result, GM Defense can deliver an ISV with world class
manufacturing efficiencies, ease of maintenance and a
well-established global supply chain. All ISV models will be
equipped with an occupant and cargo superstructure powered by a
186-horsepower, 2.8L Duramax turbo-diesel engine, and six-speed
automatic transmission.
"Winning this Army award is well-deserved recognition for the
hard work and dedication of our GM Defense team and their
production of a fantastic vehicle. We are confident the GMD ISV
will meet and exceed all of our customers' requirements," said
David Albritton, president of GM
Defense. "It's indeed an honor to leverage our parent company's
experience as one of the world's largest automotive manufacturers
to design, build and deliver the best technologies available to the
men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces and our allies."
In 2019, GM Defense partnered with Ricardo Defense after the
U.S. Army awarded three $1 million contracts to competing
industry providers to develop ISV prototypes for testing,
evaluation and down-selection for the production contract. Ricardo
Defense will support key product logistics and fielding
requirements of the GM Defense ISV.
"The entire Ricardo team is proud to continue our work with GM
Defense on the ISV contract, and to provide our infantry troops in
harm's way with this highly-capable, and much needed vehicle," said
Chet Gryczan, president of Ricardo
Defense. "Being awarded the ISV program is a testament to Ricardo's
success in developing and delivering key integrated product
logistics and life-cycle sustainment plans for our customers' top
priorities. The ISV will showcase the speed at which the Army can
rapidly produce, field and sustain new equipment by leveraging a
proven commercially available vehicle and the global supply chain
infrastructure of General Motors, supported by Ricardo."
GM Defense is driving the future of military mobility by
leveraging the best-in-class capabilities of General Motors for
unmatched innovation, proven performance and breakthrough
life-cycle economics.
Stay tuned for future updates on
www.GMDefenseLLC.com.
GM Defense LLC delivers integrated vehicles, power
& propulsion, and mobility & autonomy solutions to global
defense, security, and government markets. The exceptional
reliability of GM Defense's technologies results from decades
of proven performance and billions of dollars spent in independent
research and development by its parent, General Motors, a world
leader in global design, engineering and manufacturing
capabilities.
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