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Army Approves GM Defense’s Infantry Squad Vehicle For Full-Rate Production

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, April 5th, 2023

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Army Approves GM Defense’s Infantry Squad Vehicle For Full-Rate Production

GM Defense's Infantry Squad Vehicle. Photo: Matthew Beinart.

The Army has approved transitioning GM Defense’s [GM] Infantry Squad Vehicle into full-rate production, the service said on Tuesday. After returning to the defense market in 2017, GM Defense secured a $214.3 million production deal in June 2020 to build the Army’s new lightweight air-droppable ISV, based on the ZR2 variants of the company’s Chevrolet Colorado midsize truck. “This green light represents a major Army acquisition programmatic milestone in ‘motorizing’ Infantry Brigade Combat Teams, Security Force Assistance Brigades, as well…

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