Building on its recent success equipping the first U.S. Army unit with the Infantry Squad Vehicle, GM Defense is expanding into the international market for tactical wheeled vehicles.
By Breaking DefenseThe Army’s on-the-horizon electric, tactical wheeled vehicles need to align with the commercial market so that industry can both build and sustain them.
By Breaking Defense“The ISV is not designed to defeat or counter specific threats nor is it intended to operate as a combat fighting platform,” Steve Herrick, the senior program office official, told Breaking Defense.
By Andrew EversdenPentagon testers take issue with comms, guns and durability over tough terrain for the troop carrier.
By Andrew EversdenThe Army’s on-the-horizon electric, tactical wheeled vehicles need to align with the commercial market so that industry can both build and sustain them.
By Breaking DefenseBy leveraging a commercial truck platform for the Army’s Infantry Squad Vehicle, GM Defense hasn’t developed just one tactical vehicle, but a family of vehicles to meet multiple, tactical mission needs.
By Breaking DefenseGM Defense is translating its parent company’s experience in electrification, autonomy, and connectivity to tactical vehicles.
By Barry RosenbergThe parent company has pledged to invest $35 billion through 2025 for investments in electric and autonomous vehicles.
By Andrew EversdenThe fledgling defense wing of the giant civilian automaker rolled out an all-electric version of its Infantry Squad Vehicle, eying an Army competition for a stealthy electric scout.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Oshkosh designed and builds the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, but next year the Army will reopen the competition to all comers. The most vocal challenger: upstart GM Defense.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Oshkosh, the incumbent, makes military trucks by the thousand. GM Defense, the upstart, has little recent military experience — but is backed by one of the world’s biggest auto companies.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.The Army is looking to field better tactical vehicles by pulling forward the best commercial technologies.
By Breaking DefenseGM Defense made delivery of its Infantry Squad Vehicle in just 120 days from contract award. Next up: intensive Army testing, with two trucks set aside for parachuting out of airplanes. The 82nd Airborne gets the first ISVs next year.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Fresh off its first major win in the Army’s Infantry Squad Vehicle competition, GM Defense is bringing the commercial capabilities of General Motors to military vehicles.
By Barry Rosenberg