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Army Tests New Mobile BCT Concept With ISV, Tech Innovation In Recent Exercise

Army Tests New Mobile BCT Concept With ISV, Tech Innovation In Recent Exercise
The command team from 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conduct battlefield circulation during hasty defense and vehicle drop off operations during Operation Lethal Eagle on April 19, 2024 at Fort Campbell, Ky. Photo by 1st Lt. Dalton Worley, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)

The Army’s 101st Airborne Division just completed the first exercise with the service’s new Mobile Brigade Combat prototype concept, which features the GM Defense [GM]-built Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) as a key focus capability. Maj. Gen. Brett Sylvia, 101st Airborne Division commander, told reporters on Thursday the work with the Mobile BCT was part of a larger event supporting the Army’s new “Transformation in Contact” initiative where select formations will train on new concepts and capabilities to inform how the…

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